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Monroe County Attorney’s Office
NOTICE OF UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUMBO ROAD WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT
Monroe County, Florida, Purchasing Office, Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Room 2-213, Key West, Florida 33040
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Monroe County, Florida has received an unsolicited proposal submitted under the provisions of Section 255.065, Florida Statutes, Public-Private Partnerships, for design, construction, financing and management of a twenty-unit workforce housing project on approximately 1.1 acres of County-owned real estate at 250 Trumbo Road in the City of Key West as well as the provision of fourteen (14) units of workforce housing on property owned by the proposer at 5312 Third Avenue on Stock Island, Florida for residency by the staff of the Office of the Monroe County Sheriff and/or other county or city safety force personnel at rental rates (as amended year to year) which follow the City of Key West Workforce Housing Guidelines for the Trumbo Road property and the Monroe County Affordable Housing Guidelines for the Third Avenue property. The County-owned site is located adjacent to the Key West Steam Plant Property near the Key West Bight and is currently a vacant, scarified parcel. The parcel is deed restricted affordable based on the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Key West and Monroe County. The site and associated site are depicted below:
Under Section 255.065, Florida Statutes, the County is required to publish notice of the acceptance of an unsolicited proposal and a willingness to accept competing proposals. The Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County has determined that this unsolicited proposal is sufficient for consideration on a preliminary basis and, as such, Monroe County will accept competing proposals to finance, develop, construct and manage a project that will result in the provision of no less than thirty-four (34) units of workforce housing for use by the staff of the Office of the Monroe County Sheriff or other county or city safety force personnel during this notification period. No final decision has been made relative to accepting this or any proposal for this project. Persons or entities submitting competing proposals are advised that such proposals must be in compliance with Section 255.065, Florida Statutes including, but not limited to, subsection 255.065(4), Florida Statutes.
The County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and to negotiate a comprehensive public-private partnership agreement with the Proposer whose proposal best serves the interests of the County. Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted as an obligation or binding agreement by the County regarding the Project.
Pursuant to paragraph 50.0211(3)(a), Florida Statutes, all published competitive solicitation notices can be viewed at: www.floridapublicnotices.com, a searchable Statewide repository for all published legal notices. A copy of the unsolicited proposal received by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners may be requested from DemandStar at www.demandstar.com or www.monroecountybids.com.
In response to Covid-19, the Monroe County Purchasing Department will be implementing a new electronic process for receiving and opening bids and proposals. Monroe County is committed to continuing to receive and process competitive solicitations while maintaining the health and safety of our employees and those who attend bid openings. Please do not mail or attempt to deliver in person any proposals. Mailed/physically delivered proposals/responses WILL NOT be accepted.
The Monroe County Purchasing Department hereby directs that proposals be submitted via email to: OMB-BIDS@monroecounty-fl.gov, no later than 3:00 p.m., on July 1, 2020. The subject line on the email must read as follows:
Proposal for Public-Private Partnership Opportunity for Trumbo Road Workforce Housing Project 07/01/20
Files that do not contain this subject line WILL BE REJECTED. Please note that the maximum file size that will be accepted by email is 25MB. Should your proposal documents exceed 25MB, please email: omb-purchasing@monroecounty-fl.gov.
Publication Date: Fri., 05/29/2020
