DANA POINT — We might soon know who will be selected to bring a planned revitalization of Dana Point Harbor to life as O.C. Parks released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to three pre-qualified development teams Oct. 19. The selected vendor will enter into a public-private partnership, or PPP, with Orange County to realize and manage the planned harbor revitalization.
Identities of the pre-qualified development teams were not released during the statement of qualifications period; vendor information was also absent from the RFP announcement.
Clarity on who will be selected to execute the county’s harbor revitalization plans could be revealed as early as March 16, 2017, when the pre-qualified vendors must have their respective proposals submitted to O.C. Parks.
Submitted proposals must include information of project costs, construction timeline, architectural designs and renderings, parking and circulation plans, operational schematics, and financial feasibility.
The RFP deadline is exactly one year after the county released its Request for Qualifications (RFQ). A decision on who will execute and manage a revitalized Dana Point Harbor will be made after the March 16, 2017 deadline. No timeline was announced as to when the decision would be made.
County officials stated whoever is selected would be involved with all facets of...