Thomas Holme Elementary School

SUMMARY

This RFP invites Developers to respond and submit qualifications for the design and development of a new elementary school for the School District of Philadelphia (“District”) on approximately 6 acres located at 9125 Academy Road in the Torresdale neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA to be opened in time for the 2024-25 school year.  The property is currently the site of the Thomas Holme Elementary school and the scope of work includes remediation and demolition of the existing facility upon its vacancy expected in June 2023.

This Request for Proposals is distributed and managed by the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (“PIDC”) on behalf of the District and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (“PAID”).  The District’s and PIDC’s primary objective in issuing this solicitation is to select a diverse, experienced, capable and qualified Developer to complete the project on-time and on-budget.  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.

EXHIBITS

Exhibits are linked as separate PDFs. You will be redirected to our Google Drive:

• Exhibit A - Developer Agreement
• Exhibit B - Sublease Agreement
• Exhibit C - District's Program
• Exhibit D - Design Information
• Exhibit E - Phase 1 Environmental
• Exhibit F - Federal Grant Guidance
• Exhibit G - Existing Building Drawings
• Exhibit H - Phase Submission Checklist

RFP RESPONSE DUE

RFP response submissions are due Oct. 18, 2022.

RFP response submissions are due Nov. 15, 2022

UPDATES

• 9/30/2022 - Addendum 1
• 10/11/2022 - Addendum 2
• 10/14/2022 - Addendum 3
• 10/14/2022 - Interviews moved to the week of 11/21/2022

RFP DOWNLOAD

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