The City of Bainbridge Island is seeking qualified professionals to submit technical and commercial bids for affordable housing City & Developer partnership and financing assistance services. The City encourages responses from individuals and firms led by those who identify as women or members of traditionally marginalized communities, or who are or could be certified as Minority Business Enterprise/Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), or equivalent. Background: The City is located in Washington on ancestral Suquamish Territory. Anticipated Scope of Work includes guidance on selecting a Developer & Operator for an affordable housing development at 625 Winslow Way E, assisting with Development Agreement, applying for 4% LIHTC, leveraging gap funding, securing project funding, and documenting regulations and programs. Deliverables include identifying gap funding options, working with WS HFC, 4% LIHTC/bond cycles, WA Dept of Commerce Housing Trust Fund, DOC Housing, Kitsap County, Housing Authority, and others; documenting findings; and supporting all aspects of the project through securement of funding.

Written proposal clearly and accurately demonstrating intended approach to the project, including experience performing the outlined scope of work; include three references; fee schedule/hourly rate (including any administrative fees or surcharges); Submittals limited to 15 pages (not counting cover pages); submit via email to lshear@bainbridgeisland.gov; responses may also be mailed or dropped off at City Hall, Attn: Laura Shear, 280 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110; deadline 5:00 PM PST on Friday, June 14, 2024.

The City encourages responses from individuals and firms led by those who identify as women or members of traditionally marginalized communities, or who are or could be certified as Minority Business Enterprise/Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), or equivalent.