Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Purpose and Scope Dakota County seeks to secure a vendor to provide: a. Emergency shelter with support services for youth, and b. Maintenance/Lease of the shelter site Responders to this RFP must be the Emergency Shelter with support services for youth provider. The Emergency Shelter with support services for youth provider may be the same organization providing Maintenance/Lease of the shelter site, or the Emergency Shelter with support services for youth provider may partner with another company to fullfill that portion of this RFP. Emergency shelter with support services for youth a. See Attachment B – Service Grid b. Please note: Dakota County and Washington County are partnering for this service. Washington County is not a party to this contract and will enter into a contract directly with the Contractor. Maintenance/Lease of the shelter site a. Site information and specifications: • The site is located at 2031 Victoria Road South, Mendota Heights, MN 55118. It has approximately 6,000 finished square feet on a single story and sits on two acres of land. It was built in 1980 and has been used as a congregate residential setting since that time. It has 12 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a large community room, a kitchen, laundry room, office spaces, and a small parking lot. b. Site maintenance expectations: • Dakota County will enter into a low-cost lease for the site with the chosen Emergency Shelter with support services for youth provider or their identified Maintenance partner. • Specific details of which maintenance tasks the County, as owner of the site, will be responsible for and which maintenance tasks the site lease will be responsible for will be negotiated during the contracting process. While it is negotiable, the County anticipates that the leasee will be responsible for: routine general maintenance and keeping the site in good order and good condition, providing household appliances and furnishings, set-up and ongoing costs associated with monthly utilities (e.g. internet, trash, electricity, etc.), and seasonal maintenance (e.g. lawn care, snow removal, etc.).