42-042524 RFP Housing Study and Needs Assessment

Agency:	City of High Point
State:	North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	B - Special Studies and Analyses - Not R&D
Posted:	Mar 25, 2024
Due:	Apr 25, 2024
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Housing Study & Needs Assessment

March 25, 2024

Due Date:

and time:

Thursday, April 25, 2024

2:00 PM Eastern Time

RFP Number: 42-042524

Mailing Address:

P O Box 230

High Point NC 27261

Delivery Address:

816 East Green Drive

Purchasing Division

High Point, NC 27260

Purchasing Contact:

E-mail:

Phone:

Fax:

Candy Harmon

candy.harmon@highpointnc.gov

336-883-3222

336-883-3248

IF YOU NEED ANY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY

IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCUREMENT, PLEASE CONTACT PURCHASING

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

VENDOR NAME: ________________________________________________

(Please include this cover page in your Proposal.)

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Housing Study & Needs Assessment

RFP 42-042524

The City of High Point, North Carolina is requesting proposals for consulting services from qualified

individuals and/or firms with experienced principal staff to prepare the following documents: 1) Analysis of

Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, 2) Housing Market Analysis, 3) Housing and Homeless Needs

Assessment and 4) Affordable Housing Plan & Investment Strategy

Sealed proposals will be received until 2:00PM, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in the Purchasing Division,

816 East Green Drive, High Point, NC 27260. Proposals are to be labeled “RFP # 42-042524, Housing

Study & Needs Assessment.

Proposers may mail their proposals as follows:

City of High Point

RFP # 42-042524

Housing Study & Needs Assessment

816 East Green Drive

PO Box 230

High Point, NC 27261

An electronic copy of the Request for Proposal may be obtained from the City of High Point located under

Bid Opportunities at https://www.highpointnc.gov/Bids.aspx. Proposers can download a copy of the

solicitation and all addenda.

Questions pertaining to this RFP are due in writing via e-mail by Tuesday, April 9, at 12:00PM to

candy.harmon@highpointnc.gov.

The awarded vendor(s) must register with the City of High Point using the City’s on-line vendor registration

process at https://www.highpointnc.gov/egov/vendor/. The City reserves the right to accept or reject, in

whole or in part, such proposals as appears in its judgment to be in the best interest of the City.

The successful proposer shall be required to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity

laws and regulations, and all other applicable governmental laws and regulations as set forth by the City

of High Point and the State of North Carolina.

The meeting facilities of the City of High Point are accessible to people with disabilities. If you need special

accommodations, call 336-883-3298, TDD # 336-883-8517, or the North Carolina Relay System (TDD #1-

800-35-2962).

In accordance with the Federal “Americans with Disabilities Act” (the Act), the City of High Point will not

discriminate against individuals with disabilities and will not do business with vendors who discriminate

against such individuals in violation of the Act. “Equal Opportunity Employer,

INTRODUCTION

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Housing Study & Needs Assessment

RFP 42-042524

The City of High Point, North Carolina is seeking proposals for consulting services from

qualified individuals and/or firms with experienced principal staff to conduct a Housing

Study and Needs Assessment. The study is to include an assessment of existing housing

conditions, demographics and market demands (present and future), identification of

existing and future housing needs in the city, identification of critical housing gaps and

issues, and identification of possible financing opportunities to address the needs.

BACKGROUND

The City of High Point has been a designated Entitlement Community since the passage

of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. As a Community Development

Block Grant (CDBG), Entitlement Community and a Participating Jurisdiction (PJ) in the

HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), the City is required to prepare and

adopt a five-year Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan identifies the City’s housing

and community development needs and establishes the framework for a means to

provide decent housing, a suitable living environment and expand economic

opportunities. An Annual Action Plan is then prepared each year that identifies the

strategies and funding priorities to implement the Consolidated Plan.

High Point’s location midway between the legendary Great Smoky and Blue Ridge

mountains and the famed Carolina coastline - joined with a well-planned transportation

network and a mild climate - provides an inherent balance of business, home and leisure

for High Point’s residents. Chartered in 1859, High Point got its name by being 939 feet

above sea level, the highest point on the North Carolina Railroad. Thanks to this strategic

location and skilled labor force, High Point's business community has

continued the city's entrepreneurial tradition.

High Point has an ideal location situated in the center of North Carolina's Piedmont Triad

Region and is the only municipality in North Carolina that lies in four counties: Guilford,

Forsyth, Randolph, and Davidson. As of January 2023, the city measured 58.8 square

miles, and the Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), an area beyond the city limits in which

the City legally exercises its authority, was equal to 3.3 square miles. The planning area,

which includes the city limits, and some (but not all) of the ETJ, as well as the area

covered by the City’s Land Use Plan, but not governed by the City, extends to a total of

94 square miles.

SCOPE OF WORK

The City of High Point intends to develop a comprehensive housing plan for

encouraging and promoting a variety of housing types and levels of affordability. The

plan will be used to allocate and prioritize resources for housing development and

redevelopment, including but not limited to Community Development Block Grant

(CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and other grant funds,

local revenues, and other resources.

The consultant will collaborate with High Point’s Community Development and

Housing Department, as well as other City departments as needed, in the

identification, development, scheduling, and implementation of activities designed to

complete the housing study and needs assessment. Scope of work will include but

may not be limited to the following:

1. Housing Market Assessment – The consultant shall perform the following,

utilizing High Point and Guilford County as the geographical base.

a. Provide trend analysis of changes in the demographics, housing

inventory, and sub-markets that have evolved.

b. Determine the demand for housing with projections for the next ten (10)

years by age and size of household, income and tenure.

c. Provide an inventory of existing affordable and workforce housing, both

publicly supported and in the private market.

d. Examine the adequacy of the existing housing stock for meeting

present and future housing needs reviewing such factors as cost, tenure,

physical and locational characteristics. Assess these factors for i) High

Point corporate limits, ii) downtown High Point, iii) selected planning areas

such as the Core City, and iv) selected population submarkets.

e. Determine which household submarkets are to be assessed (e.g.,

female-headed, elderly, etc.) and estimate which submarket needs are not

being met and are likely to remain unmet in the private market. Calculate

the supply and demand for low/moderate income households, for

workforce households, and for assisted/non-assisted housing units.

f. Estimate the number and bedroom size of units available and affordable

to particularly vulnerable populations (e.g. homeless persons and disabled

persons) with incomes under 30% of Area Median Income.

2. Assessment of Housing Cost Factors – The consultant shall:

a. Examine the components of housing costs as it relates to land, site

improvements, design, financing, land use regulations and government

review and processing.

b. Examine factors that hinder various types of housing opportunities.

c. Assess how transportation costs affect housing affordability (H+T).

d. Assess the cost effectiveness of various tools for housing (e.g.,

redevelopment vs. neighborhood conservation, rehabilitation, new

construction, adaptive reuse, historic preservation, transit-oriented

development).

3. Resources – The consultant shall:

a. Identify, assess and catalog public and private funding mechanisms and

approaches that are currently used and those also available.

b. Examine the roles and responsibilities of the private sector, and public

and non-profit organizations involved in housing activities.

c. Identify the legal, organizational, institutional, and other constraints and

opportunities for private, public and non-profit organizations in financing

and developing housing activities.

d. Describe the financial capacity of the City to engage in housing

activities. Identify the potential of untapped funding sources including

private resources, governmental and any other revenue generating

resource mechanisms of the City.

4. Recommendations – The consultant shall:

a. Propose strategies to encourage diverse housing types and affordability

levels throughout the city.

b. Provide a suggested plan to fill housing gaps, including a rationale for

prioritization of projects for funding.

c. Propose funding and investment strategies.

d. Propose a process to present findings and obtain feedback.

e. Provide an investment assessment tool or toolkit, such as a “Housing

Scorecard” to enable the City to make ongoing assessments of how well

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