HomeMy Public PortalAboutMass Housing Partnership 9/3/20 Presentation on the Disposition of Public Land for Affordable HousingMillstone Rd. Brewster
Request For Proposal (RFP) Process
September 3, 2020
Laura Shufelt
Acting Director of
Community Assistance
MHP
About Mass Housing Partnership (MHP)
“Moving affordable
housing forward”
MISSION: Use private investment to
bring more affordable housing to
Massachusetts
§Privately-funded public non-profit
organization
§Work with communities, non-profit,
for-profit developers
§Falls under the umbrella of the State
Department of Housing and Community
Development (DHCD)
Request For Proposals (RFP) Process
M.G.L. 30 B –the Procurement Law dictates process
•RFP must be advertised in the Central Register
•RFP must be advertised in a regional newspaper at least twice
•Proposal deadline must be at least 30 days after publication in
Central Register
•Deliberations and scoring of proposals must be done in open
meetings
Develop goals
•Use demographic information to
determine Priority housing need
•Determine other goals through
community outreach and known site
issues
Initial Feasibility Assessment
•Gather available site information
•Survey
•Title
•Any constraints
•Analyze financial feasibility against the
goals proposed for target population
and density
Request For Proposals (RFP) Process
•Rental vs. Homeownership
•Number, composition of units
•Design guidelines
•Amenities
•Access
•Energy Efficiency
•Financial feasibility
Develop your program based on preliminary
analysis and your goals.
Create submission requirements
•Development team experience and references
•Site and building concept designs
•Developer financial references*
•Project financial pro formas
•Management company experience and references
Develop the Evaluation Criteria
•Capacity of the
Development team
•Quality of the design
approach
•Responsiveness of
the proposal
•Affordability
•Financial feasibility
•Energy Efficiency
Site Design Unacceptable Advantageous Highly
Advantageous
•Thoughtful and efficient site design using
the natural topography of the site as
much as feasible
•Efficient , safe internal traffic flow
•Underground utilities
•Exterior lighting –minimal impact to
neighbors and night sky
•Landscape plan including within parking
area includes native plantings and, when
feasible, enhances rather than replaces
existing vegetation
•Designated area for snow
•Adequate parking for residents and
visitors
•Keep natural buffer to surrounding
residential neighbors
•Respects adjacent properties
•Provides outdoor community gathering
space
•Include bike racks
Proposal fails to
meet the majority
of the RFP criteria
for site design.
The proposal
meets some or
all of the RFP
site design
criteria with
thoughtful
building siting,
safe, efficient
traffic flow,
and natural
buffers to
surrounding
neighborhoods
.
Proposal
meets or
exceeds all
of criteria
Review Proposals
•Review Proposals received by due date
•Score Proposals based on evaluation criteria
•Recommend a Developer to Granting Authority
Finally…
Town Negotiates Terms for the disposition
and management of the process to
conveyance
Estimated Timeline…
Task Timeframe Dates
Draft RFP 3-6 months 9/20-12/20
Internal Review 1 month 10/20 –1/21
Release RFP 1 month 11/20 -2/21
Deadline for Proposals 2-3 months 2-5/21
Proposal Review 2 months 4-7/21
Designate Developer 1 month 5-8/21
Signed Disposition Agreement 2 months 7-10/21
Total 12-14 months