Site_Photos-1.pdf

This file is Exhibit B: Site Photos from a Request for Proposal issued by the City of Santa Cruz for design services related to the Coral Street Residential Substance Use Disorder Navigation Center. The RFP seeks comprehensive design services for a new 50-bed facility providing low-barrier, service-enriched shelter and substance use disorder treatment at the 27,835-square-foot site located at 125 Coral Street in Santa Cruz, California. The design deliverables include conceptual plans, schematic designs, and complete construction drawings for a facility designed to serve approximately 521 clients annually with an average stay of five weeks and 90 percent bed utilization. The facility will provide ASAM treatment levels 3.1, 3.2 WM, and 3.5, with required amenities including a commercial kitchen, parking, and building management systems. The property is zoned General Industrial with a 50-foot height limit and is located adjacent to the existing Coral Street Campus operated by Housing Matters. Proposal submissions were due December 4, 2025, at 4:00 pm, and the City anticipates awarding a five-year contract with potential renewal options. The design team must be capable of executing a Design-Bid-Build project delivery method, including construction administration and bidding services.

The project is funded through a $30 million grant from the California Department of Health Care Services Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program. The City purchased the project site in 2022 for three million dollars. The RFP does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations. Primary referral sources will include the adjacent Coral Street campus and the local justice system, with services delivered by a multidisciplinary team including therapists, counselors, nurses, and support staff. The facility targets justice-involved individuals and homeless persons with substance use disorders, addressing the documented need that 22 percent of homeless individuals in the 2024 Point in Time count identified Substance Use Disorder as their primary condition leading to homelessness.