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Request for Proposals (RFP)
PC24-011
A.D. Harris Learning Center – CRA Downtown North District
January 2, 2024
The City of Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency, Downtown North District located in Bay
County, Florida (“CRA”) in partnership with the City of Panama City (the “City”) is requesting proposals
from responsible and responsive firms to provide a turnkey operation for the redevelopment and/or
management of the A.D. Harris Learning Center, which may include, but is not limited to, the planning,
design, permitting, financing, construction and management or lease of the A.D. Harris Learning
Center for purposes that align with the mission of the CRA Downtown North District. A.D. Harris
Learning Center is generally described as Parcel No. 17013-000-000, and is more particularly
described in Exhibit A. The CRA may select a proposer or proposers to enter into negotiations with
for the redevelopment of A.D. Harris Learning Center, and proposers must demonstrate the requisite
knowledge, experience, technical expertise, organizational and financial capability to perform the
services requested under this RFP and to implement the plan of development accepted by the CRA.
No reimbursement will be made by the CRA for any costs associated with providing a proposal or for
providing additional information as a result of requests for more information or as a result of
negotiations.
Proposals will be received until 3:00 PM CT on Friday, February 16, 2024, at which time they will be
opened in City Hall, Lower Level, Room 10, located at 501 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, Florida
32401.
To request a copy of the RFP and associated appendices, please email the Purchasing Division at
purchasing@panamacity.gov. Addenda, if any, will be posted on the City’s website
https://www.panamacity.gov/bids.aspx
and
on
the
City’s
Bonfire
Portal
https://panamacity.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities.
Bids should be submitted digitally, online through the City’s Bonfire Portal at
https://panamacity.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities. All Bidders must be registered with
the Bonfire Portal. For assistance with registering or bid submission, please contact the Purchasing
Division’s contracts administrator Johnnie Gallegos at jgallegos@panamacity.gov.
No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled closing date for the
receipt of proposals.
The CRA shall accept the proposal of the responsive and responsible proposer that best meets the
needs of the CRA and is in alignment with the Downtown North CRA Plan, taking into consideration,
among other things, the financial responsibility of the proposer, the development plan, design and
operational philosophy, the proposed plan for financing and construction, the proposed process for
negotiating the agreement and/or lease terms, capability to perform the agreement on a timely basis,
previous satisfactory performance, and such other abilities of the proposer that the CRA, in its sole
discretion, determines will enable the proposer to perform effectively and efficiently.
The CRA reserves the right to negotiate with one or more proposers, to reject any one or all proposals,
or any part of any proposal, to waive any informality in any proposal, and to award a contract and/or
lease deemed to be in the best interest of the CRA.
Grey Dodge
Director of Economic Development/CRA
City of Panama City
SPECIFICATIONS
DECEMBER 12, 2023