HomeMy WebLinkAbout5A3 Request to Advertise (117-119 Lafayette Bldg)Redevelopment Commission Agenda Item
DATE:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
9/16/22
Joseph Molnar
Request to AdvertiseLafayette Building & Parking Lot
Which TIF? (circle one) River West; River East; South Side; Douglas Road; West Washington
PURPOSE OF REQUEST: Approval of dates to advertise the sale of the Lafayette Building and Parking
Lot
Specifics: Attached is the Notice of Intended Disposition of Property (Notice) for the
Lafayette Building and the parking lot at 117/119 Lafayette Blvd.
The notice will be advertised in the South Bend Tribune on October 1 and October 8, 2022.
Staff requests approval of this Notice and the Request to Advertise, for the eventual
disposition of these properties.
INTERNAL USE ONLY: Project Code: _______________________________________________;
Total Amount new/change (inc/dec) in budget: _______________; Break down:
Costs: Engineering Amt: ______________________; Other Prof Serv
Amt_________________; Acquisition of Land/Bldg (circle one) Amt: ___________; Street
Const Amt ________________;
Building Imp Amt_________; Sewers Amt_________; Other (specify) Amt: ________________
___________________________________________. Going to BPW for Contracting? Y/N
Is this item ready to encumber now? ____ Existing PO#__________ Inc/Dec $_____________
_________________________Pres/V-Pres
ATTEST: __________________Secretary
Date: ____________________
APPROVED Not Approved
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Notice of Intended Disposition of Property
RIVER WEST DEVELOPMENT AREA
115 & 117/119 S. Lafayette Blvd.
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Notice is hereby given that the Redevelopment Commission of the City of South Bend, Indiana, will receive sealed offers for
the purchase of certain properties situated in the River West Development Area until 9:00 a.m. (local time) on the 26th day of
January, 2023 in the Office of the Department of Redevelopment, 1400 S. County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard,
South Bend, Indiana, 46601 or by electric copy in a single PDF document sent to RDCRFP@southbendin.gov. All offers will
be publicly opened and read aloud at 9:30 a.m. (local time) on the 26th day of January, 2023 at the Regular Meeting of the
Redevelopment Commission to be held that date and time in Room 1308 County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard,
South Bend, IN 46601, or in the event of cancellation or rescheduling, at the Redevelopment Commission’s subsequent regular
meeting or rescheduled regular meeting held at a time and place given by public notice. All offers will be referred to
Redevelopment Commission staff for review and recommendation. Bid proposals for the purchase of the property offered will
be considered. An accepted bid will be publicly recommended at a meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission,
to be held at 9:30am (EDT), March 9th, 2023, in room 1308, County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend,
IN 46601.
The properties being offered are located at 115 & 117/119 Lafayette Blvd., in the River West Development Area, South Bend,
Indiana. Any proposal submitted must be for the site as noted on the Request for Proposal. The required re-use of the property
is for projects that are permitted within the DT Downtown zoning designation. Strong emphasis will be placed during the
review process on compatibility with and support of the River West Development Area, the surrounding businesses and
neighborhood, and the property’s local historic designation.
A Request for Proposal containing bid forms, the evaluation criteria and other pertinent information may be picked up at the
Department of Community Investment, 1400 S. County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, IN 46601.
The Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make the award to the highest and best bidder. In
determining the best bid, the Commission will take into consideration the following:
1.The degree to which the Applicant’s Bid meets the objectives of the River West Development Area Plan and
meets or exceeds the criteria outlined in the Lafayette Building Request for Proposal.
2.The size and character of the improvements proposed by to be made by the Applicant.
3.Applicant’s plans and ability to improve the Property with reasonable promptness and Applicant’s proposed timetable
for commencing and completing the Project.
4.The financial responsibility, qualifications, experience and ability of the Applicant to finance and complete the
development as proposed.
5.The total Purchase Price offered by Applicant.
6.The immediate and long-term potential impact on employment and residential population in the area anticipated to
result from development of the Property.
7.Any other factors which will assure the Department that the sale of the Property, if made, will further the
execution of the River West Development Area Plan and will best serve in the interest of the community,
both from the standpoint of human and economic welfare and public funds expended.
The Commission further reserves the right to waive any formalities in bidding which are not mandatory requirements. In the
event that no Bid is recommended, the Redevelopment Commission may dispose of the Property at either public sale or by
private negotiation in accordance with Indiana Code §36-7-14-22.
A bid submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify each:
(A) beneficiary of the trust; and
(B) settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust.
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Joseph Molnar, Property Development Manager
Publish Dates: October 1 and October 8, 2022