Muhlenberg RFP Announced

As promised, a "Request for Proposals" for redevelopment of the Muhlenberg site has been published.

The notice is one of many steps in the process. It was in Wednesday's Courier News and the full text may also be seen by going to the New Jersey Press Association's website at www.njpublicnotices.com and putting Muhlenberg in the search box. Here is an excerpt:

NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Redevelopment of the 10.78-acreMuhlenberg/JFK Hospital site Notice is hereby given that the City of Plainfield will receive proposals on April 27, 2016, at 11:00 A.M in the Plainfield City Hall Building, 515 Watchung Avenue, Plainfield, NJ for the following: The City of Plainfield is seeking proposals from interested developers to redevelop a 10.78-acre site. The Site, encompassing the former Muhlenberg/JFK hospital, is between Randolph Road and Moffett Road in the southeastern quadrant of the City of Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey and has been designated an "area in need of redevelopment". This designation allows for flexibility in the development plan not provided under current zoning. The City's vision is for the Site to have a health-care focus with a variety of healthcare and complimentary uses to serve the local and regional community, that are contextually consistent with the surrounding neighborhood. The developer will purchase the site from JFK Hospital and enter into a Redevelopment Agreement with the City of Plainfield. Proposals are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A.19:44A-20.4. Requests for Proposals may be obtained by requesting a hard copy that may be picked up at the Office the City Purchasing, City of Plainfield, Administration Building, Basement, 515 Watchung Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060 during the hours of 9:30a.m.to 4:30p.m,beginning on March 16, 2016. 

The notice further spells out the city's response to the submissions and that the award of a contract hinges on the city having the funds to allocate for the process. I'm not sure whether any developers read the blog, but if so, they need to obtain the full RFP by means described in the legal notice. My intention here is just to note that this step has been launched through public notice. There are many more steps in the process and indeed no guarantees that the notice will yield a qualified respondent.

--Bernice