Lake Baldwin FL REI Consolidated Questions and Answers

0000REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

ENHANCED-USE LEASE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

Orlando Healthcare System within Veterans Integrated Service Network 08 (VISN 08) Lake Baldwin VA Medical Clinic located within Orlando, FL

REI Questions and Answers
Section III states that the assets available for redevelopment "include, but are not limited to" Buildings 519, 519a, 520, 520a, 521 and 522. Will VA consider responses that propose including other underutilized portions of the 46-acre Lake Baldwin campus, either in addition to or in combination with the domiciliary buildings? The identified buildings total approximately 30,600 GSF, which supports a relatively small unit count that may limit competitiveness for Florida Housing Finance Corporation and local funding; additional land could support a larger mixed-income community with Veteran-preference supportive units. If the VA is open to an expanded approach, could VA also identify (a) any areas of the campus reserved for current or future VA clinical, parking or operational needs, and (b) any additional areas VA would consider making available in a future RFQ? Responses should focus on the buildings and area outlined in Section III of the Sources Sought Notice / Request for Expressions of Interest (REI). However, VA is open to input on the lease boundary if it would be helpful to include adjacent VA-controlled land in a potential future EUL. VA is open to an expanded approach but is unable to specifically identify additional available areas at this point in the process. VA is seeking input from Respondents on how the buildings and area outlined in Section III could be best utilized. If Respondents believe that including additional area(s) would result in a more competitive project, they should reflect that in their response. VA will use the information gained from REI responses to inform if, and how, VA decides to move forward with a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). If VA intends to limit the development to the identified buildings, would the Developer be required to provide all resident and staff parking within the leased premises? The area surrounding the domiciliary buildings appears to have limited space for on-site parking. Alternatively, would VA consider including designated parking in the leased premises, or providing shared or dedicated resident parking in an adjacent VA parking area? See response to Question 5 below. Regarding parking, access, etc., these are part of the EUL negotiation process and will ultimately be informed by the proposed project’s needs and ongoing VA operational requirements.