New Horizons Affordable Housing and Development Inc. (New Horizons), is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation and an affiliate of the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz (HACSC). New Horizons is issuing the following Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architectural Services. New Horizons’ purpose includes, but is not limited, to supporting HACSC with acquiring, providing, developing, financing, rehabilitating, owning, and operating affordable housing for low-income individuals. New Horizons actively manages approximately 294 affordable housing units in Santa Cruz County. New Horizons is committed to enhancing and preserving its existing affordable portfolio as well as expanding opportunities for high quality affordable housing for low-income residents of Santa Cruz County. This RFQ is issued solely by New Horizons and is not issued by HACSC but may be placed on HACSC's website for convenience and ease of access.
New Horizons is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architectural Services to select an Architecture Firm (Architect) for the design and construction of a low-income housing development at 2021 - 2031 Chanticleer Avenue, Santa Cruz (Project). Services will include but are not limited to typical architectural services to include project management, design, development, bid documents, bidding support, and construction support services. New Horizons will conduct a separate solicitation to procure a General Contractor for the construction of the Project.
The Project will provide quality rental apartments for low-income residents. New Horizons anticipates applying for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and the architecture design and plans should be prepared to maximum the Project competitiveness for a LIHTC award.
