Teacher and Staff Housing in Pinellas County School District - 2025

Closed State & local contract opportunity

Solicitation number
24-JB-029
State
Florida
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About this opportunity

The Pinellas County School District is soliciting sealed electronic bids for a comprehensive Teacher and Staff Housing Development project spanning two sites in Largo and Clearwater, Florida. The procurement seeks a real estate development team capable of transforming ten parcels totaling approximately 4.79 acres into residential communities specifically designed for district-employed teachers and staff. Proposals are due electronically by 3:30 pm on February 20, 2025, with an anticipated contract period from March 2025 to December 9, 2026. The district requires a comprehensive development approach, including design, financing, construction, leasing, operation, and maintenance of below-market rate housing units. Key evaluation criteria include the respondent's ability to secure project financing, demonstrate capacity to complete the development on schedule, propose favorable financial terms, and maximize the number of affordable housing units at the lowest possible rent. The selected developer will be responsible for the entire project lifecycle, with the district seeking a 50-year renewable ground/building lease arrangement that minimizes public resource utilization.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly mentioned in the procurement documents. The district is open to private developers or development teams with demonstrated experience in real estate, workforce housing, finance, construction, and property management. While no incumbent vendors are identified, the project requires integration with existing neighborhood infrastructure and must align with the district's broader educational mission. The RFP does not specify a precise budget range, but emphasizes the goal of creating maximum affordable housing units with minimal public investment. Insurance requirements are comprehensive, with contractors needing to provide various insurance coverages, including General Liability Insurance with minimum limits ranging from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 depending on the contract value. The project's financial structure will be evaluated based on the respondent's ability to propose a feasible and advantageous financing solution that supports the district's housing objectives for teachers and staff.

Opportunity text

The Pinellas County School District (District) is soliciting sealed electronic bids in response to Teacher and Staff Housing in Pinellas County School District - 2025. Bids are due before 3:30 pm on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Bids may be received up to but not later than, the date and time listed above, via the District e-Procurement Portal located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/PCSB. The District e-Procurement Portal Clock is the official clock for the determination of all deadline dates and times. Without exception, responses will not be accepted after the submission deadline regardless of any technical difficulties such as poor internet connections. The Pinellas County School District Purchasing Department strongly recommends completing your response well ahead of the deadline. Pinellas County Schools has partnered with OpenGov Procurement which provides government agencies and their suppliers with a comprehensive and easy to use web-based eProcurement system. Registered suppliers receive automatic notification and transmittal of bid solicitations, and there is no charge to register and subscribe to receive PCS solicitation notifications. Please visit https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pcsb to register and subscribe. Once you have downloaded bid documents from an OpenGov notification you will automatically receive an e-mail notifying you when any addenda are issued or questions posted have been answered. If you obtain our solicitation documents from any other source, we cannot guarantee that you will automatically receive subsequent notifications of addendums. To assure that you are automatically notified, you must visit the above website and download the bid document. The District will not be responsible if you fail to receive any and all addendums if you obtain the original bid document from another source. Proposers that do not comply with the District's Procedures or deadlines established will not be considered. The District is not liable for any costs incurred by the Proposers prior to the issuance of an executed contract. The contents of the proposal of the successful Proposer will become part of the contractual obligations. All information submitted by Proposers is subject to the Laws of Perjury as set forth in Chapter 837, Florida Statutes. In the event a Proposer is found to have committed perjury, such Proposer shall be ineligible for consideration for future projects. The minimum qualifying information outlined in Sections I and II shall be submitted by a Proposer as a prerequisite for consideration by the Evaluation Committee and the Board. In order to facilitate selection by the Evaluation Committee, Proposers are required to respond and index their submittals with the same paragraph notations as in Section II, Proposal Format. The questionnaire is included with the RFP. All firms are hereby placed on notice that the Board, school-based staff, District level staff and members of the Evaluation Committee shall not be lobbied either individually or collectively about this project. Firms and their agents are hereby placed on notice that they are not to contact members of the Board or staff members for such purposes as holding meetings of introduction, dinners, etc. in the attempt to influence the outcome of the selection process, if they intend to, or have submitted a proposal or Letter of Interest for this project. The procurement contact for this solicitation is Joe Benjamin and can be reached at benjaminst@pcsb.org. Submit Electronic Responses via the District e-Procurement Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/PCSB

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