Request for Expressions of Interest
For the provision of mixed-tenure housing on Council lands at:
1. New Road, Thomondgate, Limerick city 2. Speaker’s Corner, Limerick city 3. Coonagh lands, Limerick city
Limerick City & County Council are seeking expressions of interest from Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for proposals for the provision of a mix of social and affordable housing on council-owned sites in Limerick city.
Please note that Limerick City & County Council are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014.
Expressions of Interest must be returned clearly marked LCCC Housing Lands EOI via email to: [email protected] by the closing date of 16:00 on Friday 4th December 2020.
This Expression of Interest is available at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/
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Notes for Applicants & Application Criteria
This call for Expressions of Interest is made on the basis of applicants submitting an application that will be assessed by Limerick City & County Council on the basis of the attached assessment criteria.
Submission of an application is on the basis of expression of interest and will not imply agreement and is further subject to contract/contract denied.
There will be no obligation on Limerick City & County Council to enter into an agreement with any applicant.
Any preferred proposal is subject to approval by relevant funding authorities.
Any agreement is subject to Law and Regulations applying at the time; conditions and standards that are not documented here in this explanatory note may apply, to which omission Limerick City & County Council will not be held liable for.
Applications can be made by a group/consortium will be treated as one application. The lead and all members of a group/consortium shall be clearly identified.
Applications are made at the applicant's own cost.
Please note that Limerick City & County Council are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014.
Applications shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of submission or until an applicant withdraws their application.
Applicants must ensure there are no conflicts of interest in relation to their applications and be prepared to sign a conflict of interest declaration.
Canvassing is not permitted.
This Expression of Interest shall be treated by applicants as confidential.
2 1.0 INTRODUCTION
Limerick City and County Council are interested in seeking outline proposals from Approved Housing Bodies for the development of 3 city locations identified in Appendix 1.
The Council is seeking to engage an AHB with the experience, creativity, delivery capability and management skills necessary to deliver mixed tenure housing developments (e.g., social-rental, affordable/cost-rental, affordable purchase) and which will be of the highest quality in terms of urban design, architectural design, connectivity and amenity/landscape provision.
2.0 APPLICATION & ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The sustainability and suitability of applications will be considered in relation to the following publications:
The National Planning Framework 2040 Rebuilding Ireland, Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness Quality Homes for Sustainable Communities, Best Practice Guidelines for Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities Section 28 - Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments Guidelines for Planning Authorities Section 28 - Urban Development and Building Heights Guidelines Section 28 - Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas’ (including the associated Urban Design Manual) Section 28 - Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS) – March 2013 Section 28 - The Planning System and Flood Risk Management – November 2009 (including updated Circular PL 2/2014 issued in August 2014 to update the Guidelines) Urban Design Compendium, English Partnerships (2000) National Cycling Manual (2011) Limerick City Development Plan (as extended).
All information is required. Applicants may chose to provide supplementary information, however the provision of the information requested below in section 3.0 is mandatory for assessment. Applications shall be assessed in accordance with the applicant's submission and response to the criteria.
Any requirement not completed (i.e. required information not provided) shall be assessed as 0 marks.
3 Limerick City & County Council may request clarifications from applicants at any stage.
3.0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
As the purpose of this exercise is the identification of project opportunities and the selection of potential project partners for the site the level of detail required at this stage is limited to the following headings:
1. Project Proposal 2. Scheme Feasibility Design 3. Delivery and Capacity 4. Delivery Methodology 5. Financial and Regulatory Standing
Following evaluation, applicants will be ranked in accordance with their total score under the assessment criteria.
The highest scoring applicant will then be approached to proceed to the next stage of the process.
The following information is required under each heading for the submission of an Expression of Interest:
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Criteria for 1. Project Proposal 2. Scheme Feasibility Design 3. Delivery and capacity 4. Delivery Methodology 5. Financial and Regulatory Standing. Assessment
Information A written statement describing the AHB’s Outline Masterplan drawing (as per criterion A written statement (max. 8 x A4 pages) setting A written statement describing the: Please include in your expression of interest Required proposal for development of the site to 1) showing: out: the following information to indicate include: a. Delivery methodology. (75 financial capacity: a. Housing strategy showing dwelling a. Procurement – Knowledge of relevant marks) a. Planning Context. (50 marks) locations and types (including procurement processes and indication of a. Approved borrower status from the specialist types). (30 marks) the technical resources available to carry b. indicative timeframe for HFA. (35 marks) b. Outline development potential in out public procurement processes and delivery. (75 marks) terms of unit numbers and b. Open space strategy.(30 marks) manage contracts. (25 marks) b. Details of capacity to raise private bedtypes. (50 marks) (assumptions and processes must be finance (35 marks) b. Project management - The AHBs identified) c. Movement and connectivity experience of delivering successful c. Loan Approvals and Drawdowns in c. Tenure mix to include % split strategy.(30 marks) development projects within a variety of previous 3 years – Provide evidence between social and affordable. urban contexts and scale (e.g., city-centre, (45 marks) (e.g., affordable/cost rental) d. Infrastructure strategy showing edge of city centre, suburban). (75 marks) tenure (50 marks) services provision. (30 marks) d. Evidence that the AHB meets the c. Cost management - The AHBs methods for requirements of the Voluntary d. Estimated outline order of e. Urban design rationale. (30 marks) the efficient management of programme Regulatory Code. (35 marks) magnitude costs. (50 marks) and cost in development projects of this Consideration must be given to ensuring in scale. (25 marks) relevant sites for consideration: e. Proposed funding model. (50 Perimeter block layouts of a suitable d. Technical resources - The AHB should marks) scale to the context confirm that it has the technical resources Streets of a scale to suit the character available to project manage and deliver of development and context in line the project. (25 marks) with DMURS Active frontages throughout No unsurveillanced open space or public realm Back to back garden scenarios in new build residential blocks (i.e., no exposed back garden walls to open space)
150 marks overall for 150 marks overall for Assessment 250 marks overall for each site 150 marks for each site 150 marks each site each site
Marks 750 total 450 total 450 total 450 total 150 marks total
2250 marks overall
6 APPENDIX 1: SITES FOR MIXED-TENURE HOUSING
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DELIVERING MIXED Council Sites TENURE for Activation ON COUNCIL under EOI LANDS November 2020
STRATEGY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MIXED TENURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
•The Council continues to roll out its social housing construction programme in 2020 and expects to provide in excess of 600+ new build social housing units under Rebuilding Ireland
•It is a policy of the Council to ensure that all new social housing developments are stable and contribute to the creation of sustainable communities
•It is also the policy of the Council to ensure that, as far as possible, all new developments are mixed tenure (mixed income) so as to reduce the likelihood of social segregation
MIXED TENURE IN IRELAND TODAY
PRIVATE • AFFORDABLE Private sale housing • •Affordable Purchase Private Rental • •Affordable Rental Private Downsizing • •New Build Incremental RAS • Scheme HAP A P
TENURE MOBILITY From Social to Private e.g., Tenant Purchase S From Affordable to Private e.g., Affordable Purchase with equity share with LCCC SOCIAL •Local Authority Direct Build From Private to Social •Approved Housing Body Direct Build e.g., Downsizing in a specialist •Local Authority Purchase (Part V etc) managed scheme •Approved Housing Body Purchase •Social Leasing •Specialist Elderly/Disability schemes
MIXED TENURE PROPOSAL FOR TURNKEYS AND LARGE COUNCIL LANDBANKS
AFFORDABLE PRIVATE •Affordable Purchase •Private sale housing •Affordable Rental •Private Rental •New Build Incremental •Private Downsizing Scheme •RAS 50% 20% •HAP
Affordable Private
30% Social SOCIAL •Local Authority Direct Build •Approved Housing Body Direct Build •Local Authority Purchase •Approved Housing Body Purchase •Social Leasing •Specialist Elderly/Disability schemes
1.New Road Site, Thomondgate https://goo.gl/maps/xFNenGZMPbToKx1y7
Description •Beside Thomond Weir
•Affordable and Private downsizing mix
•Allow for street link at eastern edge back to Fisheries Building and Eel Weir (Council has assembled key buildings and plots to enable this connection onto New Road)
•Requirement for a public amenity space as part of scheme
•Investigate traffic calming at New Road as part of site development works
•Currently being remediated by Council for Jap Knot
•Location of site suggests apartment typology of 3-4 storeys in height Area 0.69 (Hectares) Unit 35-70 dwellings Potential
SUGGESTED MIX PROFILE REQUIRED Tenure Required Mechanisms to Investigate Mix Required Range of Units required Affordable Affordable/Cost Rental units (1 and 2 beds primarily) 50% required 17-35 units Social Specialist elderly or disability units (1 and 2 beds) 30% required 10-21 units Private Private downsizing units (1 and 2 beds) 20% required 7-14 units 2. Coonagh Lands, to western end of Moyross https://goo.gl/maps/dBfzZEtVv6fURiXXA
Description •Located to western edge of Moyross
•Zoned Residential
•Dependent on western link from Moyross Avenue to Coonagh-Knockalisheen Distributor Road
•Given scale a comprehensive masterplan required
•Ancillary uses may be permissible (pharmacy, local shop etc) subject to not undermining District Centre at Watch House Cross
•Potential location in future for train station along the rail line that would feed Coonagh LIT Campus and Moyross
•Requirement to assess this site with the current masterplan for Moyross as part of the Limerick Regeneration Framework Implementation Plan
Area (Hectares) 14 Unit Potential 400-600 dwellings SUGGESTED MIX PROFILE REQUIRED Tenure Required Mechanisms to Investigate Mix Required Range of Units required Affordable Affordable/Cost Rental units (1 and 2 beds primarily) 50% required 200-300 units Social Specialist disability and Elderly units (1 and 2 beds) 30% required 120-180 units Private Private downsizing units (1 and 2 beds) as part of an integrated 20% required 80-120 units retirement scheme (independent units as well as extra care housing) 3. Site beside Speakers Corner, opposite People's Park https://goo.gl/maps/gCtFEBDLZctp6rzz6
Description •Zoned 2A Residential
Area (Hectares) 0.14
Unit Potential 14-20 dwellings
4 storey at this location feasible with apartment typology
Assume minimal or zero parking requirements in accordance with Government’s Apartment Guidelines for city core sites
SUGGESTED MIX PROFILE REQUIRED Tenure Required Mechanisms to Investigate Mix Required Range of Units required Affordable Affordable/Cost Rental units (1 and 2 beds primarily) 50% required 7-10 units Social Specialist disability units (1 and 2 beds) 30% required 4-6 units Private Private downsizing units (1 and 2 beds) 20% required 3-4 units