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Council approves RFQ to market 35 Kingston Road (former library) with $3,000 advertising cap
Summary
The Town Council voted to advertise a request for qualifications (RFQ) to recruit commercial real estate or marketing firms to market the town‑owned property at 35 Kingston Road for a long‑term lease or adaptive reuse; council set a $3,000 cap on advertising and approved an amended RFQ language.
The Narragansett Town Council voted unanimously Oct. 20 to advertise a request for qualifications seeking commercial real estate brokers, marketing firms or similar entities to market 35 Kingston Road — the former Maury Lutches Library — for a long‑term lease or adaptive reuse.
Councilor Durkin, sponsor of the item, told the council the 35 Kingston Road building has been vacant for several years and that a previous RFP generated little response. He said bringing in commercial marketing specialists could help broaden outreach and attract proposals. “We still have an empty building… I feel that maybe one of the reasons that we didn’t get more responses was because of the lack of getting the word out there,” Durkin said.
The council amended the agenda motion to clarify the RFQ language, include specific periodical and online advertising outlets as examples, and to cap advertising costs at $3,000. The amended motion, which said the RFQ would use the town’s previous RFP for investor/developer/adaptive reuse as a guide, passed 5‑0.
Town Manager Jim Tierney and council members noted the RFQ is to recruit professionals to market the property and would not commit the town to accept any particular proposal; resident proposals would still be permitted. The council directed staff to return to the record with responses to the advertised RFQ and any future proposals.
