Request for Proposal:

School Street Lot

Development

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Timeline for Development

Milestone Date Time

Issued Request for Proposal January 11th 2

Pre-Proposal Conference #1 February 2nd 10:00am

Deadline for Developer
February 16th 5:00pm
Questions
Answers / Clarification Posted March 2nd 3:00pm
RFP Response Deadline March 30th 3:00pm
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Development Opportunity: Parcel vs.
Area

High Street
Garage
The parcel size:125 ft. * 237 ft. =
29,713 sf
Allowable Uses:
Mixed use buildings of at least 4
stories, including retail or like uses The Parcel
on the first floor, and at least 60
residential units on the parcel
Elm Street
A hotel of daily occupancy to Garage
3-5 Min Walk
service business and recreational
visitors to the Citys downtown
A stand-alone performing arts
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Development Opportunity: Parcel vs.
Area

Area-wide redevelopment
Size: as much as 8.7 acres
Site consolidation responsibility of
developer
Land Control is a requirement

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Development Concept: Flr.
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Development Concept: Flr. 2

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Precedent Development
Site

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Appropriate
Aesthetics

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Live-Work
Precedent

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Interior Aesthetic Precedent
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Private Patio Precedent

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Townhouse
Precedent

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Concept Plan Massing

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 School Street
Lot Development
Timeline
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 Issued Request for
Proposal
January
 Issued Request for Proposal
January

Pre-Proposal Conference #1
Deadline for Developer
Questions
February
 Issued Request for Proposal
January

Pre-Proposal Conference #1
Deadline for Developer
Questions
February

Answers / Clarification
Posted
RFP Response Deadline
March
 RFP Short List / Review
Issued Request for Proposal Short List Interviews
January April

Pre-Proposal Conference #1
Deadline for Developer
Questions
February

Answers / Clarification
Posted
RFP Response Deadline
March
 RFP Short List / Review
Issued Request for Proposal Short List Interviews
January April

Pre-Proposal Conference #1
Deadline for Developer Short List Presentations
Questions May
February

Answers / Clarification
Posted
RFP Response Deadline
March
 RFP Short List / Review
Issued Request for Proposal Short List Interviews
January April

Pre-Proposal Conference #1
Deadline for Developer Short List Presentations
Questions May
February

Answers / Clarification Short List Selection / BOA

Posted Approval
RFP Response Deadline
June
March
 RFP Short List / Review
Issued Request for Proposal Short List Interviews
January April

Pre-Proposal Conference #1
Deadline for Developer Short List Presentations
Questions May
February

Answers / Clarification
Posted Short List Selection / BOA
Approval
& RFP Response
June
Deadline
March

City of Nashua/Developer Enter

Exclusive Negotiation Agreement
July
Developer Begins
Approval Process
Under ENA

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 September
Site Plan Review with Community
Development Division

December
Planning Board Hearing / Work Under
Approval
ENA
Quarter One - 2018
Land Transfer / Ground Breaking

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 January - June
Site Civil Work
(weather permitting)

Construction All of 2018

Building Construction
Timeline (most trades)

Mid-Year 2019
Certificate of Occupancy /
Leasing

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 Submittal Requirements:
Development Concept

State whether the proposed project is confined to the property offered by the City or if it
utilizes adjacent property or air rights.
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If the latter, specify the location, size, use, level of control/commitment of such adjacent
property to be included in the proposers project.
If adjacent properties intended to be included in the project are not under the proposers
control, the proposal should include:
(1) a base proposed concept assuming only the offered City property
(2) a proposed concept assuming the inclusion of the additional adjacent property
Preliminary mix of uses and the gross and net square feet
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 Submittal Requirements:
Development Concept

A Preliminary design concept : building height in feet and number of floors, massing,
conceptual illustration, gross square feet, number of parking spaces, significant proposed
on-site improvements as well as off-site civil improvements. 27
Characterization of development, use and design concepts : a better understanding of the
character of the project for the City
A Preliminary parking arrangement proposal.
A Preliminary Schedule of Performance for project implementation (Simple Pro-Forma)
A description of the proposing organization's approach to managing the proposed project

Please supplement the above requirements with graphs to assist in summarizing your proposal.
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 Submittal Requirements:
Proposal Preferences

Community Benefit Achieve measurable community benefits

Market Illustrate how project responds to realities of the market.
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Public Involvement Propose a collaborative and proactive community engagement process.
Timeliness Plan for project execution in the near term.
Sustainability Preference to proposals which voluntarily self-score according to the LEED-ND.
Comprehensive Development Goals :
Create opportunities for public art and an inviting public interface at the street level
Design civic areas to host pedestrian activities at the street level. (See Appendix A)
Promote neighborhood walkability as a value add: including biking and transit.

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Insurance

Clarification: While the submittal requirements

includes a detailed breakdown of insurance 29
needed to enter into an Exclusive Negotiation
Agreement with the City of Nashua, proof of
those insurance requirements do not need to be
produced at the time of proposal submission.

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Addendums to the RFP

Your proposal MUST include 30

a SIGNED acknowledgement
of ALL addendums issued to
this RFP!

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 Question
s&
Answers
James Vayo (AICP)
Downtown Specialist
Economic Development
City of Nashua
229 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Email: vayoj@nashuanh.gov
Phone: (603) 589-3070
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