The City of Birmingham is seeking proposals for the design, financing, construction, and operation of a hospitality-focused development on two city-owned parcels. The deadline for submission is October 31, 2025, at 4 PM Central Time. A pre-bid meeting and site visit are required on October 2, 2025, at 10:00 AM Central Time. Proposals must include a cover letter, executive summary, development team description, development concept, experience track record, financial proposal, job creation and local impact plan, community benefits plan, and schedule. Evaluation criteria include demonstrated track record, team qualifications, development concept feasibility, financial capacity, and alignment with city objectives. The city reserves the right to conduct interviews and perform additional due diligence.
The deadline for submission is October 31, 2025, at 4 PM Central Time. proposals must include the following sections: 1. cover letter o legal name of the proposing entity. o primary contact person and contact information. o authorized signature. 2. executive summary o narrative statement of the vision and strategy for the hospitality focused development. o demonstration of the value and impact of the proposal. 3. development team description o organizational chart and resumes of key personnel. o relevant hospitalityfocused development and publicprivate partnership experience. 4. development concept o proposed brand, positioning, and target market. o conceptual site plan, renderings, and description of amenities. o sustainability strategies. 5. experience track record o examples of similar projects, including financing structures and public sector partnerships. 6. financial proposal o preliminary development budget, sources and uses of funds. o comprehensive financial analysis of respondent team i. e. construction costs, professional service fees, furniture, fixtures, 3 insurance, equipment operator, soft costs, midlifecycle refurbishment, and debt service payments. o proposed ownershiplease structure. o incentive requests and justification. o audited financial statements of respondent and any proposed partners. o pro forma with a tax revenue forecast sales, lodging and property tax revenue over first 510 years. 7. job creation and local impact plan o projected number of permanent fulltime and parttime jobs. o projected number of construction related jobs. o local hiring plan. 8. community benefits plan o proposed community benefits agreement. o example community benefits: publicly accessible art installation, green space open to neighborhoods, dedicated meeting space for community use. o other innovative community benefit idea focused on place and people. 9. schedule o proposed timeline from selection to opening.
Response packages will be reviewed by a committee composed of city of Birmingham staff. Each member of the review committee will evaluate proposals according to the criteria below. Scores for each criterion will be combined for a total possible score of 100 points. esponse packages will be reviewed by a committee composed of city ofbirmingham staff. each member of the review committee will evaluate proposalsaccording to the criteria below. scores for each criterion will be combined for a totalpossible score of 100 points.
Proposals must include a cover letter, executive summary, development team description, development concept, experience track record, financial proposal, job creation and local impact plan, community benefits plan, and schedule. Proposals must include the following sections: 1. cover letter o legal name of the proposing entity. o primary contact person and contact information. o authorized signature. 2. executive summary o narrative statement of the vision and strategy for the hospitality focused development. o demonstration of the value and impact of the proposal. 3. development team description o organizational chart and resumes of key personnel. o relevant hospitalityfocused development and publicprivate partnership experience. 4. development concept o proposed brand, positioning, and target market. o conceptual site plan, renderings, and description of amenities. o sustainability strategies. 5. experience track record o examples of similar projects, including financing structures and public sector partnerships. 6. financial proposal o preliminary development budget, sources and uses of funds. o comprehensive financial analysis of respondent team i. e. construction costs, professional service fees, furniture, fixtures, 3 insurance, equipment operator, soft costs, midlifecycle refurbishment, and debt service payments. o proposed ownershiplease structure. o incentive requests and justification. o audited financial statements of respondent and any proposed partners. o pro forma with a tax revenue forecast sales, lodging and property tax revenue over first 510 years. 7. job creation and local impact plan o projected number of permanent fulltime and parttime jobs. o projected number of construction related jobs. o local hiring plan. 8. community benefits plan o proposed community benefits agreement. o example community benefits: publicly accessible art installation, green space open to neighborhoods, dedicated meeting space for community use. o other innovative community benefit idea focused on place and people. 9. schedule o proposed timeline from selection to opening.
A mandatory site visit is scheduled for October 2, 2025, at 10:00 AM Central Time. equired prebid meetingsite visit: date: october 2, 2025, at 10: 00a central
