Specifications include, but are not limited to: Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech, the University) wishes to engage the services of a qualified and experienced industry professional to serve as a subject-matter expert and primary support to help guide the University’s due diligence for potential entry into a long-term joint partnership, public-private partnership, or other such similar arrangement with a private sector for-profit and/or non-profit entity for the purpose of developing real estate owned by the University, a public university of the State of Oregon, at various campus locations. The successful respondent will possess a robust knowledge of and expertise in public-private partnerships; real estate development, including mixed-use development; financial analysis; capital financing models; and municipal, state and private sector bonding. The successful respondent will also have expertise in business entity formation; relevant federal, state, and local statutes; municipal tax provisions; land use and other related regulations in Oregon; and specifically, how these apply to Oregon independent public bodies of higher education and with a governing board established under ORS 352.033.