Bid Detail

26-038 - Development of Affordable Rental Housing HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)

Bid No: 26-038

Bids due: October 27, 2025, 2:00 p.m.

Technical Assistance Session: Oct. 6, 2025, 4:00 pm on Zoom

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The City of Springfield seeks proposals from housing developers to develop or preserve affordable rental housing. The purpose of this solicitation is to identify projects that will also seek an allocation of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) or other state funding commitments which will require a local funding commitment to be eligible or competitive. This solicitation is making federal HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) program funds available that will be used to leverage additional affordable housing funds.

Proposals are being solicited for the following:

New construction of affordable multi-family rental housing

Adaptive reuse to create affordable multi-family rental housing

Rehabilitation to create affordable multi-family rental housing

The proposer must have site control. Other funding sources do not need to be committed at the time of proposal submission.

This solicitation is not open to projects that have already obtained a commitment of HOME funds from the City and are seeking to increase the amount of the commitment.

Applications: The deadline for submitting completed proposals is October 27, 2025, by 2:00 pm. This funding process is competitive.

Note: The City is separately releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME ARP) funds, a special one-time allocation of federal funds intended to fund affordable housing for designated qualifying populations. HOME ARP and HOME funds may be combined in a single project but must fund and restrict separate distinct housing units. Developers seeking both HOME and HOME ARP funds must respond to both RFPs.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
FUNDS AVAILABLE

The City expects to award up to $500,000 in federal HOME funds and anticipates making one or two awards from these funds. Awards made under this solicitation will be subject to the requirements of the HOME Investment Partnership Program (Assistance Listing Number 14.239).

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS

Units produced with funds from this solicitation must benefit individuals and families with incomes at no more than 60 percent of the area median income (AMI).

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

HOME funds may be used to acquire, rehabilitate, or construct affordable rental housing for occupancy by income-eligible individuals and families.
ELIGIBLE COSTS
HOME funds may be used to pay for up to 100% of the following eligible costs associated with the acquisition, development, and operation of HOME rental units:

1. Development hard costs as defined in 24 CFR 92.206(a).
2. Acquisition including the costs of acquiring improved or unimproved real property.
3. Related soft costs as defined in 24 CFR 92.206(d).
4. Relocation costs as defined in 24 CFR 92.206(f), 24 CFR 92.353, and described in HUD Notice CPD-21-10.

LEVERAGE

The goal of this solicitation is to provide gap funding for acquisition of standard property, acquisition and rehabilitation of substandard property, rehabilitation of vacant substandard units a developer already owns, or construction of new units.

Proposals must be leveraged with other resources that may include private equity, loans from lending institutions, and/or funds from Federal, State or local programs such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity, Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Housing Innovations Fund, MA HOME, and/or Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program.

MINIMUM COMPLIANCE PERIOD

HOME rental units must comply with the HOME rental requirements for a minimum of 15 years, or a minimum of 20 years for new construction, irrespective of the amount of HOME funds invested in the project. Units assisted with HOME funds must comply with the requirements of the HOME program throughout the compliance period, including:

1. Units available for low-income households must be continuously occupied by households who are income eligible. The rents for these units must comply with the rent provisions specified in 24 CFR 92.252(i) for households whose income increases above 80 percent of area median income.

2. The units must comply with the ongoing property condition standards of 24 CFR 92.251(f) throughout the compliance period as demonstrated by an on-site inspection within 12 months of project completion and an on-site inspection at least once every three years thereafter as required by 24 CFR 92.504.

3. Each household that occupies a HOME unit has an executed lease that complies with the tenant protections required in 24 CFR 92.253.

TENANT SELECTION

Each project awarded HOME funds will be required to have a Tenant Selection Plan and Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan approved by the City of Springfield.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

A proposal must meet the following minimum requirements to be forwarded to the Review Committee for evaluation and scoring:

• Springfield location The proposed project must be located within the City of Springfield.
• Multi-Family Rental Housing The proposed project must develop a minimum of five affordable rental units.
• Site Control The project sponsor must be able to demonstrate full control of all land and buildings included in the project through a fully executed agreement such as an option agreement, a purchase or sale agreement, or another similar instrument. The instrument demonstrating site control must include a sales price and an expiration date. The expiration date of the instrument should extend at least six months beyond the date of the application for HOME funding. Ownership of a note and assignment of a mortgage when combined with other factors may constitute full site control in certain limited circumstances.

• HOME eligibility the proposed activity must be eligible under the HOME Program and must comply with income targeting requirements.
• Leverage of LIHTC and/or state affordable housing resources The project budget must include LIHTC equity and/or state affordable housing resources. These resources do not have to be committed to the project at this time.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RFP

Questions regarding this solicitation may be submitted in writing to the Office of Procurement at City Hall, not later than October 8, 2025, at 4:30 pm.

Questions may be emailed to LStabilo@springfieldcityhall.com. The City will compile written answers which will be emailed back to all Proposers who requested a copy of the RFP no later than October 15, 2025.

The City may, at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion, reject any and all, or parts of any and all proposals; re-advertise this RFP if so inclined; postpone or cancel this RFP process; and change, adjust, or modify the anticipated schedule. The Chief Procurement Officer reserves the right to waive any minor informalities pertaining to any proposals received. The determination of the criteria and process whereby proposals are evaluated, the decision as to who will receive a commitment of HOME funds, and whether or not an award shall ever be made as a result of this RFP shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the City.

All proposals, correspondence and records made thereof shall be considered public information and handled in compliance with applicable state and local laws.

The City of Springfield supports the goal of twenty percent minority and women participation in all contracts. No questions will be answered unless received by the Chief Procurement Officer at least 7 days prior to the expiration of the time set for submitting bids or proposals. The Chief Procurement Officer reserves the right to waive any informality in and to reject any or all bids if it is in the public interest to do so.

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