RFP Proposal Tellico Reservoir Development Agency (TRDA) Request

RFP PROPOSAL Tellico Reservoir Development Agency (TRDA) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS LEGAL NOTICE PUBLICATION SERVICES FOR TRDA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tellico Reservoir Development Agency ("TRDA") is requesting sealed bids ("Bids" or "Bid") from qualified developers / bidders ("Bidders") to provide proposals to purchase, design, and develop the Baker Creek Residential Development comprised of approximately 80.29 acres located along the East Tellico Parkway in Greenback, Tennessee. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: LOCATION OF PUBLICATION: The detailed RFP can be viewed online at: https://tellico.com/images/BakersCreekRFP.pdf DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Participating firms shall submit for consideration development concepts, timeframes, budgets, and letters from financial institutions committing the project to be feasible and viable to complete. FACTORS CONSIDERED IN SELECTING BIDS: TRDA seeks, through this RFP process, to identify interested Private Entities with the best qualifications, experience, financial capacity, and history of executing similar projects. TRDA will review proposals submitted in response to this RFP and invite the selected Private Entity to enter into negotiations and a contractual agreement to execute the project. PROCESS TIMELINE: The following is the anticipated project timeline. Issue RFP 6/3/24 Pre-Submittal Conference Call - 10:00 AM local tim 6/21/24 Deadline for written questions from prospective Private Entities 7/8/24 Final RFP Addenda release (if any addenda are issued) 7/19/24 Proposals due 4:00 PM EST local time 8/9/24 Announce Shortlist of Private Entities for RFP phase 9/13/24 GENERAL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS: Deliver sealed hard copies of proposals and flash drive in a sealed box to the address below before 4:00 pm EST/ local time on due date August 9, 2024. ATTN: Bryan S. Hall, Tellico Reservoir Development Agency 165 Deer Crossing, Vonore, TN 37885 Proposals are to be SEALED, bound, and printed on standard 11"x 17" tabloid paper, one side only. Content of TABS 2 through 6 below are subject to a forty (40) page maximum. All text, pictures, photographs, charts, graphs, tables, and other information that the Private Entity deems appropriate for review is to be included in the forty-page maximum page limit. Front and back covers, tab dividers, the cover letter, table of contents, and key personnel resumes are not included in the forty-page limit. Submittals shall include three (3) bound hardcopies plus one unbound original (clearly marked ORIGINAL on the cover). The original hardcopy cover letter must contain the original signature(s) of Member(s)/Officer(s) with authority to legally bind the Private Entity. In addition, Private Entity shall submit an electronic copy of the entire proposal on a standard USB flash drive device (as one single Adobe PDF scan file, locked to prevent editing). Required components of the proposal follow. TABS do not count toward the total page count. Do not include any other sections, TABS, or related information: Front Cover TAB 1: Cover Letter Table of Contents. TAB 2: Private Entity Background and Team Resumes/Information TAB 3: Technical Capability TAB 4: Financial Capability TAB 5: Relevant Experience and References TAB 6: Approach and Schedule Back Cover QUESTIONS: Any communications regarding this RFP shall be via electronic mail to the Development Advisor at b.hall@trda.us Private entities are advised that unauthorized contact with anyone except the Development Advisor in the manner described in the RFP may result in disqualification of Private Entity from the selection process. AWARD OF CONTRACT: Any representations or statements made within this RFP shall not be considered a contractual obligation by the TRDA and the Private Entities shall not be entitled to rely upon them. TRDA reserves the right to reject any and all submittals and to identify and select the Private Entity which the TRDA, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems most qualified. The respondents shall be solely and totally responsible for all costs associated with responding to this RFP, and the TRDA accepts no responsibility with regard thereto. Submissions will become the property of the TRDA. The TRDA reserves all rights available to it by law in administering this RFP, including without limitation, the right, in its sole discretion. 6-7-24