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Irving advances $100,000 inclement-weather shelter RFP, council favors single prime contractor with reimbursement model
Summary
Irving staff presented a rapid RFP framework for a $100,000 reimbursable inclement‑weather shelter program; councilors pressed for flexibility on insurance, possible small advances, and capacity concerns and gave consensus to release the solicitation with staff to return with final contract language.
Irving city staff on Wednesday presented a rapid request-for-proposals framework to fund a temporary inclement‑weather shelter, and the council gave consensus to release the solicitation and return with contract language.
Imelda Speck, senior manager of housing and redevelopment, said the $100,000 program is funded from the city’s general fund and is intended as a short‑term, reimbursable grant to support a nonprofit that can operate a temporary shelter during extreme cold. “For the $100,000, it was funded out of the general fund,” Speck said. The program would reimburse eligible expenses incurred from Nov. 1 through March 31 and requires applicants to be 501(c)(3) nonprofits with at least two years’ experience and current IRS filings (990s).
Speck described the core elements the city will…
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