This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in East Hartford, Connecticut. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford (the "Authority" or "HACH") is seeking to contract through the competitive proposal process with one vendor (the "Contractor") to serve as a Co-Developer under a Fee or Merchant Developer model in the redevelopment of an existing one hundred twenty-seven (127) unit multi-family low-income public housing development known as Mary Shepard Place (the "Development"). The redevelopment will include the demolition of all nine (9) residential buildings on the campus as well as the community center/maintenance building and the reconstruction of a similar development. The Authority reserves the right to make partial or full award of the services described below. Any obligations of Respondents in this RFP continue to be obligations of an awarded Contractor. The Co-Developer is expected to exit the ownership of the structure upon attainment of stabilized operations at the property. For purposes of this RFP, the standards used to define "stabilized operations" are: construction must have been completed at the Development, the Development has achieved 100% tax credit qualified occupancy (i.e., when all of the tax credit units have been occupied by income-eligible tenants) and the Development has closed its permanent financing. The CoDeveloper will cause the formation of a separate owner entity to manage the partnership. HACH or an affiliate of HACH will be a general partner or non-managing member of such owner entity. HACH or its affiliate will have the option to replace the Co-Developer or its affiliate as the managing general partner or managing member following attainment of stabilized operations. HACH or an affiliate of HACH will also have the option, but not the requirement, to become the management agent for the Development at any time following attainment of stabilized operations. The current intent of HACH is to manage the Development following attainment of stabilized operations. HACH envisions the Co-Developer taking the lead on initial lease-up and first year tax credit compliance with HACH or its affiliate assisting in those efforts and HACH or its affiliate taking the lead on maintenance of the Development immediately upon completion for the first phase of the Development with the subsequent phase structure to be determined. Such rights shall be set forth in the Partnership Agreement or Operating Agreement of each owner entity and perhaps in a Development Services Agreement between the parties. Term Contract. The term of the contract resulting from this solicitation (the "Contract") will be for three (3) years commencing on the date of award. Upon satisfactory completion of the initial term of the Contract, the Authority may extend the term of this Contract for two additional one-year terms at its sole option at the prices initially bid by each successful Contractor. The Authority shall provide Contractor with written notice of its intent to extend the Contract at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the then current Contract term. Should the Authority elect not to extend the term of the Contract while Contractor is providing guarantees or other services, the Authority may elect to allow Contractor to continue to perform certain services or may elect to have those services performed by the Authority or an alternative contractor. In no case will the term of the Contract extend beyond five (5) years including all extensions. The purpose of the conference is to answer questions concerning this RFP. An addendum will be issued following the conference which will summarize the topics addressed at the conference. All questions must be in writing to the RFP Contact named below no later than the date indicated on the cover of this RFP. The intent of this requirement is to assure that all Respondents are in receipt of the same information and to allow the Authority sufficient time to post questions and answers in an Addendum to this RFP. The Authority reserves the right to use its discretion in issuing Addenda for questions and answers; only those questions and answers which might materially affect a vendor's response will result in an Addendum. It is the responsibility of each Respondent to check for a copy of all Addenda issued for this RFP. NOTE: Any solicitation or lobbying directed to any Authority staff or the Board of Commissioners is prohibited and is grounds for disqualification of Respondent's proposal.' The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.