Protocol for Housing Provision Involving Approved Housing Bodies

Waterford City & County Council Protocol for Housing Provision involving Approved Housing Bodies February 2016 Waterford City & County Council Protocol for Housing Provision involving Approved Housing Bodies

INTRODUCTION

The original proposed communications protocol was developed by a sub-group of the Dublin Social Housing Task force consisting of representatives of the four Dublin Local Authorities, the Irish Council for Social Housing and Approved Housing Bodies. It was agreed that the protocol would be recommended as a national communication protocol adopted by all local authorities.

This is the protocol adopted by Waterford City & County Council to ensure an effective delivery management procedure for the delivery of housing.

The purpose of this protocol is also to provide a transparent, fair and administratively streamlined process through which Waterford City & County Council will engage with Approved Housing Bodies.

Waterford City & County Council will carry out an Expression of Interest procedure for AHBs who are interested in developing social housing in the authority’s area to form a panel of AHBs. The four main areas of delivery are:

 Schemes involving partnering of AHBs and private developers

 Schemes on Local Authority/State owned sites

 Part V Schemes

 Schemes on AHB owned (or acquired) lands

Delivery areas are sub-divided according to development scale i.e. Single Units, <5 units; 6- 20 units; 21-35 units and 35 + units.

AHBs who are interested in developing schemes will respond to an Expression of Interest to develop and Waterford City & County Council will form panels where appropriate. The EOI requires specific information from the AHB on its financial, management, development capacity, location of interest, provision for specific needs groups, past performance and the quantity of units which it is interested in developing. In order to prioritise development and opportunity, applicants must respond by the closing date for the call for Expressions of Interest to be included in the initial panel, however subsequent applications will be considered and once formed, panels will be kept under review.

Waterford City & County Council will select a partner AHB for a specific scheme proposal from the appropriate panel.

This document contains an indicative process flowchart that outlines the protocol and also individual indicative flow charts that outline the various stages in project delivery for different opportunities and sources.

The protocol and flowcharts are indicative to provide a minimum standard and should not to be taken as exhaustive. The flowcharts and processes may evolve with time in order to further streamline the delivery process.

Current projects may be considered exempt from the protocol where an AHB is already active on a proposed site or specific deliverables have been agreed with Waterford City & County council at the date of EOI advertisement. Confirmation will issue in individual cases.

Potential projects on Local Authority owned lands will be the subject of separate EOI procedures. Waterford City & County Council Protocol for Housing Provision involving Approved Housing Bodies

Waterford City & County Council

Protocol for Housing Provision involving Approved Housing Bodies

WCCC16/079/H

Expression of Interest form for Approved Housing Bodies This is the Expression of Interest form to be completed and returned to Waterford City & County Council for AHBs who wish to be considered for housing provision in Waterford City & County.

If the applicant wishes the information can be provided on additional pages, but within the same format.

One hard copy and one CD copy is required.

Waterford City & County Council Contact (including for queries):

Paul Johnston

Senior Resident Engineer

City Hall

The Mall

Waterford [email protected]

0761 10 2916

087 6599632 Return of completed Expressions of Interest:

Completed Expressions clearly marked WCCC16/079/H Approved Housing Body Expression of Interest in the provision of housing in Waterford City and County, to be returned to:

WCCC16/079/H Approved Housing Body Expression of Interest in the provision of housing in Waterford City and County

Tender Box

Customer Service Centre

Baileys New Street

Waterford, by the closing date of Wednesday 23rd March 2016 at 16:00 hrs.

Assessment Criteria

The criteria that will be used in evaluating submissions are:

All information is required. Applicants may chose to provide supplementary information, however the provision of the information requested below is mandatory for inclusion on panels.

Note: Where an applicant is a consortium, joint venture or partnership, all members of such venture must provide all information required. Such application must be submitted as a single application and will be assessed as a single application for a single AHB. 1.0 Approved Housing Body Applicant Information

1.1 Approved Housing Body name:

1.2 Company Registration Number:

1.3 Consortium/Joint Venture or Partnership:

(note a Consortium/Joint Venture or Partnership equates to one applicant)

1.4 Address:

1.5 Company web address:

1.6 Signed up to voluntary regulator code 1.7 Number of employees:

1.8 Number of AHB units:

Owned Countrywide _____ Owned in Waterford _____

Leased Countrywide _____ Leased in Waterford _____

Managed Countrywide _____ Managed in Waterford _____

1.9 Financial Data

Private borrowing capacity

Approved by HFA for borrowing

Other, specify and include in submission below______

1.10 Housing needs which AHB has interest in

General

Senior

Homeless Disability

Other; specify______

1.11 Indicate area(s) of Waterford in which you wish to acquire or construct or otherwise provide units

Waterford City & County

Waterford City

Dungarvan

Tramore

Other; specify:______1.12 Wish to be considered for the provision of the following opportunities:

Developer/AHB Led

Acquisitions under Part V

Leasing or PAA under Part V

Acquisition of turnkey developments

Construction on local authority sites and public lands

Partnership opportunities for smaller/ special needs AHBs

Other: Specify______

1.13 Indicate the scale of development that the AHB is interested in (refer to opportunity type above)

Single units

<5 units

5-20 units

21-35 units

>35 units

Note: for the type and scale of development opportunity indicated, past performance of same must be provided as per following sections. For AHBs desiring to increase their capacity of previously completed developments, refer to Sections 3.0 and 4.0 below. 2.0 Approved Housing Body Nominated Contact Information

2.1 AHB

2.2 Contact Name

2.3 Job Title:

2.4 Email Address:

2.5 Phone:

3.0 Provide a description of the AHB including history and services the AHB provides: 4.0 Describe the services and potential the AHB will provide to opportunities in Waterford: