136 Columbia Way Surplus

General work description:

Tuolumne County is seeking an experienced development partner to transform the County-owned property at 136 Columbia Way in Sonora into permanent affordable veterans housing. This facility was purchased using the County’s Opioid Settlement Funding for the purpose of delivering stable, long-term veterans housing in Tuolumne County.

The selected proposer will acquire, rehabilitate, and operate the site while coordinating closely with County departments and community partners to provide on-site services, behavioral-health connections, and tenancy support. The development will be 100% affordable, restricted to households at or below 75% Area Median Income (AMI) with at least half of the housing units affordable to very low income households, as defined in Sections 50079.5, 50093, and 50105 of the Health and Safety Code, and designed to integrate seamlessly into the County’s broader homelessness response system. Additionally the winning proposer may have the ability to access opioid funds for renovations and/or operations

Through this Request for Proposals, the County aims to identify a qualified organization with the vision, capacity, and experience to deliver a feasible, service-rich housing solution that produces measurable, long-term outcomes. This project offers an opportunity for partners to play a meaningful role in advancing homelessness solutions in a rural community while leveraging public funding, strong local collaboration, and a clear pathway to implementation.

Background

The RFP process allows the County to evaluate proposals based on project feasibility, depth of affordability, supportive services capacity, and long-term financial sustainability, while maintaining compliance with the Surplus Land Act for exempt property (GOV § 54221(f)(1)(A)).

The County intends to select a qualified proposer through this competitive process and proceed with good-faith negotiations. Any development resulting from this solicitation will be subject to Opioid Settlement funding conditions, Surplus Land Act exemption requirements, deed restrictions, and County monitoring and reporting obligations. Any recommended award must be submitted to HCD for review and approval as well as comply with all Opioid Settlement Funding requirements.

Project Details

• Reference ID: GEN-2025-0118
• Department: Health and Human Services Agency
• Department Head: Annie Hockett (HHSA Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Meetings & Milestones

Evaluation Criteria

• Project Feasibility and Readiness (30 pts) —

  Site control, entitlement readiness, and timeline to occupancy

• Affordability and Population Targeting (25 pts) —

  Depth of affordability, number of units, prioritization of veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

• Supportive Services Integration (20 pts) —

  Strength of partnerships, on-site service delivery, and relevant supportive services for SUD and opioid affected veterans.

• Financial Capacity & Leverage (15 pts) —

  Sound financial structure, secured or committed matching funds. 

• Organizational Experience, Performance & Compliance (10 pts) —

  Demonstrated success managing affordable/supportive housing and public grants. 

Submission Requirements

• Type of Business (required)
• Type your Legal Company Name Here (required) —

  State your Company's Name Here. This will be verified against the California Secretary of State's Website.

• List the Signatory(s) Authorized to Sign and Bind an Agreement with the County. (required) —

  (If two (2) signatures are required, include the following information for both signatories)

  1. Full Name
  2. Title
  3. Physical Business Address
  4. Email Address
  5. Phone Number
• Bid Forms (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE bid response here, which shall include any and all required forms and evidence that company meets all requirements outlined in the solicitation.

• Proposal (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE Proposal here, which shall include any and all required forms and evidence that company meets all requirements outlined in the solicitation. Pricing shall be submitted separately.

• Separate Cost Proposal (required) —

  Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your Proposal and is attached separately here.

• No Deviations From This Solicitation (required) —

  In submitting a response to this solicitation, Respondent is certifying that it takes no exceptions to this solicitation including, but not limited to, the Agreement. If any exceptions are taken, such exceptions must be clearly noted here, and may be reason for rejection of the response. As such, Respondent is directed to carefully review the proposed Agreement and, in particular, the insurance and indemnification provisions therein (or type "N/A").

• Bid Guarantee (Bid Bond) (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Enter your valid CA Contractors State License Board (CSLB) number (required) —

  Please enter your License Number here. This will be verified against the state database

• Enter your California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Registration number (required) —

  Please enter your Public Works Contractor DIR Number. This will be verified against the state database.

• SAM.gov (required) —

  Please enter your legal entity name for SAM.gov verification.

• I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that all of the information submitted in connection with this solicitation and all of the representations made herein are true and correct. (required)
• Bidder Shall Submit Via Hard Copy Format (required) —

  I understand that the submittal instructions require me to submit my complete and fully executed bid to the County of Tuolumne in a properly labeled and sealed envelope as follows:

  • TBD.
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• What is the Basis for Award? (required)
• Pricing (required) —

  Select the option that best suites the pricing needs for this solicitation.

  • An Electronic pricing table allows vendors to enter pricing directly into the system, and the system can automatically tabulate pricing results and provide pricing analysis.
  • A Separate Pricing Sheet will not be automatically tabulated. It will be received by each respondent as a document upload that will need to be evaluated manually.
  • The Vendor will be required to submit a hard copy proposal that will be sealed and mailed.
• Is This a Construction Project (required)
• Is this Project Federally Funded? (required)
• Will bidders be submitting all Electronic Bids (required)
• Enter the address that Bids are required to be delivered to (required)
• Enter the envelope labeling instructions here (required)