Specifications include, but are not limited to: Through this Request for Proposal (RFP), the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission (Commission) is seeking development proposals for Parcels 14 and 15 of the Providence Innovation and Design District (District). The District and its governing Commission were created in late 2011 to serve as the responsible authority for the redevelopment of land made available in downtown Providence as a result of the relocation of Interstate 195. The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2011 designates the District parcels for “commercial, institutional and residential development and beneficial reuse, including without limitation to support or encourage workforce development, education and training, and the growth of ‘knowledge-based’ jobs and industries such as research and development, life sciences, media technologies, entrepreneurship and business management, design, hospitality, software design and application, and a variety of other uses consistent with a Knowledge-based economy.” The Commission’s mission is to foster economic development on Rhode Island's 195 land and beyond and generate job creation opportunities that embrace the city's demographics by creating an environment that encourages highvalue users to build well-designed structures that enhance the value of surrounding neighborhoods and augment the sense of place.
