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The Allies & Ross Management and Development Corporation (“ARMDC”), an instrumentality of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (“HACP”), hereby requests proposals from qualified professionals to conduct a Physical Capital Needs Assessment (“PCNA”) and Energy Audit (“EA” and together with PCNA, the “Services”) for eighty-six (86) scattered site Low-Income Public Housing (“LIPH”) units located in the Manchester neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, as a part of the Manchester Redevelopment (PA-01-72) (see Attachment L – Schedule of Properties and Site Map). A more detailed scope of services is provided in Section II of this Request for Proposals (“RFP”).

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) is anticipated to provide the funding for this work through the Capital Fund Program and all work performed must be in compliance with all rules and regulations of this program and all other applicable Federal regulations including but not limited to, Handicap Accessibility (Section 504), Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (“UFAS”), Davis-Bacon wage requirements, Environmental Protection Agency rules and regulations, HUD’s Modernization Design Standards and Federal procurement requirements. In addition to the Federal laws and regulations, all work must also be performed in compliance with all Commonwealth of Pennsylvania laws and regulations, and local building codes.

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) desires to work with private for-profit and/or non-profit owners and developers of affordable/mixed-income housing for developing/rehabilitating/preserving affordable units under its Project-Based Voucher (PBV) and Gap Financing program. HACP is undertaking this initiative to expand the available housing choices for low income families in Pittsburgh and to spur development of quality housing in areas where HACP and the City of Pittsburgh are undertaking community revitalization and redevelopment activities as well as to expand the availability of affordable, quality rental housing in neighborhoods that can meet U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) PBV site selection standards.

HACP will provide certain financial incentives to support the successful completion of any particular affordable housing development proposal. HACP will offer two special incentives through this Request for Proposals (RFP):
● Section 8 Project-Based Housing Choice Voucher Funding or PBV
● Last Resort Gap Financing in the form of soft and/or hard loans (Gap Financing)

HACP’s Project-Based Voucher/Gap Financing (PBV/Gap Financing) program is created to provide the last resort development financing source and project-based operating subsidy for developers/owners to develop and preserve affordable rental homes in the City of Pittsburgh. The HACP and its instrumentality, Allies & Ross Management and Development Corporation (ARMDC), will perform programmatic and underwriting analysis on all proposals submitted in response to this RFP. PBV/Gap Financing projects must also comply with HUD’s Moving to Work (MTW) local non-traditional development program guidelines as described herein.