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Request for Proposals (RFP #2024-016VF)

Erie County / City of Buffalo / Town of Amherst / Town of Cheektowaga / Town of Hamburg
RFP for Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing and Preparation of Five-Year Consolidated Plans

The Erie County Urban County Consortium, City of Buffalo, Towns of Amherst, Cheektowaga and Tonawanda (ACT Consortium), and Town of Hamburg seek proposals from qualified consultants to prepare up to seven separate plans.  The first plan, (Part I), is a Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Study (AI), which includes the City of Buffalo, County of Erie Urban County Consortium, and Towns of Amherst, Cheektowaga, Tonawanda and Hamburg. Please note that City, Towns and County geographic areas are contiguous. 

The second component, (Part II), includes preparation of six, individual Five-Year Consolidated Plans for 1) the Erie County Urban County Consortium, 2) Town of Hamburg CDBG Program, 3) Amherst/Cheektowaga/Tonawanda HOME Consortium and Amherst CDBG Program, 4) Town of Cheektowaga CDBG Program, 5) Town of Tonawanda CDBG and ESG Programs, and 6) City of Buffalo CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA Programs. 

The RFP #2024-016VF can be found at https://www.erie.gov/purchasing and a complete package can be obtained by contacting Marie Thornton at (716) 858-7839 or Marie.Thornton@erie.gov 

All correspondence, communications and/or contact with the County in regard to any aspect of this proposal shall be with Marie Thornton. Prospective proponents, or their representatives, shall not make contact with or communicate with any representatives of the County, including employees and consultants, other than the designated person in regard to any aspect of this proposal.

Final sealed proposals are due to:

Paul D’Orlando
Principal Contract Monitor
Erie County Department of Environment and Planning
95 Franklin St, Room 1014, Buffalo, NY 14202
by 4:00 pm (EST) on March 22, 2024.

Erie County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any informality.

Daniel R. Castle, AICP
Commissioner of the Department of Environment and Planning

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