Roots_to_Roofs_Pilot_Program:_Verification_Form_for_"Qualifying_Community_Development_Organization"_and_"Equitable_Development_Use".pdf

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION # 2025-049

Consultant Contract

Project Title: Roots to Roofs Pilot Program: Verification Form for "Qualifying Community

Development Organization" and "Equitable Development Use"

Table 1: Solicitation Schedule

Solicitation Release March 24, 2026

Response Submission Deadline December 31, 2035, 12:00am

Interviews if Conducted (estimated) Add date range

The City reserves the right to modify this.

Changes will be posted on the City website or as otherwise stated.

RESPONSES MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle/projects/243503

Procurement Contact Information

Procurement Contact: Nick Welch, Senior Planner, nicolas.welch@seattle.gov, (206) 684-8203

Unless authorized by the Procurement Contact, no other City official or employee may speak for the City regarding this solicitation until award is complete. Any Proposer contacting other City officials or employees does so at Proposer’s own risk. The City is not bound by such information.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Verification Process

2. Applicant Information

1. Verification Process

1.1. Purpose

To be eligible for the alternative standards provided in the Roots to Roofs Pilot Program, a project must be a qualifying development, which is a development located on a site in which a qualifying community development organization, alone or in combination with other qualifying community development organizations, has at least a 51 percent ownership interest. Pilot projects can include equitable development uses, a use that is allowed outright in Neighborhood Residential zones and is exempt from the applicable floor area ratio (FAR) limit to a certain degree in Multifamily (Chapter 23.45) and Commercial (Chapter 23.47A) zones.

This verification form allows applicants to the Roots to Roofs Pilot Program to verify their status as a qualifying community development organization and, if applicable, verify that a proposed use constitutes an equitable development use.

1.2. Process

Following submittal of a complete application, materials will be reviewed, and Office of Planning and

Community Development (OPCD) staff will make a recommendation to the OPCD Director.

The OPCD Director will issue a determination that either a) the applicant is verified as a qualifying community development organization, or b) the applicant is not verified as a community development organization accompanied by stated reasons the applicant does not meet the definition. The determination will be sent concurrently to the applicant and to the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) in the form of a letter or email from the OPCD Director.

This Determination constitutes the applicant’s approval as a qualifying community development organization for the purposes of the Roots to Roofs Pilot Program.

Applications for verification are accepted and reviewed continuously. Nothing in this verification process constitutes a formal RFP.

2. Applicant Information

Prepare your response as follows. Use the following format and provide all attachments. Failure to provide all information below on proper forms and in the order requested, may cause the City to reject your response. Items marked with an asterisk require a response.

1. Organization Information

1.1. Organization name*

*Response required

1.2. Organization type and legal status*

☐ Nonprofit organization registered with the Washington Secretary of State

☐ Public Development Authority created pursuant to RCW 35.21.730

☐ Public Housing Authority created pursuant to RCW 35.82.030

☐ Other (explain in following question)

*Response required

1.3. Organization type (other)

Please explain why your organization is not one of the options provided.

2. Role in Proposed Development

To be eligible for the alternative standards provided in the Roots to Roofs Pilot Program, a project must be a qualifying development, which is a development located on a site in which a qualifying community development organization, alone or in combination with other qualifying community development organizations, has at least a 51 percent ownership interest.

2.1. Site address and location*

*Response required

2.2. Governing document

Upload a document showing the organization's mission statement, charter, or other foundational document.

Alternatively, you can enter a written description in question 2.3 below.

2.3. Governing document*

If you do not upload a document in question 2.2, provide a response to this question indicating the organization mission statement, charter, or other foundational documentation to demonstrate that its purpose is the creation or preservation of affordable housing, affordable commercial space, affordable arts space, community gathering spaces, or equitable development uses.

If you uploaded a document in the previous question, enter "N/A" in this response.

*Response required

2.4. General description of proposed project and program*

Provide a short description of the proposed project and program (e.g., proposed uses in the development).

*Response required

2.5. Role in project*

Description of the organization’s role in the project (sole applicant, partnership with one or more other qualifying community development organization, or partnership with a for-profit development entity, partnership or limited liability company) and evidence that the organization serves as the controlling general partner or managing member

*Response required

3. Equitable Development Use

Respond to the following questions if your development includes a proposed equitable development use, as defined in SMC Section 23.40.091.

3.1. Equitable Development Use*

Does the development include a proposed equitable development use, as defined in SMC Section 23.40.091?

If responding "yes," continue and respond to the following questions.

☐ Yes

☐ No

*Response required

3.2. Size of proposed equitable development use (square feet)

3.3. Location within project

3.4. Description of intended uses and activities

3.5. Short narrative explaining how this use mitigates displacement pressure for a community at risk of displacement

Your response should indicate:

• Description of how the proposed use and/or activities mitigate displacement pressure

• Identification of community at risk of displacement

• Data describing or quantifying displacement risk, as applicable

3.6. Attachment (optional)

If applicable, you may upload an attachment that provides information related to the proposed equitable development use.