RFP-12-87 - Housing Needs Assessment/Analysis-Impediments Fair Housing Study

Summary of Specifications:
The Housing Needs Assessment and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice should be two separate studies that include detailed housing information and demographics for Arapahoe County including unincorporated Arapahoe County, the City of Centennial, the Town of Deer Trail, the City of Englewood, the City of Greenwood Village, the City of Littleton, and the City of Sheridan. The detailed housing information shall include: economic and demographic framework; housing inventory; housing market conditions including homeownership and rental; housing problems; research methods such as surveys, focus groups, or a combination used to determine the current community perceptions regarding housing; housing for special needs including the disabled, senior, income-qualified, and the homeless populations; housing gaps and estimated need, assumptions and conclusions; an analysis of impediments to accessing housing for people in all income and demographic groups; community resources and financial tools, and the firm's recommendations for an Action Plan to address the needs identified through the Housing Needs Assessment.