REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ADAPTIVE REUSE & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY ALONG THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY 1801 VINE STREET & 1901 WOOD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS Issue Date: July 9, 2021 Qualifications Due Date: September 17, 2021 NOTICE This Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) is distributed and managed by the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (“PIDC”) on behalf of the City of Philadelphia (“City”) and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (“PAID”). This RFQ invites developers to respond and submit related qualifications for redevelopment of the 247,196 square-foot building (“Building”) located at 1801 Vine Street at the northwest corner of 18th and Vine Streets and the approximately 88,300 square-foot lot (“Lot”) at 1901 Wood Street bounded by 20th, Callowhill, 19th and Wood Streets in Center City, Philadelphia (together known as “Property”). The information in this RFQ is provided for background purposes only. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this RFQ, it is not, and shall not be construed to be or constitute, a representation, warranty or guaranty by PIDC, PAID or the City regarding the content, completeness, or accuracy of such information, or the qualifications or expertise of the individual(s) or firm(s) providing or preparing such information. This RFQ is not a legally binding document, but an invitation to submit qualifications on the terms and conditions described in this RFQ. In no event shall PIDC, the City or PAID be responsible for any costs, expenses or fees incurred by, or on behalf, of the respondent in connection with this RFQ. The respondent shall be solely responsible for all such costs, expenses and fees. Neither PIDC, nor the City, nor PAID will pay any fees or commissions to parties acting as agents, brokers, consultants, or contractors as part of this transaction. Payments to any agents or brokers will be the responsibility of the purchaser. Acting on behalf of the City and PAID, PIDC reserves the right, at any time, to modify the schedule and scope of this solicitation process, to terminate the RFQ process, and to reject or not consider all or any part of any proposal submitted in response to this RFQ for any reason or no reason. Further, after review of the proposals, PIDC reserves the right to request additional or clarifying information from any or all parties that submit proposals in response to this RFQ. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 4 II. CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................... 5 A. Benjamin Franklin Parkway ............................................................................................ 5 B. Center City, Philadelphia ................................................................................................ 6 C. Pennsylvania Convention Center .................................................................................. 8 III. PROPERTY INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 8 A. Background ..................................................................................................................... 8 B. Site Characteristics ....................................................................................................... 10 IV. RFQ/RFP PROCESS .................................................................................................................. 12 A. Evaluation and Selection Criteria ............................................................................ 12 B. Submission Deadline ............................................................................................... 13 C. Pre-Proposal Site Tour ............................................................................................. 14 D. Questions About the RFQ ........................................................................................ 15 E. Commissions and Fees ............................................................................................ 15 F. Submission Requirements ....................................................................................... 15 APPENDIX A: SUBMISSION CHECKLIST .............................................................................................. APPENDIX B: SITE AERIAL .................................................................................................................. APPENDIX C: ZONING MAP ............................................................................................................... APPENDIX D: HISTORIC PRESERVATION & FLOOR PLANS INFORMATION ........................................ APPENDIX E: CERTIFICATE OF NON-INDEBTEDNESS ......................................................................... APPENDIX F: FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS .................................................................................. APPENDIX G: RIGHT TO KNOW LETTER ............................................................................................ APPENDIX H: RELEASE WAIVER AND INDEMNITY ............................................................................. APPENDIX I: LIBRARY LOT AND EXPANSION ..................................................................................... Request For Qualifications 1801 Vine Street & 1901 Wood Street I. OVERVIEW PIDC, on behalf of the City and PAID, is pleased to offer this exciting RFQ opportunity for parties interested in redeveloping the architecturally and historically- significant building formerly known as The Judge Nicholas A. Cipriani Family Court Building (“Family Court Building”) and the approximately 88,300 SF lot at 1901 Wood Street (together known as “Property”). The Property, in a highly visible location along and just behind the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, provides a rare opportunity to revitalize an important historic building and to create a unique, new development along Philadelphia’s most prominent thoroughfare. The 1801 Vine Street portion of the Property is improved by a 247,196 square-foot building which previously housed the operations of the Family Division of the Court of Common Pleas of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania. The Family Division was relocated to a new facility at 15th & Arch in 2014. The 1901 Wood Street lot was previously held for an expansion of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Parkway Central Library (PCL). Although the larger development plans have been discontinued, inclusion of PCL’s plan for a 60,000 SF Children and Family Center, Auditorium, storage and relocation of administrative office space (“Library Expansion”) will be required in the development of the Property. The City’s and PIDC’s primary objective in issuing this solicitation is to select a diverse, experienced, capable and qualified development team that will ultimately plan and implement a dynamic commercial development that significantly enhances and complements the existing cultural, commercial and residential developments along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and to maximize the value of the Property for the City. Of significance will be the development team’s ownership structure and programmatic considerations. Specific commitments to and direct representation of diversity, equity and inclusion at all phases and levels of any proposed development project will carry significance in the evaluation of responses. The City has no preferred development program; however, the selected development team will be required to include PCL’s new Library Expansion plans. This process will be contingent upon, among other things, an Ordinance approved by the City Council and Mayor of the City of Philadelphia authorizing the conveyance of this city-owned property to PAID, for further conveyance to the selected developer. Transfer of an interest in the Property will occur through a fee simple conveyance with appropriate covenants, controls and restrictions necessary to protect the City’s interest in the Property. 4 Request For Qualifications 1801 Vine Street & 1901 Wood Street PIDC has structured the solicitation for the Property as a two-step process, beginning with an RFQ to establish a shortlist of interested, capable, and qualified developers for the Property. Shortlisted firms will then be invited to participate in a Request for Proposals (RFP) process. The RFP will provide for a due diligence period to allow the selected developers to prepare and finalize a program and design plans. A selection committee comprised of PIDC and various stakeholders, will evaluate the proposals based on proposed development, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and preservation of historically-significant features, fixtures, and objects; as well as other pertinent criteria. PAID will then enter into an Agreement with the selected finalist. II. CONTEXT The following information provides contextual information relevant to the property. A. Benjamin Franklin Parkway The Property is in the Logan Square neighborhood of Center City, Philadelphia, along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Conceived as early as 1871, and opening in 1929, the Parkway is a signature public investment that is home to many of the city’s most prominent cultural institutions and visitor destinations. The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is anchored to the east