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Request for Proposals - Consultant Services

Ardmore Transit Center and Business District Revitalization
Township of Lower Merion, Ardmore, Pennsylvania 
Submittal Deadline: August 22, 2007

Date of Issue: June 22, 2007

This Request for Proposals solicits proposals from developers for the
creation of a viable development plan for the revitalization of the
Ardmore Business District ("ABD") in furtherance of the goals outlined
in the RFP. The successful developer will work closely with the Township
of Lower Merion, the Ardmore business and residential communities,
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ("SEPTA"), and Amtrak
to transform the developer's concepts into acceptable and feasible
development plans.

The Ardmore Transit Center and Business District Revitalization Request
for Proposals ("RFP") is the result of more than four years of planning
and preliminary implementation efforts by the Township of Lower Merion
("Township"), Montgomery County, PA to improve transportation
facilities, to revitalize the Ardmore Business District ("ABD"), and to
develop transit supportive uses around the Ardmore train station. The
ABD is located on the historic "Main Line," just west of Philadelphia.
ABD is on the south side of the railroad tracks, directly across from
Suburban Square on the north side, one of America's oldest shopping
centers and one that continues to be a regional retail destination.

In 2004, the Township, in conjunction with SEPTA, secured a $5.8 million
federal appropriation to support multi-modal bus and rail improvements
to the station facilities and platforms. Public funding is envisioned as
a catalyst for private investment in the ABD and throughout downtown
Ardmore.

In issuing this RFP, the Township is seeking creative development and
revitalization ideas for the Transit Center and the broader ABD. The
Township will work closely with the selected developer(s) and the other
public partners throughout the development process to ensure that all
components of development are of high quality design in every aspect,
are architecturally significant, while at the same time sensitive to the
historic character of the area, business district and surrounding
residential communities. Moreover, the Township expects the selected
developer to propose a financially viable Transit Center project and
possibly other development projects that will help spur the
revitalization of downtown Ardmore.

The full RFP and appendices can be found on the Township website at
www.lowermerion.org <http://www.lowermerion.org/> .  On the homepage, on
the left side scroll bar, click on "What's New," then "Ardmore Transit
Center Project." The RFP will be listed at the top of the page. The
appendices can be accessed by clicking on the RFP and using the
hyperlinks located at the end of the document.

 

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