| Fourth/Sixth and E Streets, SW Solicitation for Offers

The Government of the District of Columbia, through the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development working with the Office of Property Management issues this Solicitation for Offers to promote development opportunities involving two (2) District-owned assets. Highly-qualified development teams that may demonstrate experience and financial capacity sufficient to ground lease (or purchase if proposing for-sale housing) and successfully develop the following parcels are encouraged to respond to this Solicitation.
1. Development Opportunity, Parcel A – 34,193 sf on the western side of Square 494, Lot 28, fronting 6th Street, SW between School and E Streets, SW which is currently improved with a 2-story fire station building occupied by Fire Engine Company 13. The eastern portion of Square 494 occupying 67,674 sf of Lot 28 is planned for the construction of the District of Columbia’s new 240,000 gross square feet Consolidated Forensic Laboratory (“CFL”) building. This eastern portion of Square 494 is currently improved with an office building occupied by the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) First District headquarters; and
2. Development Opportunity, Parcel B – Square 495, Lot 102 (currently vacant) with 19,187 sf fronting on 4th Street, SW between E Street, SW and the Southwest / Southeast Freeway.
The District prefers to make one award to a single Offeror. The award may include two (2) separate agreements, one for each of the opportunities described above. However, at the District’s option, in its sole and absolute discretion, the District may award either development opportunity separately.
District Agency Space Requirements
The ODMPED and the OPM share the responsibility for the replacement of a 22,000 usable square foot (“usf”) fire station for Engine Company 13. As outlined herein, and as part of and subsequent to this Solicitation, the District will consider multiple space scenarios providing for the Engine Company 13 replacement station. Any Offer which does not provide for the replacement fire station shall be deemed Non-Responsive and shall be removed from further consideration of award.
The deadline for responses to this Solicitation is 5 pm (EST), on September 15, 2008.
A Pre-Offer Conference was held on Thursday, July 10, 2008:
For more information, please contact Project Manager Senthil Sankaran in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development at (202) 727-6365 or Senthil.Sankaran@dc.gov.
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