City seeking Request for Qualifications for LOS OSOS project
Mission Viejo embarked on the redevelopment of the former Stein Mart building and parcel, which was purchased in December 2021. The City has been working on the conceptual development and preliminary design for the LOS OSOS project for the past 18 months. To obtain viable and valuable public input from our community, the City hosted five public input meetings and numerous public events. The City Council will receive the final public comments and detailed studies this fall to determine the next steps.
As part of that effort, the City is seeking a talented, creative, and collaborative commercial/retail business development partner that will construct and manage the commercial side of the LOS OSOS project. The City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which is the first phase of a two-phase selection process that will be used to make a recommendation to the City Council on the most suitable partner.
The Request for Qualifications is available at this link. All supporting documents are listed on the RESOURCES page of EnvisionMV.com. This website is dedicated to enhancing the vision of Mission Viejo.
The response and first step of the process (RFQ) is due September 15.
Comments
This is unusual to place…
This is unusual to place this RFQ as a city blog press release.
I think the citizens should be made aware that through a non-bid contract approved on 07/11/2023, the Kosmont Company is partnering with our City in this real estate advisory services development. Kosmont has a division that specializes in tax increment financing schemes.
Additionally, Mayor Goodell, who has a working relationship with PRES, also on 07/11/2023, voted to give PRES a contract relating to the financial feasibility and funding options for a $15 million parking garage.
The public should also be reminded that PRES was the original golf course purchaser and Goodell asked PRES president Brad Schroth if our City could be substituted into the escrow as the purchaser.