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Commission weighs RFQ, RFP or sale for downtown opportunity site after Kissimmee case study
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a Kissimmee unsolicited‑proposal example and debated three approaches for Sanford’s downtown opportunity site — RFQ, RFP, or selling the parcel — and discussed pre‑marketing, parking garage participation and whether to reserve a north parcel for a park.
Commission discussion on the downtown opportunity site focused on procurement approach after staff presented the Kissimmee example, where an unsolicited hotel/convention proposal prompted a 30‑day public notice under state statute and subsequent competitive responses.
Craig Vazak outlined Kissimmee’s process and told the commission that city staff there publicly noticed the unsolicited proposal and received several competing parties, interviewed finalists, and ultimately awarded the project to a single developer. Craig said Kissimmee’s counterpart…
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