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Reference Number

0000404931

Issuing Organization

Chaffee County

Owner Organization

Chaffee County Government

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

RFP 2025 Housing Needs Assessment Update

Title

RFP - Housing Needs Assessment Update - ChaffeeCHA

Source ID

PU.AG.USA.2180710.C12932701

Details

Location

United States, Colorado, Chaffee County

Delivery Point

Piggyback Contract

Description

Chaffee County, in collaboration with the City of Salida, Town of Buena Vista, and Town of Poncha Springs, is inviting proposals from qualified firms or consultants to conduct a Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) that:
1) identifies the type and amount of housing needed in Chaffee County to ensure current and future households have access to quality housing that they can afford, and
2) contains the required components for compliance with SB24-174 as have been codified at CRS § 24-32-3704.

Chaffee County has received a grant from Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) to engage a consultant to complete a revised multi-jurisdictional HNA no later than August 2026. The current regional Chaffee County HNA was completed in 2016 with an update completed in 2022. SB24-174 requires an HNA to be current (completed within 5 years) and compliant with the state methodologies and data elements.

Dates

Publication

11/19/2025 08:49 AM MST

Question Acceptance Deadline

11/27/2025 05:00 PM MST

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

12/10/2025 05:00 PM MST

Contact Information

Beth Helmke

719-539-2218

bhelmke@chaffeecounty.org

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Physical Bid Submission

Additional Bidding Instructions

Interested applicants should submit a proposal that includes:
1. Contact Information
2. Consultant and/or Team Experience: Provide team bios or resumes and describe previous experiences with HNAs and affordable housing development, market studies, and other relevant skills. Include a description of team member roles and responsibilities.
3. Approach: Provide a narrative describing the consultant team approach to accomplishing the tasks in this SOW and compliant with Sb25-174.
4. Project Timeline: Provide a timeline for completion that includes phases and tasks with the timeline demonstrating support for achieving completion in time to support Rural Resort Petition applications.
5. Budget: Provide a budget that matches the phases in the approach with estimates

Proposals shall be submitted to the County through the County’s BidNetDirect.com platform or emailed to Beth Helmke at bhelmke@chaffeecounty.org with CC to Marjo Curgus at marjo.curgus@chaffeehousingauthority.org, and cc to chaffeeadmin@chaffeecounty.org. Please ensure all email addresses are included for your submission.

Proposals received after: December 10th at 5:00 p.m. may not be considered. All proposals and material shall be kept confidential until proposal opening, at which time they will become subject to public disclosure.