Purchasing Type: Request for Proposals (RFP)
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Purchasing & Contracting
AGENDA ITEM:
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Commission District(s): All
RFP - Request for Proposals No. 2026-005 Feasibility Study Community Land Trust. For use by the Office of the CEO to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study evaluating the potential establishment of a Community Land Trust (CLT) serving residential and commercial properties within DeKalb County. Recommend award to the highest scoring proposer: Urban Institute, Inc. Amount Not To Exceed: $123,000.00.
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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer
Phone Number: (404) 687-3581
PURPOSE:
To conduct a comprehensive feasibility study evaluating the potential establishment of a Community Land Trust (CLT) serving residential and commercial properties within DeKalb County. Seven (7) proposals were received.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend award to the highest scoring proposer:
Urban Institute, Inc., 500 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC, 20024
Amount Not To Exceed: $123,000.00
and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the contract and all associated documents.
Evaluation Committee Scores:
Firms Scores
The Urban Institute, Inc. 85.14
Grounded Solutions Network, Inc. 80.40
Burlington Associates in Community Development, LLC 78.22
HR&A Advisors, Inc. 72.94
BJH Advisors, LLC 71.43
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. LSBE Participation: 20%
2. Contract Effective Date: Date of Execution
3. Contract Expiration Date: Nine (9) Months
4. Funding: General - Operating (CEO)
5. Additional Proposer(s):
Econsult Solutions, Inc.
1435 Walnut Street, 4th Fl
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(Non-Responsive)
Bleakly Advisory Group
999 Peachtree Steet NE, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30309
(Non-Responsive)