From the City’s website:

Request for Qualifications - Development of two building sites
Posted 6/20/2007

The City of Gaithersburg, MD invites and welcomes your participation in a process designed to identify qualified development team(s) capable of developing two building sites in the City of Gaithersburg. This Request for Qualifications is the first step in the process to select a development team. Prospective developers may bid on one or both of the sites. The sites are located in close proximity to each other and are described as:

  1. The “Y” Site which is bounded by Olde Towne Avenue (south side), and the CSX Railroad right of way (north side) and
  2. The 315 East Diamond Avenue Site, part of a larger City-owned property, which is collectively bounded by Summit Avenue (west side), CSX Railroad right of way (south side), and East Diamond Avenue (north side).

The Staubach Company (“TSC”) has been retained by the City to be its exclusive agent and consultant in assisting the City in the procurement of a development team and the negotiation of the sale. It is the intent of TSC to follow this RFQ with more focused and detailed RFPs (one for each site) that will be circulated to a select group of short-listed candidates.

The developer(s) of the two sites should use the Gaithersburg Olde Towne District Master Plan (pdf file link) as a guide in considering the project, however, initiative and innovation from the development team is encouraged. The City’s efforts to date in preparing for future private sector development are an indicator of the City’s desire to proceed with this development expeditiously.

The City’s primary goal is to sell the two sites to development teams who wish to work with the City to further the development of Olde Towne Gaithersburg. The City and the selection team intend to use the RFQ process as a decision tool in determining the degree to which vertical development and/or open space concepts will be most appropriate for the sites. The City intends to cooperate with the successful development team(s) to facilitate rapid development of a project(s) that will be in the best interest of the developer and the residents of the City.

Ultimately, the City plans to enter into a purchase and sale agreement with a development team(s) for the sites. The agreement will include (but is not limited to) the following provisions:

  • Integration of the clock tower/plaza (planned for on an adjacent property) into the development of 315 East Diamond Avenue as indicated on the Master Plan;
  • Sustainable development techniques; and
  • An agreement governing the operations, maintenance and control of open or public space that may be included in the development of the sites.

Elements of the transaction will be discussed in more detail in the RFQ.

  • Request for Qualifications Document (pdf file)
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