Active SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · VTA TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
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VTA seeks proposals for a high-quality transit-oriented development at Milpitas Transit Center, CA. The project includes mid- to high-rise multifamily, mixed-use, or commercial development on a 1.7-acre site. Proposals must include financials, bid bond, and meet VTA's affordable housing policy. Submission deadline is August 21, 2026.
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is pleased to issue this Request for Proposals to create a high-quality transit-oriented development at the Milpitas Transit Center in Milpitas, California.
VTA seeks proposals to develop an approximately 1.7-acre VTA property located at the eastern corner of Montague Expressway and Capitol Avenue. The Property is located within a Highest Resource Area, as designated by the Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) 2026 Opportunity Maps, signifying access to high-performing schools, economic opportunities, and a robust living environment. VTA envisions a mid- to high-rise transit-oriented development that supports housing and/or complementary commercial uses, and welcomes proposals for high density multifamily residential, mixed-use, or commercial development. Housing proposals may include market-rate, mixed-income, or 100% affordable housing and must be consistent with the VTA Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Affordable Housing Policy.
Please submit electronic responses via the VTA’s Transit-Oriented Development program e-Procurement Portal. Bids may be received up to but not later than August 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.
By way of the e-Procurement Portal, responses will be locked and digitally encrypted until the submission deadline passes.
The full text of the Request for Proposals is attached below.
The submittal must include all documents requested in Section 4A "Required Submittal Contents" of the RFP.
VTA seeks responses that are clear, concise, and to the point. The proposal should avoid extraneous marketing materials and other material that increases the size of the submittal without providing meaningful information for proposal review.
VTA reserves the right in its sole discretion to request additional clarifying information regarding the items listed in this submittal. A failure to provide such information may result in disqualifying the proposal from consideration.
By selecting "Please confirm" below, Respondent confirms they have read through and met all of the proposal requirements.
Please upload parts 1, 2, and 3 of your proposal here.
Section 4A of the RFP describes the full submittal requirements.
The Respondent’s financial proposal must include a Project pro forma in an electronic Excel workbook format with all cells unlocked and formulas visible to review calculations.
Upload pro forma and proposed ground lease terms in response to Section 4A.4 of the RFP.
Please upload parts 1, 2, and 3 of your proposal here.
Section 4A of the RFP describes the full submittal requirements.
The Respondent’s financial proposal must include a Project pro forma in an electronic Excel workbook format with all cells unlocked and formulas visible to review calculations.
Upload pro forma and proposed ground lease terms in response to Section 4A.4 of the RFP.
The Respondent's financial information should be uploaded here in a single PDF document, and the document should be marked as “Confidential”. While VTA has no intent to disclose material labeled “Confidential”, if a lawful request for public records under the Public Records Act or another applicable public disclosure law is received and the material is not exempt from disclosure, VTA will be obliged to disclose such information to the requesting party. Respondent should consult with its own legal counsel if it has any questions about what material may be considered exempt from disclosure and any legal risks attendant in providing such material to VTA.
Upload demonstration of financial capacity in response to Section 4A.5 of the RFP.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cashier’s check, or bid bond, in the amount of XXXXXof the total bid price, payable toVTA Transit Oriented Development, as a guarantee that the bidder, if its bid is accepted, will promptly execute the Agreement. The bidder shall guarantee the total bid price for a period of 60 days from the date of the bid opening.
Please scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check. Bidder must also MAIL bid guarantee with a postmarked date no later thanFriday, August 21, 2026 addressed to:
VTA Transit Oriented Development
Josselyn Hazen
3331 N. First Street
San Jose,CA95134
Please have the Bidder Name, Contract Title ("Milpitas Transit Center Transit-Oriented Development"), and Contract Number ("TOD-019") listed clearly on the outside of the envelope.
The contract shall be executed by the successful bidder and shall be returned, together with the Payment Bond, Performance Bond and Certificate(s) of Insurance to VTA Transit Oriented Development so that it is received within 14 working daysafter the bidder has received the contract for execution. Failure to do so shall be just cause for forfeiture of the proposal guaranty.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
By selecting "Please confirm" below, Respondents affirm they have, in their proposals, identified defaults, any judgments, pending litigation, contractual disputes, violation notices, or other regulatory matters within the past five years for the proposed development entity or any of its individual members or affiliates exercising direct or indirect control over the development entity, including all Key Persons.
By selecting "Please confirm" below, Respondent certifies the completeness and accuracy of the information provided herein.
Omission of Material Information
The omission of information that VTA deems material in its sole discretion will result in the submittal being deemed non-responsive, and such proposal will not, in VTA’s sole discretion, be further reviewed or evaluated by the VTA review team.
Intellectual Property
Each Respondent, in submitting its Proposal, hereby represents and warrants that, unless expressly noted to the contrary in the Proposal: (i) Respondent owns all rights to any copyright, patent, or other intellectual property reflected in the materials so submitted to VTA in the Proposal or hereafter provided to VTA without qualification; (ii) no portion of the Proposal does or will infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, either on its own or in combination with any other designs provided by the Respondent in pursuit of the Project; and (ii) VTA has the right to review, copy, and disseminate such Proposal and its materials to third parties without liability to any third party for infringing any such intellectual property rights.
Respondent will hold harmless, defend and indemnify VTA, its directors, officers, agents, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liability, loss, damages, judgments, orders, penalties or costs (including, e.g., attorney's fees and court costs) arising from or out of any breach by Respondent of the warranties provided in Section 4A of the RFP.
Will this solicitation require a bid bond?
Would you like to have bidders respond to an electronic pricing table through ProcureNow?
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If you are NOT using the Electronic Pricing Table option, will you want your bidder to separate a Price Proposal from the rest of their Response? You'll want to do this if you open your bids initially WITHOUT showing price, and then come back in after a technical evaluation to unseal pricing later.
Does the solicitation require confidential upload of Financial Information?
Does this solicitation include the requirement for a Financial Offer: Project Pro-Forma?
Will there be an evaluation committee to review the proposals and score them based on weights and multiple criteria?
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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