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DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT COURTHOUSE SQUARE NORTH BLOCK PROJECT SUMMARY Marion County (County) and the Salem Area Mass Transit District (Transit) are pleased to announce an opportunity for a qualified commercial/retail/mixed 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 development will also include 314 subsurface parking stalls, 258 of which will be used for County and Transit purposes, and 56 of which will be made available to the developer to support the North Block project. The private development opportunity ("Project") consists of a building pad with ground floor maximum building area of approximately 12,790 sq. ft., and above ground floor maximum building area of approximately 17,114 sq. ft. per floar (see ground lease attachment for more precise description). The site of the development, bounded by Chemeketa Street NE, Court Street NE, Church Street NE and High Street NE in downtown Salem, Oregon, is owned jointly by the County and Transit. The successful Proposer will obtain an interest in a portion of the 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 site 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 are compatible in design, supportive of transit use and complementary of the entire development in terms of economics, function, and scale. The County and Transit ("Procuring Agency") invites proposals and statements of qualifications from development proposers ("Proposers"), setting forth their experience in developing similar urban projects, their financial capabilities, their approach to the Project, and a preliminary business plan addressing issues identified in this package. The format for submittals, and the details of the selection process, are included in this RFP . The deadline for submitting proposals is Questions regarding the RFP should be addressed to : Any questions must be submitted not later than seven (7) days prior to the deadline for submitting proposals.