Purchase of Twenty-Six Housing Units and Five Vacant Lots Owned by the Wichita Housing Authority located in the area of N Summitlawn Lane, W Newell Street, Frazier Street, and W Freeman Lane

The City of Wichita, Kansas, Housing & Community Services Department is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the purchase of twenty-six single-family housing units and five vacant lots owned by the Wichita Housing Authority located in the Country Acres neighborhood near N Summitlawn Lane, W Newell Street, Frazier Street, and W Freeman Lane in Sedgwick County. The properties comprise 4.4 total acres with housing units consisting of eleven four-bedroom, eight five-bedroom, and seven six-bedroom homes originally built in the 1970s with HVAC systems replaced in 2010. Proposers must complete needed renovations and lease or sell properties within eighteen months of purchase, with the option to designate units for affordable homeownership through the HOME80 Down Payment Assistance Program or for rental housing utilizing approximately thirteen available Project Based Vouchers requiring minimum $25,000 per unit investment for substantial rehabilitation. Key evaluation criteria include proposal adequacy and completeness (15%), understanding of requirements and presentation (15%), buyer qualifications and resources (15%), proposed compensation (15%), community impact and alignment with City affordable housing goals (30%), and Small & Emerging Business Enterprise program participation (10%). Respondents must demonstrate a minimum of three years of experience in similar services, provide proof of funds, obtain commitment letters for all financing, and maintain minimum liability insurance of $1,000,000 commercial general liability with workers' compensation coverage. Property walk-throughs are scheduled for April 20-23, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; written questions must be submitted by May 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.; and sealed proposals are due electronically through the City's Procurement Portal on May 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., with evaluation by the Affordable Housing Review Board the week of May 18, 2026, and anticipated City Council approval during summer 2026.

The procurement includes a Small & Emerging Business Enterprise program participation component valued at 10% of the evaluation criteria. Proposers must meet minimum purchase prices based on appraised values ranging from $1,100 to $162,000 per property as listed in Attachment B. The Affordable Housing Review Board may allocate Project Based Vouchers for up to twenty-year housing assistance payment contracts subject to funding availability, with rent to owner determined in accordance with HUD regulations and capped at 110 percent of applicable small area fair market rent. Projects utilizing Project Based Vouchers must ensure at least 75 percent of approved tenants have annual incomes not exceeding 30 percent of the area median income, with a minimum 15-year affordability period, while HOME80 Down Payment Assistance Program homeownership options have a 10-year affordability period for households at or below 80% area median income, offering up to 20% down payment assistance and $2,000 in closing costs. All projects must be under contract no later than December 31, 2027. The City reserves the right to award properties on a unit-by-unit basis to multiple proposers and to select based on greatest benefit to the City rather than lowest price, and applicants must demonstrate site control and compliance with HUD environmental and fair housing regulations under 24 CFR Part 983.