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Request for Proposals - Consultant Services

Kerr Avenue Model Sustainable Community
The City of Urbana, Illinois
Submittal Deadline: May 12, 2008

The City of Urbana is seeking proposals from developers to build an
affordable model sustainable neighborhood on a 3.2 acre site on Kerr
Avenue. The result will be a community of owner-occupied homes,
duplexes, and townhouses that use substantially less energy than
conventional construction, incorporate green approaches to community
design, and which are held to an affordable level meeting the needs of
families making 80% or below the median family income for the area per
HUD guidelines.

Project Overview
The City of Urbana is a progressive, growing community with a population
of 37,362 (2000 Census) located in East Central Illinois and is home to
the University of Illinois. The City offers a unique mixture of a small,
Midwestern town with the amenities typically associated with large,
urban cities. The City is seeking an innovative development team to
achieve the goal of creating a nationally-recognized sustainable and
affordable model infill project. The City intends to transfer the Kerr
Avenue site to a qualified developer to build and market 25 to 50
housing units which are affordable to residents earning up to 80% of the
area median income and able to meet the qualifications for HUD housing
assistance. The goal is for these units to consume 75% less energy than
conventional homes and for the development to incorporate a number of
sustainable development features, such as the use of innovative
stormwater treatment. A market study for the area and a preliminary
design study outlining what is possible on the site have recently been
completed and are available as part of the RFP. Recommendations from the
design study report should be incorporated into the final design.
Creative development and construction partnerships are encouraged.

Responses to this RFP are due by 4:00 PM, CDT on May 12, 2008.

For more information please visit the RFP web site:
www.city.urbana.il.us/kerr <http://www.city.urbana.il.us/kerr> 

Questions may be directed to:

Jeff Engstrom
Neighborhood Planner
Community Development Services
City of Urbana
400 South Vine Street
Urbana, IL 61801
217-384-2441
jmengstrom at city.urbana.il.us <mailto:jmengstrom at city.urbana.il.us> 

 

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