RFQ Questions and Requests for Clarifications Due
April 4, 2024
5:00PM Pacific Time The City seeks responses that:
o Are clear, concise, and to-the-point. Respondents are requested to avoid inclusion
of extraneous marketing materials, overly detailed specifications, and other
materials that increase the size of the submittal without providing meaningful
additional information about Respondent's vision and implementation of the project
objectives.
o Articulate a clear understanding of the City's Program Principles and Objectives as
listed above and demonstrate capacity for achieving them.
o Demonstrate the Respondent's capabilities and prior experience in delivering quality
development projects on-time and within budget. The City is pleased to issue this RFQ for respondents capable of developing affordable housing on the City-owned property located at 120 E. Cotati Avenue in this RFQ, that will be consistent with and help fulfill state, regional, and local housing and development goals. 120 E. Cotati Avenue is a prime downtown development site in the heart of Cotati, consisting of three parcels with multiple public street frontages (APN 144-274-002, -014 & -015), collectively consisting of approximately 0.86 acres. Development of the site has been identified as a critical element of the community vision laid out in the Downtown Specific Plan, and the City's certified 6th Cycle Housing Element. In 2021, the City entitled the site with a three story mixed use project consisting of 27 residential units and 10,400 square feet of commercial space. Separately, Section 3.5 of the 2023 City's Housing Element identified the site's realistic capacity as a maximum of 56 affordable housing units, split across income categories. As such, when the site came available, the City made the decision to utilize affordable housing funds to purchase the properties. This RFQ is a City effort to address housing affordability through the construction of the entitled project referenced in Exhibit B, or an alternative project to be proposed by the respondents that seeks to implement the project principals and objectives identified below. The City expects to evaluate the responding SOQs and then, provided that a) one or more of the Respondent SOQs are sufficient, and b) the City wishes to move forward with development of the site, the City intends to enter into an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) and/or Lease Option Agreement (LOA) with the Respondent whose qualifications and development proposal the City deems best suited to the Principles and Objectives described in this RFQ. Successful completion of negotiations will lead to the execution of a development and disposition agreement or similar regulatory agreement to allow the development and use of the site for affordable housing.
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