[homeles_ot-l] Request for Expressions of Interest: Action Ottawa / Canada - Ontario Affordable Housing Program

Wed Jun 17 10:25:08 EDT 2009

FYI, 

Information Session will be held on Friday June 26, 2009 at 10:00 am in the
Jaguar Room of 100 Constellation Crescent. Email Carol.Couture at ottawa.ca by
June 23rd to confirm your attendance.

Submission of Request for Expressions of Interest Deadline: July 2, 2009
3:00pm

Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

613-241-7913, ext. 205

HYPERLINK "http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/"www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca

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From: Sayah, Saide [mailto:Saide.Sayah at ottawa.ca] 
Sent: June 16, 2009 5:13 PM
To: Sayah, Saide
Subject: Request for Expressions of Interest: Action Ottawa / Canada -
Ontario Affordable Housing Program

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RE: Request for Expressions of Interest  
        Action Ottawa / Canada - Ontario Affordable Housing Program 

Dear Affordable Housing Community,

On June 9, 2009, the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario
officially signed an amendment to the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing
Program (AHP) that provides $540M in funding for new affordable housing
across Ontario and extending the program for 5 years. During the first two
years, this funding is to be directed toward the construction of new
affordable rental housing for seniors, people with disabilities, and rental
and supportive housing under the AHP.  As part of the Federal economic
stimulus package, the funds are to be allocated and utilized by March 31,
2011. 

The key priority of the AHP extension is economic stimulus over the next two
years. As a result, funding is subject to strict “use it or lose it”
provisions as directed by the Federal and Provincial Governments. The
details and guidelines are expected to be released later this month by the
Ontario Government and will be distributed to interested proponents at that
time.

In order to measure the ability of organizations in the City to deliver
affordable housing projects before the March 31st, 2011 deadline, foster
partnerships and promptly request funds from the Province, the Affordable
Housing Division of the City of Ottawa requests that interested proponents
submit Expressions of Interest for new affordable housing projects by July
02, 2009. This request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) is an opportunity
for private sector, non-profit and charitable organizations to indicate
their ability and willingness to become partners in the delivery of
affordable housing. Affordable Housing staff will review all submissions
that are submitted and provide feedback to respective applicants who are
interested in applying for funding over the next two years.   

Eligible projects may be submitted by the private sector, non-profit and
charitable housing organizations and include primarily new construction of
townhouse, stacked townhouse, apartment and condominium developments.
Acquisition and major renovation projects will only be considered for
projects that provide housing with supports. 

Please note that this Request for Expressions of Interest will not result in
the direct approval of any project or allocation of any funding.  

Please complete Attachment 1 and provide a brief proposal, no more than 12
pages focussing on the following information:

1.              Proponent name and contact information

2.      Development team members and qualifications (if applicable)

3.      Project description (concept plan if available, number and type of
units, clearly demonstrated plan in place to meet construction deadline
before March 31, 2011)

4.      Target client group and rents 

5.      Site address and status (i.e., property acquired, under Agreement of
Purchase and Sale, etc.)

6.      Zoning

7.      Planning approvals obtained or required

8.      Estimated capital budget, draft operating budgets, proponent equity

9.      Estimated capital funding required

10.      Estimated planning and construction timelines that meet the funding
criteria.

See attachment for more information on submission requirements. 

Expressions of Interest are to be delivered to: 

Affordable Housing Division
100 Constellation Crescent, 8th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K2G 6J8
Phone: (613) 580-2424 ext. 43083
Fax: (613) 580-2648 

Deadline: July 2, 2009 3:00pm

As part of the process, you are also invited to attend an information
session on June 26, 2009. This information session will provide more details
regarding the program as they are released by the Province and will
endeavour to answer any questions you may have about future Action Ottawa
RFP’s and the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program. We also seek your
comments and suggestions prior to issuing an Action Ottawa RFP to allocate
funding and for consideration into the development of future programs and
initiatives.    

The Information Session will be held on Friday June 26, 2009 at 10:00 am in
the Jaguar Room of 100 Constellation Crescent. 

Please RSVP to Carol Couture at Carol.Couture at ottawa.ca <HYPERLINK
"mailto:Carol.Couture at ottawa.ca"mailto:Carol.Couture at ottawa.ca> by June 23rd
to confirm your attendance. Please check the Investing in Affordable Housing
website at www.ottawa.ca <HYPERLINK
"http://www.ottawa.ca"http://www.ottawa.ca> regularly for possible location
change.

A Request for Proposals (RFP) under Action Ottawa and the Canada-Ontario
Affordable Housing Program to non-profit and private sector proponents is
tentatively scheduled for July 19th 2009. Additional information sessions
will be held concurrently with future Action Ottawa RFP’s.

Please contact:

Saide Sayah, Housing Developer at (613) 580-2424 ext.43083
(saide.sayah at ottawa.ca) (or) Denise Heringer, Project Coordinator at (613)
580-2424 ext.44154 (denise.heringer at ottawa.ca) with the City of Ottawa’s
Affordable Housing division if you have any questions or would like to
discuss your proposal. 

We want to thank you for your interest in helping to create new affordable
housing in the City of Ottawa and we look forward to working with you in the
near future.

<<Affordable Housing Expression of Interest 2009.doc>> 

Sincerely,

Stephen Arbuckle

A/ Manager, Housing Services,

Community and Social Services department

City Operations,

City of Ottawa 

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