City of Pacifica Request for Qualifications For Ocean Front Hotel Development Opportunity 2212 Beach Blvd., Pacifica, CA City of Pacifica ATTN: Anne Stedler 170 Santa Maria Avenue Pacifica, CA 94044 Prepared by: Robert Gilmore Version: Original Date: January 22, 2016 pg. 1 Executive Summary Kamla Hotels has brought together a top notch development team to provide the City of Pacifica its qualifications to develop the unique destination hotel and mixed-use project the community desires and the Beach Boulevard site commands. This team brings extensive coastal California experience in hospitality/retail development so important in crafting a vision combining the unique traits of the surrounding community and region. The team consists of: Kamla Hotels: Devang Patel & Kabir Bhagat Architects Orange: Tom Bergerson & Henry Wong, Architects Hitesh Patel: Engineer & General Contractor Robert Gilmore: Real Estate Developer/Economic Developer pg. 2 Kamla Hotels’ Mendocino Hotel and Hill House Inn, both in Mendocino, CA, exhibit Kamla’s unique ability to own, manage and operate hotels in a dramatic Northern California coastal community like Pacifica. With incredible attention to detail and focused on a “lasting guest experience”, these hotels are also examples of Kamla’s focus on locally managing and operating its properties. Its growing portfolio of Marriot International branded hotels throughout Southern California reflects Kamla’s ability to execute on its vision of bringing a Marriott hotel to pacifica. Architects Oranges’ landmark projects, Little Italy, San Diego, The Village at Bella Terra, Huntington Beach and Long Beach City Plaza, Long Beach, typify AO’s ability to create a transformative vision that integrates nature, indigenous design and materials and community into a destination hotel/mixed use development. Robert Gilmore is a unique blend of master planned community developer and economic developer. Rob’s vision and execution led to a workable/livable community in Valencia and the Newhall Ranch. As an economic developer he translated a community’s vision of the future into Culver City’s “Economic Development Implementation Plan”, adopted in 2014. Kamla Hotels’ development teams vision is to provide an estimated 120-130 room, Marriott International branded destination hotel catering to the business and leisure traveler seeking a Northern California Coastal experience. While breathing the fresh ocean air guests will also enjoy: Close proximity to downtown San Francisco, Silicon Valley and San Francisco Airport Access to Oakland and other Bay Area locales via Bay Area Rapid Transit A classic coastal experience without “breaking the bank” Hiking, biking and surfing in and around Pacifica Shopping along the redeveloped Palmetto Avenue pedestrian mall This project would provide enormous benefits to the City including: A hotel befitting a customer price point that does not currently exist in the City Generating additional Transient Occupancy Taxes Generating permanent and temporary employment opportunities Increase in property tax revenue and BID assessments We thank you for the opportunity to provide Kamla Hotels’ qualifications. Request for Qualifications Submittal Requirements pg. 3 A. Describe Developer/Operator Vision for the Site Answer: Kamla Hotels’ Team has reviewed the site dynamics and crafted a two-option vision: Hotel anchored mixed-use plaza with the hotel as the main component occupying a majority of the GLA in the southwest corner of the site. Pacifica Public Library, as proposed, at the northeast portion of the site. Repurpose the Administration building to commercial retail space. Attract specialty retail, boutiques, cafes and restaurant tenants along Beach Blvd at Palmetto Avenue and to the interior of the plaza. Central parking area with access driveways to all perimeter streets. Pedestrian friendly village streetscape Supplemental subterranean parking, as needed, at the northeast quadrant of the site. Wrap existing pump station with decorative wall and gates. 3-level hotel, or 2-level above one level of retail. Marriott International branded hotel in the range of 100-110 hotels rooms, of the all-suites variety, catering to the business and leisure traveler. Our vision is a uniquely designed hotel utilizing local materials and accents, blending with the natural setting of the Pacifica community and maximizing the views of the coast and the mountains. Or, Similar to the above, but an option with more GLA dedicated to a 3-level hotel above retail up to 45’. Ground level will be retail with subterranean parking mitigating the Coastal Commission requirements. A hotel which will have a catalytic effect on the future development of Palmetto Avenue while functioning as an anchor tenant and driving pedestrian traffic. We see a hotel serving a clientele not currently served in Pacifica. As a Marriott branded hotel, the visioned property will take advantage of the Marriott reservation system and loyal customers from around the world. Business travelers will avail themselves of Pacifica’s ocean front views and quaint community during the week while families will enjoy the all-suites, destination hotel as an affordable weekend get- away. B. Site Specific Questions 1. Would you consider phasing the hotel construction? Answer: The options above do not anticipate the need to phase the hotel construction. 2. If a podium was chosen for all of the site, could it be engineered and built in phases, and is that financially feasible compared to building it all at once? Answer: If needed, we could see phasing in supplemental subterranean parking at the northeast quadrant of the site. pg. 4 3. Where would you want the hotel to have street frontage? Answer: Per the previous exhibit, we initially envision the street frontage to be along Beach Blvd. 4. Where would you want access and exiting for the hotel? Answer: The vision is to provide access and egress to all the streets surrounding the site. The hotel’s entrance would be interior to the site. 5. What is the maximum and minimum number of hotel rooms you would consider at this site? Answer: At this time, we envision a 100-110 key all-suites hotel. 6. Do you recommend adding residential use to the site in addition to the hotel? Answer: No 7. Are conference facilities valuable to your vision, either on or off the site, and for what audience? Answer: We see great value in conference facilities for a variety of business and leisure activities. The potential for a joint effort with the Pacifica Public Library would be of tremendous value to both properties. The ability to host business conferences, sales meetings and seminars during the week is a bonus. Our vision is to develop a hotel with a range of meeting space. However, a larger meeting area/conference space in the library would drive more visitors and customers to both entities. For the weekends, we see a conference facility as an amenity where we could attract conferences capitalizing on Pacifica’s hiking, biking, nature and surfing community. We believe there is untapped potential awaiting our combined efforts. 8. Do you commit to supporting the existing Hotel Business Improvement District (BID) and a potential BID on Palmetto Avenue? Answer: Simply, Yes. We see great value in participating in a larger effort to improve and maintain the environment of the surrounding commercial district. Tourists and locals, alike, enjoy nicely landscaped and decorated commercial lanes and streets, and brightly light sidewalks attract pedestrians who window shop and stroll in search of a café or boutique shop. We all benefit from the existence of a strong and financially healthy business improvement district. pg. 5 C. Developer/Operator Team Identify the lead development firm, including the project lead for day-to-day management of the pre-development process. Answer: Kamla Hotels’ CEO, Devang Patel. He will lead the development team from the pre-development process through the operation and management of the hotel. Devang is hands-on in all aspects of the pre-development process. He will avail himself of his consultant team throughout the process, as well, augmenting his skills and abilities with those of his assembled pre-development and development team. Identify Operator and other key members of the development team, including (at a minimum) equity partner and planning team and design firms. Answer: (Below you will find the resumes of the key development team members.) Operator: Kamla Hotels Owner: Kamla Hotels Design Team: Architects Orange (Tom Bergerson & Henry Wong) General Contractor and Engineer: Hitesh Patel Planning Consultant: Robert Gilmore Devang Patel provides the equity necessary to purchase the land, initiate the design and entitlement process. In a normal project, he will provide approximately 30% of the required equity for a project. The remainder 70% is provided through debt financing. When needed, Devang will provide private equity into the project. Kamla Hotels owns and operates all of its over 1,000 room hotel portfolio. Provide a succinct narrative describing the role and relevant background experience of each of the firms and key individuals who would be involved in implementation of the project. Answer: Devang Patel will function as the project lead throughout the project. Tom Bergerson & Henry Wong (Architects Orange) are the Design team, entitlement lead and project architects. Rob Gilmore will provide the response to the RFQ and RFP, and function as a project consultant throughout the development process. pg. 6 Relevant Experience: Mr. Patel, and the above team, currently have a proposed Springhill Suites Hotel site under contract with the City of Downey on a former City Redevelopment site. The team organization and process for that project is similar to this project. Kamla was the successful bidder of an RFP process. The team successfully negotiated a land purchase price agreed to the City’s satisfaction. We are now in the due diligence and design phase which is a collaborative effort with the City of Downey. Mr. Patel and Architects Orange currently have a Fairfield Inn & Suites Hotel in the entitlement phase in Indio, CA.