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Redevelopment officials propose reissuing jail-site RFP, hire Veritas Group for developer outreach
Summary
Officials at the redevelopment meeting proposed canceling and reissuing the request for proposals for the former jail site, hiring Veritas Group to lead statewide developer outreach and negotiating to quitclaim the property to the redevelopment commission; no formal vote was recorded.
Unidentified Speaker 2, identified only by speaker number in the transcript, told the redevelopment commission that staff recommends reissuing the request for proposals (RFP) for the former jail site and contracting Veritas Group to lead developer outreach and RFP redrafting. Speaker 2 said the firm ‘‘specialize[s] in recruiting effectively developers for these kind of infill, and other kind of development projects.’’
The recommendation from Veritas, Speaker 2 said, includes canceling the existing RFP and issuing a revised version to incorporate language and specifics the original solicitation omitted. ‘‘The easiest way to handle that is to cancel and reissue, if you will,’’ Speaker 2 said. The speaker told the commission that the reissued RFP and outreach are intended to ‘‘cast a wide net’’ — not only in Whitley County…
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