The City of Alameda (City) administers various residential rehabilitation programs including the Rental Rehabilitation Program, Housing Rehabilitation Program, Minor Home Repair Program, Substantial Rehabilitation Program, and Soft Story Structural Assessment Grant. The City invites qualified nonprofits to submit proposals to administer residential rehabilitation programs for a one-year contract with the possibility of up to four additional renewals of one-year year each. The City intends to award a service provider agreement to the consultant team selected (Consultant Team) substantially in form to the one shown in Exhibit A to the respondent deemed most qualified, based on the evaluation criteria contained in this Request for Proposals (RFP). Proposers shall read the information contained in this RFP to understand how to submit the proposal, what documents must accompany the proposal and what legal obligations apply when the Proposer submits a proposal. Any Proposer that wishes to be considered for this work must submit the information requested in this RFP and if invited, participate in an evaluation interview panel. Background
The City's residential rehabilitation programs are funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and are therefore required to adhere to all U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements. Following is a brief description of the residential rehabilitation programs that are currently offered by the City and which may be administered by the consultant team selected. Housing Rehabilitation Program
Housing Safety Program
Minor Home Repair Program
Rental Rehabilitation Program
Substantial Rehabilitation Program Program Development
While the City anticipates that it will continue to offer the programs that are described above, the Consultant Team will be asked to advise on the following as well: Evaluate existing program offerings as well as new ones tied to code compliance, accessory dwelling units and/or climate resiliency (e.g., flood mitigation, electrification, etc.)
Make recommendations for changes to existing programs and propose new program offerings
Develop process for prioritizing applications when there are more applications than funds available
Revise program guidelines and forms, as needed Scope of work: The City looks to the Consultant Team to present a high-quality scope of work and cost-effective fee proposal for the period of one year from the effective date of the contract as a part of their submittal. The fee proposal should not exceed $75,000 per year. Question Deadline 07/15/2024 at 5:00 PM PT. Andre Fairley, Management Analyst, is available to answer questions and to respond to requests for additional information. All questions must be submitted in writing via email to housing@alamedaca.gov and will be accepted. Answers will be posted electronically on or before Thursday, June 18, 2024. RFP Interviews Wednesday, July 31
Selection of Firm Thursday, August 22
Recommendation to City Council Wednesday, September 3 The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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