Hillsborough committee records consensus scores for CDBG public‑facility RFP; several applicants lacked required appraisals

At a remote evaluation meeting for RFP P250188, the Hillsborough County evaluation committee assigned consensus scores to ten applicants competing for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) public‑facility and housing funds.

The meeting, convened under a procurement “cone of silence,” was led by Tracy Edwards, senior procurement buyer, who opened the session and recorded final consensus scores. “Please be advised that the cone of silence is still in effect,” Edwards said. The committee reviewed scoring categories that included national objective, activity timeline, project readiness (sales contract and appraisal), implementation strategy, zoning compatibility, land‑development documentation, architectural elevations, performance capacity, past subrecipient performance, leveraging, financial capacity and two bonus categories (within 1 mile of mass transit and located in a Neighborhood Revitalization…