PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
GOLDEN URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY
OF GOLDEN, COLORADO
GOLDEN URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY (GURA)
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
RFP 2010-001
LOT 2 and/or LOT 4
Golden Gateway Station Minor Replat #2
GOLDEN, COLORADO
This RFP has no deadline.
Proposals will be reviewed shortly after the order in which
they are submitted until the GURA Board
accepts a proposal for one or both lots.
GOLDEN URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY
922 Washington Avenue, Suite 100
GOLDEN, CO 80401
Request for Qualifications and Development Proposals for
LOT 2 and/or LOT 4
Golden Gateway Station Minor Replat #2
Golden, Colorado
CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
A Redevelopment Site Boundaries and
Characteristics 3
B GURA Redevelopment Goals 4
C Selection Process 5
D Request for Qualifications & Concepts Process
1. Submittal Outline 5
2. Evaluation Criteria 5
3. Submittal Deadline and Procedures 6
SECTION A – REDEVELOPMENT SITE BOUNDARIES &
CHARACTERISTICS
1. Land Area & Location:
a. Lot 2 is approximately 62’x 151.54’ and 9,396 square
feet. It is located along 13th Street between Jackson Street
and Prospectors Alley, just ½ block to the east of
Washington Avenue in Downtown Golden, Colorado. The parcel
is bounded to the north by the Gateway Station Parking
Garage, to the east by Jackson Street, to the south by 13th
Street, and to the west by Prospectors Alley. See map
attached as Addendum 1.
b. Lot 4 is approximately 77.49’ x 101.03” and 7,828 square
feet. It is located along 12th Street between Jackson Street
and Prospectors Alley, just ½ block to the east of
Washington Avenue in Downtown Golden, Colorado. The parcel
is bounded to the north by 12th Street, to the east by
Jackson Street, to the south by the Gateway Station Parking
Garage, and to the west by Prospectors Alley. See map
attached as Addendum 1.
2. Access: The parcel is centrally located, and easily
accessed by Downtown Golden’s busiest streets: Ford,
Jackson, and Washington.
3. Parking: The sites are raw land with no parking
allocated. However, each site abuts a “knock out” panel to
an adjacent public parking garage that could provide access
to the parking garage, but the use of the parking garage to
satisfy parking code requirements remains uncertain.
4. Utilities: All public utilities are to the site.
Secondary connections will be the Developer’s responsibility
and cost.
5. C-2 Zoning: Both sites are zoned for retail, mixed-use
residential, and office.
6. Environmental Disclosure: Lot 2 was the site of a dry
cleaners business many years ago that leached PCE into the
soil and groundwater. The site has been remediated under a
CDPHE authorized Voluntary Clean Up Plan and will be
monitored for an additional year. A vapor barrier for this
site might be required for development. More information on
the remediation and monitoring plan is available from the
GURA office.
7. Site Preparation: Spread footers from the parking garage
extend into both sites below ground. Shoring remains
underground along the northern walls of the parking garage
from the construction of that structure. A 2’ x 22.69’
section of an adjoining subsurface structure occupies the NW
corner of Lot 2. None of these should pose an impediment to
development.
SECTION B – GURA REDEVELOPMENT GOALS
1. This RFP is designed to achieve the following goals for
the Golden Urban Renewal Area:
a. Redevelop the Urban Renewal Area pursuant to the Urban
Renewal Plan.
b. Improve the long-term viability and sales tax potential
of the Urban Renewal Area.
c. Eliminate existing blight and prevent the spread of
blight within the Urban Renewal Area.
2. This RFP is also designed to achieve the following goals
for the sites:
a. Redevelop the sites quickly under the criteria described
in this RFP.
b. The preferred uses for the sites include:
LOT 2
i. LEEDs certified objective at Silver or higher.
ii. Architecturally compatible in building color and
materials with Gateway Station and the Gateway Station
Parking Garage.
iii. Along 13th Street, the building will be aligned with
Gateway Station.
iv. Along Jackson Street, the building will be aligned with
the Gateway Station Parking Garage.
v. Mixed-use or live/work in a two or three story
configuration.
vi. Must meet draft Downtown Design Standards and
Guidelines.
vii. Retail for first floor, such as high traffic retail
and/or food service, although commercial or professional
services other than financial, insurance, and real estate
are also acceptable.
viii. Elevator required to lower level parking and to top
floor.
ix. An urban park
LOT 4
i. LEEDs certified objective at Silver or higher.
ii. Architecturally compatible in building color and
materials of the Gateway Station Parking Garage.
iii. Architecturally compatible with surrounding buildings,
including historic Banks building.
iv. Along 12th Street, the building will be aligned with the
old "Ruby Bank" building.
v. Along Jackson Street, the building will be aligned with
the Gateway Station Parking Garage.
vi. Mixed-use or live/work in a two story configuration.
vii. Must meet draft Downtown Design Standards and
Guidelines.
viii. Retail for first floor, such as high traffic retail
and/or food service, although commercial or professional
services other than fire, insurance, and real estate are
also acceptable.
ix. Elevator required to lower level parking and to top
floor.
x. An urban park
SECTION C – SELECTION PROCESS
The goal of GURA is to select a developer(s) based on
conformance with the development concept of the Golden Urban
Renewal Plan and GURA’s goals for the sites, the feasibility
of the proposal, and the qualifications of the developer.
After selection of the developer, GURA and the developer
will negotiate an agreement to proceed with a process of
testing, refining and implementing the redevelopment
project.
SECTION D – REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS &
CONCEPTS PROCESS
1. Submittal Outline
Please include the following information:
a. Firm and contact, including qualifications, experience
and references. Also include such information for corporate
parents.
b. Concept plan with as much detail as feasible, including
uses, plan concepts, advanced architectural drawings, firm
construction cost estimates, and any tenant commitments.
c. Financing, design, and construction schedule, including
proposed due diligence process and contingencies.
d. Proposed purchase price and terms, including target lease
rates and/or sales goals.
e. Marketing plan.
f. Evidence of financing.
Please indicate if any of the submitted materials are
confidential or proprietary.
2. Evaluation Criteria
GURA retains the right to reject all proposals or to accept
proposals which, in its evaluation, best respond to a
balance of the following criteria:
a. Conformance with GURA’s purposes, goals, and Urban
Renewal Plan, including but not limited to:
1. the GURA’s Compatible Business Guidelines;
2. the draft Downtown Design Standards and Guidelines;
3. Compliance with LEED-NC 2.1 standards;
4. Corner treatment;
5. Pedestrian interface; and
6. Landscape plan.
7. Parking plan.
8. Marketing plan.
b. Projected long-term sales and property tax generation.
c. Quality and feasibility of the proposed plan, including
its long-term viability and competitiveness.
d. Proposed purchase price and terms.
e. Developer’s proven ability to perform and complete the
project – including prior experience (especially any
experience with similar urban renewal redevelopment
projects), financial and legal capability and any
pre-leasing or letters of commitment.
f. Schedule – proposed due diligence period, closing date,
and development timeline.
g. Marketing plan.
h. Degree to which the sites would be redeveloped
sustainably.
i. Degree to which the project obtains products, materials,
and labor locally.
3. Submittal Deadline and Procedures
There is no deadline for submissions. Proposals will be
reviewed shortly after the order in which they are submitted
until the GURA Board accepts a proposal for one or both
lots. Submissions shall be delivered to:
Golden Urban Renewal Authority
922 Washington Avenue, Suite 100
Golden, CO 80401
Voice: 303-279-4162
Fax: 309-279-4690
Email: mark@gura.com
Please submit 10 hard copies and 10 CDs.
Copies of the GURA Redevelopment Plan and this Request for
Qualifications & Redevelopment Concepts are available from
the above address, or by visiting http://www.gura.com/rfp2010-001.
For questions about the project or proposal process, please
contact Mark Heller in writing at the address above. Only
written questions about the project will be answered.
Questions may be submitted by email (mark@gura.com). All
questions with answers will be posted to the RFP weblink as
well as emailed to the questioner.
