Affordable Housing Policy Consultant Services
- Client
- Edina, Minnesota
- RFP Number
- EXTRA-75014
- Posted
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- Category
- Professional, Consulting, Administrative or Management Support Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposal
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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Description
AI GeneratedThe City of Edina, Minnesota requires a vendor to provide affordable housing policy consultant services. The selected consultant must review existing plans and survey feedback, support and execute a public engagement strategy involving diverse community stakeholders, and create content for the city's online engagement platform and communication channels. Additionally, the scope involves evaluating the financial feasibility of alternative affordable housing requirements for rental and ownership developments, assessing development feasibility relationships, and creating an automated annual indexing mechanism to update fee structures using standard construction cost indices. The opportunity requires an onshore USA organization, and performance of the work will occur offsite. The buyer is looking for proposals to establish the budget. Interested vendors must submit all questions no later than September 9, 2026.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from Affordable Housing Policy Consultant Services.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The City of Edina is seeking proposals from qualified economic, urban planning, or real estate consulting firms to study and update the City's Policy for New Multi-Family Affordable Housing. The effort includes conducting market and economic analysis, facilitating public engagement, and developing a legally defensible inclusionary housing policy and in-lieu fee structure. The solicitation is open to USA organizations only.
- Issued by
- City of Edina
- RFP Released
- August 21, 2026
- RFP Questions Due
- September 9, 2026 by 4:30 p.m. CST
- Responses to Questions Posted
- September 16, 2026 by 4:30 p.m. CST
- RFP Responses Due
- October 5, 2026 no later than 4:30 p.m. CST
- Interviews
- October 21, 2026
- Consultant Selection & Contract Execution
- November 2026
- Consultant Kickoff
- December 2026
- Draft Plan Complete
- July 2027
- City Adoption
- September 2027
- How to submit
- Electronic via email
- Submission details
- Submit electronically to Stephanie Hawkinson at [email protected] no later than 4:30 p.m. CST on October 5, 2026.
- Estimated value
- $75,000–$90,000
- Place of performance
- Offsite / City of Edina, MN
- Insurance and bonding
- Commercial General Liability: $2,000,000 per occurrence/aggregate; Automobile Liability: $2,000,000 combined single limit; Professional Liability: $2,000,000 each occurrence/aggregate; Cyber Liability: $1,000,000 aggregate. City must be named as an additional insured.
How proposals are evaluated
| Qualifications and experience with similar projects | |
| Project approach and ability to deliver the scope of services | |
| Value of services provided |
Scope of work
- Baseline regional data extraction and submarket calibration
- Public engagement facilitation and strategy development
- Developer and finance professional interviews
- Pro forma economic modeling across representative multifamily prototypes
- Evaluation of affordable housing requirements and development feasibility
- Development of a legally defensible payment in-lieu fee methodology
- Policy, zoning code, and implementation drafting support
- Accessibility testing and standards compliance for all deliverables
Minimum qualifications
- Minimum of three (3) years of documented experience conducting real estate economic feasibility studies, housing nexus analyses, or inclusionary zoning calibrations.
- Proven experience in successfully modeling and designing mandatory inclusionary housing policies and calibrated in-lieu fee structures.
- Prior experience working within the State of Minnesota regulatory environment, or demonstrated deep understanding of Metropolitan Council regional housing frameworks.
Documents to include with the bid
- Firm Qualifications & Relevant Experience
- Project Team & Staffing
- Response to Scope of Services
- Values Integration Narrative
- Cost Proposal & Project Timeline
- Project Approach & Methodology Narrative
- Relevant Case Studies
- Insurance Requirement Attestation
Verify important details
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