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~ , N ~ ~~ ~. ISSUE DATE: June 2, 2000 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT COURTHOUSE SQUARE NORTH BLOCK 1. PROJECT SUMMARY Marion County (County) and the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Transit) aze pleased to announce an opportunity for a qualified commerciaUretaiUxnixed use developer to participate in a public/private development in the new Salem Courthouse Square block. The full block development incorporates a new bus transit center, public areas, and an approximately 150,000 sq. ft. office building. The private development opportunity ("Project") consists of a concrete building pad with ground floor maximum building area of approximately 12,790 sq. ft., and above-ground-floor maximum building azea of approximately 17,114 sq. ft. per floor (see ground lease attachment for more precise Z description). The development will also include 314 subsurface parking stalls, 258 of ~ h ~~ ~ are currently intended to be used for County and Transit purposes, and 56 of whic il e available to the developer to support the North Block project. The County and ransit District are open to examining options by which some of their 258 spaces might be made available in support of the private commercial development, but cannot make any commitments prior to seeing a proposal. The site of the development, bounded by Chemeketa Street NE, Court Street NE, Church 5treet NE and High Street NE in downtown Salem, Oregon, is owned jointly by the County and Transit ("Procuring Agency"). It's anticipated that a Request for Proposal (RFP) process will be undertaken subsequent to this RFI, to select a successful Proposer. The private developer may obtain an interest in the Project property located in the northern part of the site upon the execution of a long term ground lease, or other means subject to the agreement of the County, Transit, and developer. The Project site is in a highly visible Central Business District location. Its location, immediately adjacent to the new transit center, should both encourage and be supported by transit use. When combined with the other components of the development, the Project ~ite should provide for a sizable amount of pedestrian, customer and visitor activity and access. Due to the unique nature of the development and its central downtown location, the County and Transit will expect proposals that aze compatible in design, supportive of transit use and complementary of the entire development in terms of economics, function, and scale. 1