Civic Center Redevelopment RFPs Due Next Month

The City of Atlanta has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for redevelopment of the Atlanta Civic Center site through its economic development authority, Invest Atlanta.

According to the RFP, the main goal of the city is to sell the site and allow it to become ”an active center for job-generating, tax-paying activity.”

There are some restrictions for any developer seeking to get to work on the site; Southface’s offices and demonstration facility are off-limits, as is are sewer relief trunks managed by the Department of Watershed Management. The department has proposed the construction of an underground vault for these trunks, and any developers would have to respect the work being done to build the vault. Future construction can be planned above the vault, and any developer who completes the vault to the department’s specifications is eligible for reimbursement.

Atlanta InTown reports that around one hundred people attended a meeting to discuss the future of the site at 295 Piedmont Avenue that was held in early October. Meeting attendees suggested that the site be redeveloped into a mixed-use development, combining office, residential, retail, and restaurant space. Residents added that walkability at the new site was a large priority.

Organizations submitting proposals must produce three hard copies and one digital copy of their proposal and mark the envelopes of the hard copies as ”RFP Response: Redevelopment of the Atlanta Civic Center Site.” Hard copies must be submitted by 3 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2014 to:

Invest Atlanta
1331 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2900
Atlanta, GA 30303
Attn: Courtney Knight, Managing Director of Development, and
Chris Leutzinger, Real Estate Development Specialist

The full RFP can be read below:

Final Civic Center RFP 101514 by OvePatch