HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 14 Authorization to proceed with a Request For Letters of Interest (RLI) for a Master Downtown DeveloperMeeting Date: October 3, 2023
Item #: 14
Contact Name: Michael Rumer Department Director: Michael Rumer
Contact Number: Ext. 1018 City Manager: Robert Frank
Subject: Authorization to proceed with a Request For Letters of Interest (RLI) for a Master
Downtown Developer. (Development Services Director Rumer)
Background Summary:
The City Commission authorized staff to move forward with procuring a Master Developer for the Downtown at
the July 18, 2023, City Commission Workshop for Ocoee's Downtown. Staff has identified a Two -Step process
as the procurement method to move forward and is requesting authorization to utilize a two-step process. With
the first step, the City's Procurement office will release a Request for Letters of Interest (RLI) which is intended
to provide developers with the opportunity to provide general responses of interest based on the criteria
presented. The responses to the RLI will be evaluated by the City Manager's Office with the shortlisted
responses moving to step2. Step 2 is a more formal Request for Proposals (RFP). The RFP process will have
a selection committee evaluating the responses with a recommendation brought before the City Commission.
Each step is further described below.
Step 1 (RLI) Submittal Requirements:
1) Letter of Interest Pertaining to the Vision Provided in the RLI
2) Qualifications
3) Financial Capacity
4) Litigation History
Step 2 (RFP) Submittal Requirements:
a) Master Development Concept Plans
b) Financial Structure
c) Development Approach and Schedule
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and City Commission authorize staff to utilize a two-step process for securing a
Master Downtown Developer?
Recommendations:
Staff requests the Honorable Mayor and City Commission authorize staff to utilize a two-step process for
securing a Master Downtown Developer.
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Type of Item: Regular
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