Site work for a municipal facility in Lexington, Virginia. Conceptual plans call for site work for a municipal facility.

The City of Lexington invites developers to submit an expression of interest and summary of qualifications (RFQ) to serve as the Developer of Record for the 5.4 +/- acre site owned by the City along State Highway 11 and South Main Street, an area referred to as the South Main Opportunity Area. An aerial image of the City-owned site and surrounding properties is shown on the cover of this RFQ. The City of Lexington seeks a private sector partner capable of crafting and implementing a desirable redevelopment vision for this valuable redevelopment site. The selected development partner will assist the City not only in ensuring that the redevelopment of the 5.4-acre site is successful and advances several of the City's policy objectives detailed below, but that the redevelopment is catalytic for the revitalization of the South Main Street Opportunity Area near the site. This area of Lexington is one of the key community gateways, connecting Lexington's charming and historic downtown with Natural Bridge State Park, the Lexington Golf and Country Club, nearby residential neighborhoods, and numerous other recreational and cultural amenities plentiful in Lexington and Rockbridge County. We recognize that a traditional request for proposals process--preparing development proposals with full concept plans and architectural elevations--can be expensive and time consuming for a developer. Thus, Lexington is taking a different approach with an RFQ because we believe the best plans are shaped with mutual commitment between the parties after a developer is selected. The City of Lexington anticipates the primary use of this area will likely be residential, though how this is achieved is something we are open to exploring with a selected development partner. We are not so much looking for a stylized concept plan and aspirational pictures--although we welcome these if you submit them. More than concepts, we seek the best partner to join us in a joint planning process for this important site. The developer who appears to be the best match will be chosen by December 19, 2024, and invited to negotiate a development agreement with urgency in 2025. Question Deadline 10/18/2024 Please notify City Manager Tom Carroll promptly via email TCarroll@LexingtonVa.gov