RFP: Housing Needs Assessment, Study and Plan

The City of Bainbridge is seeking to provide safe, equitable, resilient and vibrant community that reflects the goals and values of the community. The city realizes that in order to succeed and grow in healthy manner, it must understand its current and future housing conditions, as well as unmet housing opportunities and needs. Bainbridge has and is continuing to bring industry and jobs to town but the current housing stock is causing concern due to price, availability, home ownership and the overall condition and aesthetics of our neighborhoods. Bainbridge has recently gotten very aggressive in combating blight in the community and will be in need of infill development that contributes to the neighborhood.

Top that end, the city is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Housing Needs Assessment, Marketing Study and Neighborhood(s) Revitalization Plan. The plan will document existing housing conditions in the community; identify market and other forces that affect housing supply and demand now and over the next 10 years; and identify gaps or deficiencies in achieving and maintaining a quality housing stock in our community. The Plan will identify opportunities for improving our housing stock, availability and housing options and revitalizing our neighborhoods. The strategies and recommendations presented in the Plan will be critical in charting the course for policy, procedural, and administrative changes that the City pursues to ensure that it meets the values and goals of the community.

Deadline: Sept. 24

More information here.