The Miami-Dade Public Housing Agency (MDPHA) is seeking applications from qualified developers and affordable housing operators to develop housing units for low-income families under the Section 8 Project Based Voucher Program (PBV) Program in a Target Area (TA) bounded by NW 7th Ave, NW 119th Street, NW 32nd Avenue and NW 36th Street, Miami, Florida. The primary purpose of this allocation is to expedite the rental of units that are safe, decent and sanitary to low income families on the Section 8 wait list. The MDPHA prefers projects with units of two or more bedrooms. Proposals received must be in full compliance with all requirements of Resolution R-1416-08, a copy of which is attached herein, including to location of units within the Expanded HOPE VI TA (as described by the boundaries above), and ensuring that former Scott/Carver residents are provided with right of first refusal to rent any Section 8 project based units within the TA. Preference will be given to applications containing family units of 2 or more bedrooms. MDPHA anticipates selecting proposals from multiple sites within the TA. There is no minimum number of PBV units for an application to qualify; however, PBV assistance is generally limited to 25% of the total number of units in any given development. MDPHA anticipates up to 500 total units awarded to multiple proposals received from this solicitation. Eligible units may exist, proposed rehabilitation or newly constructed within the TA.
Applications are due no later than March 5 at: 2 pm

Applications guidelines

• Applicants should return the completed application with all information as requested. Carefully follow the format outlined herein .
• Submit the application to the address and contact listed below in a sealed envelope with company/owner name addressed to:

Miami-Dade Public Housing Agency
Contract Administration Division
701 NW 1st Ct., 8th Floor
Miami, Florida 33136
Contact Person: Crystal Coleman 786-469-4237

• The application should be written in sufficient detail to permit MDPHA to conduct a proper evaluation of the applications received.

Document exhibits

• Application
• Requirements and services to be provided
• New Construction Requirements
• All owner applications must contain
• Other Service Requirements

Review of Applications for Responsiveness
Each application will be reviewed to determine if the application is responsive to the submission requirements outlined. A responsive application is one which follows the requirements which includes all documentation, is submitted in the format outlined is of timely submission, and has the appropriate signatures as required on each document. Failure to comply with the requirements may result in the application deemed non-responsive.

Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated by a Review Team which will evaluate and rank applications on criteria listed below. The Review Team will be comprised of appropriate County personnel and members of the community, as deemed necessary, with the appropriate experience and/or knowledge, striving to ensure that the Review Team is balanced with regard to both ethnicity and gender. The criteria are itemized with their respective weights for a maximum total of one hundred (100) points per Review Team member.
The MDPHA will use the following to rank applications for the PBV Program.

Scoring Criteria for Existing Units
Units must be inspected by MDPHA (or an outside party if the unit is owned by MDPHA) before scoring can occur. If the application is for more than 20 units, a representative sample of each unit size will be inspected before selection. If an existing HQS or equal inspection has been done within the last 12 months that inspection report can be used to satisfy this requirement.
MDPHA's Evaluation Panel will review and score each application based on the following criteria. Note that MDPHA has established separate criteria for existing and rehabilitated or new construction units, however all units shall be located in the Expanded HOPE VI Target Area (TA) to be compliant with this APPLICATION.
Scoring Criteria for Existing Units: