This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Kasabonika, Ontario. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Reference Number 0000287208 Question Acceptance Deadline 2025/02/24 04:00:00 PM CST 3.1.1 Proposals shall include the legal name, address and telephone numbers of the individual, the principals of partnerships and/or corporations comprising the Proponent, and in the case of partnerships or corporations, the individual who will be the representative of the partnership or corporation. 3.1.2 Proposals shall include a description of any subcontractors, agents or employees that the Proponent expects to involve in the performance of the Work. 3.1.3 Proposals shall include a description of the individuals who will be performing the Work including their previous experience and qualifications. 3.1.4 Proposals shall include a list of previous work of a similar nature to the Work required by the City as set out in this RFP. 3.1.5 Prices for the Work shall be included by the Proponent as part of the RFP submission in alignment with the scope of work and timeline of the project. The purpose of this project is to deliver a Housing Needs Assessment to ensure that the City has detailed reliable and valid data that meets CMHC criteria as put forth in CMHC's Housing Needs Assessment Template (See Schedule D). The report must accurately capture the current demand of housing by type across the housing spectrum. The Housing Needs Assessment will include a detailed breakdown of the City's current need for housing. This is information that has never been captured. As part of this project, the City will provide data related to the current supportive housing demand that exists in Kenora. This data will be provided by the local housing agency that has details need broken down by the number of individuals and the number of bedrooms currently required. Demand for market housing is not known with any level of accuracy at this time and must be determined through this project. To generate this data, the Proponent will need to interview employers (a minimum of 20 of the larger businesses), speak to local real estate agents (a minimum of 4) and local landlords of market rate multi-unit complexes and landlords of rental units in general. A survey of local smaller businesses will also be required (the City has the contact information required to conduct the survey). The City of Kenora will help identify contacts for all engagement listed above. The Housing Needs Assessment should include, but not be limited to, the following: A detailed breakdown of the number of market rate multi unit and single-family unit housing units required to meet the current housing gap; A detailed breakdown of the number of social housing units required to meet the housing gap in that category of housing (to be provided by the Kenora District Services Board); Examination of past and future growth trends utilizing, migration and immigration patterns, employment categories and income trends; Documentation of current housing inventory, including the number of non-market and market rental units, vacancies or waiting list numbers (supportive housing data to be provided), average market rents, and average prices for homeownership; Delivery of an Affordability Analysis using the definitions of affordable and attainable housing, calculation and comparison of affordable and attainable prices and rents for different household incomes in the City to market prices and rents to identify potential gaps in the market; Examination of current and future housing needs to determine types and requirements across the housing spectrum to first meet current demand and to second, meet future needs once current demand is satisfied.; Completion of Schedule D - The CMHC Housing Needs Assessment Template. There will be two reports. One, the current needs assessment. Two, final report will include a consolidation of the work completed, including the summary of methods used to capture current housing shortfalls, and reasoning for all decisions and recommendations. Completion of the CMHC template is also required. (The City does have population projections (completed Q4 2024) that can be shared to support the project). i) Information on previous housing development projects within the City including constraints and successes; ii) A detailed future household and residential forecast for the City; An economic and market analysis of proposed housing requirements based on information gathered through this project and population growth projections (provided by the City and completed in Q4 2024. The Proponent can anticipate to work closely with the Director of Economic Development and Tourism and key municipal personnel throughout the assignment. As part of the Scope of Work, Proponents will submit an engagement strategy in support of capturing information and perspectives from external stakeholders such as businesses and organizations as outlined in paragraph two of the scope of work. The City reserves the right to control all aspects of the Housing Needs Assessment process. The above scope of work may be adjusted by the City as appropriate to achieve a final report. Official bid documents must be obtained from www.merx.com and bid submissions must be done through the Merx platform.