Amphi Housing Resource Center Design Build

The Housing First Resource Center at Amphi is an adaptive reuse of a Fire Station building known as Station Eight. The shelter primarily serves adults, offering a safe environment, connections to housing assistance, and services to help support people experiencing homelessness. This will allow individuals the opportunity to connect with essential support services and provide access to more stable and permanent housing options. The site is currently a low-barrier congregate shelter that has sleeping quarters in the former station bays. The intent of this project is to add a non-congregate area that will include an enclosed, climate-controlled semi-permanent structure that will have water and electricity.

The semi-permanent structure needs to meet the needs of shelter capacity allowing for continuation of services currently offered. However, the structure needs to be able to be removed from the site, if needed. The semi-permanent structure will have restrooms, showers, laundry, storage and adjacent to site pet friendly areas and meal preparation facilities. The structure’s facilities will replace leased shower trailers currently on site. Beyond the semi-permanent structure, the site design should meet the requirements of the Planned Area Development (PAD).

Although not a federal requirement, the interested contractor should address Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) present on site to meet City of Tucson requirements. The project team can expect a six-to-seven-month timeline for completion, with the semi-permanent structure as the priority.

Background

The primary goal of this site is to address equitable access to housing and services by providing low-demand shelter for vulnerable, high-need households experiencing homelessness. This population is disproportionately unlikely to access traditional shelter or services. The project’s progressive engagement approach focuses on building rapport and trust with unsheltered individuals. Then, during shelter residence, promote further engagement to reduce barriers and fears regarding transition to longer-term housing services. The project addresses the devastating impacts homelessness has on the lives and wellbeing of the individuals who experience it.

This project, using a Housing First approach and low-barrier shelter, is a priority for the City of Tucson allowing for the critical work of moving individuals into permanent housing. This project will also continue to reduce demand on law enforcement, emergency health services, and other City services through city-wide coordination with first responders. This project expands on current shelter operations allowing the site to serve more individuals.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 270109
• Department: Housing and Community Development
• Department Head: Liz Morales (Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-08-07T21:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-08-05T20:00:00.000Z — Microsoft Teams Meeting

Evaluation Criteria

• Team Qualifications and Experience (40 pts) —
  1. Please describe the Design Teams experience in delivering semi-permanent structures.
  2. Please describe the Builder's experience in delivering semi-permanent structures.
  3. Please describe the design-build team's experience in working collaboratively on delivering semi-permanent or similar projects including but not limited to:
     1. Semi-permanent shelter facilities
     2. Navigation centers
  4. Please provide the resumes and qualifications of key personnel who will be working on the project, including but not limited to:
     1. Project manager
     2. Lead designer/architect
     3. Construction manager
  5. Please describe your prior collaboration history between design and construction entities (if submitting as a joint venture or partnership).
• Technical Approach and Methodology (35 pts) —
  1. Please convey an understanding of the following:
     1. Project scope,
     2. Goals
     3. Functional requirements.
  2. Please propose your approach to integrating design and construction, including but not limited to:
     1. Timelines
     2. Design development
     3. Construction phasing
  3. Please describe your strategies for managing:
     1. Site constraints
     2. Utilities
     3. Coordination with City departments
• Schedule Management (15 pts) —
  1. Please propose a high-level project schedule with key milestones.
  2. Demonstrate your team's ability to deliver comparable projects on time.
  3. Please provide your approach to schedule control and mitigation of delays.
• References and Past Performance (5 pts) —
  1. Please provide client references from previous similar projects
     1. Please include contact information for the references
  2. Please provide a record of project performance related to the following:
     1. Quality
     2. Responsiveness
     3. Collaboration
• Subcontractor Selection Plan (5 pts) —
  1. Please list any proposed consultants and/or subcontractors and their assigned staff that may be expected to assist on this project. 
  2. Provide a Subcontractor Selection Plan pursuant to ARS 34-603.
     1. The plan must describe procedures to be used in selecting subcontractors.

Submission Requirements

• Forms to be Filled Out —

  Please ensure that all required information is included with your response.

  1. Cover Letter
  2. Technical Proposal
  3. Offer Page
• Cover Letter (required) —

  Please upload your cover letter.

• Technical Proposal (required) —

  Please upload your response to the Evaluation Criteria.

• Offer and Acceptance Form (required) —

  Please upload your signed Offer and Acceptance form.

• Does your response to this solicitation include a request to keep any portion confidential and withhold it from the public record? (required) —

  Please note: The City of Tucson is a public agency subject to public records laws. Therefore, all requests to withhold information from the public record must be accompanied by justification. Pricing will not be held confidential.

• Confidential Information (required) —

  If you answered yes, then you must use this field to identify the sections of your submittal that you are requesting be withheld from public record. 

  If sections are not identified as confidential in this field, your request to hold information confidential may not be accepted.

  Please note: The City of Tucson is a public agency subject to public records laws. Therefore, all requests to withhold information from the public record must be accompanied by justification. Pricing will not be held confidential.

• Is your firm submitting any exceptions for the City's consideration?  (required) —

  In accordance with Instructions to Offerors - Exceptions to Contract Provisions, any exceptions that an offeror wishes to submit for the City's consideration must be indicated here in order to be considered.

• Define the exceptions you are requesting. —

  In accordance with Instructions to Offerors - Exceptions to Contract Provisions, any exceptions that an offeror wishes to submit for the City's consideration must be indicated here in order to be considered.

• Does your firm have a City of Tucson Business License?
• Please upload a copy of your business license.
• Publication Dates (required) —

  What are the two publication dates for "The Daily Territorial" for this project:

  Use the following format: Wednesday, June 25, 2022 and Wednesday, July 7, 2022

• Type of Process (required) —

  Please select the type of process for this solicitation.

• Federally Funded Projects (required) —

  Is this project federally funded?

  If yes, remember to attach DBE Applicable Forms

• Pre-Submittal Conference (required) —

  Will a pre-submittal conference be held for this project?

• Entire Project Estimate (required) —

  What is the entire project estimated cost?

  Use the following format:
  six-hundred thousand dollars ($600,000)

• Insurance (required) —

  Please select the additional insurance coverages required for this project. Please select all that apply.

• Attachments (required) —

  Do you have any attachments other than the SBE Provisions?

• Security Requirement (required) —

  Is this project for the Water Department?

• Offer and Acceptance (required) —

  Do you need an Offer & Acceptance Form? Default should be yes.

• Special Terms and Conditions (required) —

  Please select the required language that should be included under Special Terms and Conditions for this project. Please select all that apply.

• Will the Vendor collect or store any data? (required)