SLED Opportunity · NEW YORK · CITY OF SYRACUSE
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The City of Syracuse seeks qualified law firms to provide legal services for loan closings under the Homeowner Renovation Program, including document drafting, review, and coordination with stakeholders.
The Syracuse Housing Strategies Corporation (“SHSC”) invites qualified law firms to submit proposals to provide legal services related to the execution of loan closings for SHSC’s Homeowner Renovation Program. This program will provide loans to eligible homeowners to support renovation and rehabilitation projects on owner-occupied residential properties. SHSC seeks experienced legal counsel to draft, review, and close loan documents; file and record security instruments; and coordinate closing activities with homeowners, SHSC staff, and other parties as necessary.
The Syracuse Housing Strategies Corporation ("SHSC”) was established pursuant to Sections 402 and 1411 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law of the State of New York and authorized by the City of Syracuse Common Council. The Corporation exists as a public instrumentality of, but separate and apart from, the City of Syracuse. The Corporation’s mission is to enable a protected, flexible source of capital to create and preserve safe, affordable, and attractive housing opportunities for current and future City of Syracuse residents.
SHSC’s goals and objectives are to:
Address housing market & housing affordability outcomes as identified in the Syracuse Housing Study and related plans.
Remediate mounting disinvestment and deferred maintenance in the City's housing stock.
Provide residents thereof with safe, secure, affordable living conditions.
Attract new residents.
Promote economic development and enhance the real property tax base in the City.
SHSC's new Homeowner Renovation Program (opening March 2026) will provide forgivable and no-interest loans to eligible homeowners to complete approved renovation projects on their homes. Loans will be:
Secured by mortgages and subject to compliance with SHSC program requirements.
Supplemented by homeowner capital, between 30% and 50% of total project cost.
Forgivable on a monthly, pro-rated basis according to the following schedule:
Grant amount <$15,000: Forgiveness period 3 years if owner-occupying
Grant amount $15,001-$45,000: Forgiveness period 5 years if owner-occupying
Grant amount $45,001-$75,000: Forgiveness period 7 years if owner-occupying.
Offered as two separate loans if over $75,000, with the amount up to $75,000 provided as a forgivable grant according to the terms above and any amount over $75,000 in the form of a 0% interest loan to be paid back in equal annual installments over 7 years.
The Homeowner Renovation Program will open in March of 2026 and continue to approve loans on an ongoing basis.
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Demonstrated organizational capacity to perform the required services in a timely fashion and at a high standard.
Applicability of experience conducting loan closings and working with municipal corporations, public authorities, or nonprofit housing corporations.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a multitude of stakeholders involved in loan closings.
Reasonableness of proposed cost and fee structure, aligned with SHSC's budget and the scope of work provided.
Please submit the proposal details here, as specified in Section 3.
The Common Council by Ordinance No. 514 adopted on September 24, 1973 requires the following information from all persons, partnerships, corporations, trusts and associations transacting business with the City of Syracuse relative to any proposed business transaction including but not limited to land purchase, construction, purchase and lease agreement.
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Under New York State Finance Law § 139-k(2), covered governmental entities are obligated to obtain specific information regarding prior non-responsibility determinations. This information must be collected in addition to the information that is separately obtained pursuant to State Finance Law § 163(9). In accordance with State Finance Law § 139-k, an Offeror must be asked to disclose whether there has been a finding of non-responsibility made within the previous four (4) years by a Government Entity due to: (a) a violation of State Finance Law § 139-j or (b) the intentional provision of false or incomplete information to a Government Entity. The terms “Offeror” and “Governmental Entity” are defined in State Finance Law § 139-k(1). State Finance Law § 139-j sets forth detailed requirements about the restrictions on Contacts during the procurement process. A violation of State Finance Law § 139-j includes, but is not limited to, an impermissible Contact during the restricted period (for example, contacting a person or entity other than the designated contact person, when such Contact does not fall within one of the exemptions).
As part of its responsibility determination, a covered governmental entity must consider whether an Offeror fails to timely disclose accurate or complete information regarding the above non-responsibility determination. In accordance with law, no Procurement Contract shall be awarded to any Offeror that fails to timely disclose accurate or complete information under this section, unless a finding is made that the award of the Procurement Contract to the Offeror is necessary to protect public property or public health safety, and that the Offeror is the only source capable of supplying the required Article of Procurement within the necessary timeframe.
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These prices have been arrived at independently without collusion, consultation, communication or agreement, for the purpose of restricting competition, as to any matter relating to such prices with any competitor,
Unless otherwise required by law, the prices which have been proposed have not been knowingly disclosed and will not knowingly be disclosed prior to opening, directly, or indirectly, to any other competitor; and
No attempt has been made or will be made by the respondent to induce any other person, partnership or corporation to submit or not to submit a quote for the purpose of restricting competition. I hereby affirm under the penalties of perjury that the foregoing statement is true. I also acknowledge notice that a false statement made in the foregoing is punishable under Article 210 of the Penal Law.
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