Request for Proposals
Palm Beach County State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP)
Multi-family redevelopment program — RFP DES.2016.1
Palm Beach County is soliciting proposals from developers to create affordable rental housing through the rehabilitation or reconstruction of multi-family housing. RFP DES.2016.1 makes available $494,000 in state SHIP program funding in the form of loans. Full details are contained in the RFP package.
To obtain RFP DES.2016.1 and to be eligible to submit a proposal, a potential respondent must submit to the Department of Economic Sustainability a completed RFP registration form. The form is located at www.pbcgov.com/des or can be obtained by visiting DES offices at 100 Australian Avenue, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33406. Please direct questions to Carlos Serrano, Director of Strategic Planning and Operations, DES, at cserrano@pbcgov.org.
A non-mandatory pre-submittal conference will be held on April 4, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., at the PBC Governmental Center, 301 North Olive Avenue, 12th floor, Mceaddy Conference Room, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
The RFP submittal deadline is Monday, MAY 2, 2016, 4:00 p.m. EST.
2015 PBC Impact Fee Waivers Information
Palm Beach County Department of Economic Sustainability Notice of Funding Availability
Palm Beach County through its Department of Economic Sustainability (DES) hereby announces the availability of $1,036,334 in Impact Fee Affordable Housing Assistance Program (IFAHAP) funding for fiscal year 2014-2015. DES will begin accepting requests for funding on August 24, 2015. The Board of County Commissioners has authorized the utilization of county impact fee investment earnings on roads, parks, and public buildings to support the development of affordable owner-occupied, for-sale and rental housing in Palm Beach County.
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