Request for Qualifications – Affordable Housing and/or Emergency Shelter Projects Developers, Operators, Service Providers
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR
Acquisition, Rehabilitation or Construction, Management, Maintenance, and Services for Affordable Housing and/or Emergency Shelter for People Experiencing Homelessness
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Los Banos (“City”) is issuing this Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”).
The City is seeking qualified candidate(s) who may cooperate with the City on affordable housing projects and/or emergency shelter projects and may include property management, and other services for People Experiencing Homelessness. The City will accept RFQ responses on a continuous basis to ensure a quick response to any current and future funding opportunities. A Respondent can submit a response at any time for any or all of the “Service Categories” detailed in this RFQ.
This RFQ will establish and maintain a list of qualified candidates who can meet some or all of the requests as detailed in the “Service Categories” section of this RFQ. A review and selection process will determine whether a response meets some or all of the needs detailed in this RFQ. No Respondent shall have any legal or equitable right or obligation to enter into a contract or to perform the work as a result of being deemed qualified. This is not a promise of contract and/or minimum usage. Respondents who meet some or all of the outlined qualifications will be placed in a pool and considered for future funding opportunities. As funding allows, The City may enter into one or more “as needed” contracts to provide the services outlined in this RFQ.
Respondents are solely responsible for ensuring responses are received by the City at the following address:
The City of Los Banos
Attn: Christy McCammond
Housing Program Manager
520 J Street
Los Banos, CA 93635
Email: christy.mccammond@losbanos.org
The response shall be signed by a representative authorized to bind the company. Responses submitted by facsimile are not acceptable and will not be considered. The Respondent shall submit its response via email as a PDF attachment with the email subject line: Affordable Housing and/or Emergency Shelter Developer Property Manager, and Services Provider for People Experiencing Homelessness. Verification of receipt of response is the responsibility of the submitting Respondent. In the event that an electronic response cannot be submitted, the Respondent may submit a hard copy with the name of the Respondent and RFQ title Affordable Housing and/or Emergency Shelter Developer, Property Manager, and Services Provider for People Experiencing Homelessness clearly marked on the outside of the package.
Failure to comply with the requirements set forth in this RFQ may result in disqualification. No handwritten notations or corrections will be allowed. The Respondent is solely responsible for all costs related to the preparation of the response.
The City reserves the right to reject all responses and to waive any minor informalities or irregularities contained in any response. Acceptance of any response submitted pursuant to this RFQ shall not constitute any implied intent to enter into a contract.
Any future contract award resulting from the RFQ, will be entered upon with the Respondent who, in the City’s sole discretion, is best able to perform the required services
in a manner most beneficial to the City.
Please submit all inquiries to christy.mccammond@losbanos.org
The Request for Qualifications can be viewed and/or obtained from the City of Los Banos website at www.losbanos.org.
Acceptance of any response submitted pursuant to this Request for Qualifications shall not constitute any implied intent to enter into an agreement for services.