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Ir,~tr~jcticzr~s to ApF~lic:ants The South Bend Redevelopment Commission ("Commission") invites proposals for the purchase and development of certain real property described as Ignition Park Development Parcels located within the Ignition Park Development Site, in the SE Quadrant of Prairie Avenue and Sample Street, within the Airport Economic Development Area, South Bend, Indiana. The boundaries of the Ignition Park Development Site are the same as the boundaries outlined in the Ignition Park PUD Zoning Ordinance (included as a separate document together with this packet). Ignition Park is intended to be a launching pad fortechnological innovation. Ignition Park, in combination with Innovation Park, creates atwo-site, single, State Certified Technology Park within the City of South Bend. It is anticipated that development within Ignition Park may include, but not be limited to: research and development facilities, education, office, prototyping facilities, and support uses. The land uses to be contained within Ignition Park shall be those set forth for each category identified in the Master Plan filed with the PUD Zoning Ordinance. It is acknowledged that the Master Plan filed with the PUD Zoning Ordinance for Ignition Park recommends general land uses for real estate within the Ignition Park development site. The Master Plan vision for Ignition Park is to provide for acampus-like setting within the single multi-use PUD District. The primary objective of this PUD District is to encourage development which achieves a high degree of: (i) excellence in overall site design, (ii) integration of individual parcel site design within the overall development, and (iii) innovation, creativity and quality in building design. The PUD District provides flexibility and procedural economy by permitting a broad range of high-tech industrial land uses and related support uses in a single district, while maintaining adequate land use controls to protect adjoining properties. The Proposal Documents provide Applicants with essential information regarding the Disposition process and the Project Site. Each Applicant should read this information thoroughly before submitting a proposal to the Commission. The Proposal Forms are required as part of any proposal submitted for the purchase of Commission owned land. All Forms must be complete. The Commission may reject any proposal submitted with incomplete or missing information. Evaluation Criteria The Commission may use the following criteria to guide its review and acceptance or denial of a proposal: The degree to which the Applicant's proposal meets the objectives of the Master Plan filed with the PUD Zoning Ordinance, as well as the Development Plan for the Airport Economic Development Area prepared by the Department of 2