Maumee Valley Planning Organization
Serving Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, and Williams Counties in Northwest Ohio
PROJECTS OPEN FOR BIDS
request for proposals for new housing
Defiance, Henry, Fulton, paulding, putnam and williams county land banks
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MVPO is seeking proposals on behalf of the Land Banks for the construction of new housing units within the region. The construction will occur on vacant parcels owned by the Land Bank or other community partners, which will be at no cost to the contractor. This RFP is designed to identify Contractors with the experience, capacity and willingness to develop and build new Housing units in the region. Houses that are identified for rehab will be bid out based on the specific scope of work to contractors that are pre-qualified through MVPO’s CHIP program. The end user for the units will be families or individuals that have an income equal to or less than 80% of the Annual Median Income. Contractor will not be responsible for identifying the end buyer or selling the home.
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Proposals shall be made in compliance with the Ohio Department of Development’s (ODOD) Welcome Home Ohio (WHO) program guidelines and regulations. The main component that applies to your proposal is that each unit must be 1,000 square feet of habitable space in the current program, with the potential to allow for 800 square feet in the next round of funding. All homes will be constructed utilizing building codes associated with the local political jurisdiction. All areas within MVPO’s six county service area are under consideration. You may mark in your proposal which county(ies) you are interested in working with and if there is an impact on price or proposal based on county.
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Please direct all questions regarding this RFP in writing to Estee Blair. All questions and responses will be posted on the MVPO website at www.mvpo.org/bids. All proposals must be submitted in person or online to Estee as well, using communication method outlined below. Confirmation of receipt of your proposal will be given – if it is not received, please follow up with Estee. A copy of this RFP and any additional documentation can be found at www.mvpo.org/bids
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MVPO will host a pre-proposal meeting. Attendance is not required but is highly encouraged as it may be a factor in scoring the proposals received. The objectives of the meeting are to review the RFP and answer questions. Proposers shall notify Estee via email (plannereb@mvpo.org) if they intend to attend and the number of persons attending. The pre-proposal meeting will be held on September 4th, 2025 at 1:00 pm
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request for proposals for former edon school development - williams county land bank
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The Williams Co. Land Bank is seeking a buyer interested in developing the former “Edon School” property located at 309 W Indiana Street, Edon, OH parcel numbers 071-200-04-021.000 & 071-200-04-022.000. Proposals may include one or both parcels.
The Land Bank offers an application process for submitting development proposals and pricing for the lot. Your proposal must include financing details and a development plan. Terms and conditions related to the property sale are outlined in the application packet, available at www.mvpo.org/bids. Physical copies can be obtained from the Williams County Treasurer’s office or the Maumee Valley Planning Organization Office. You can gain additional information about the property by visiting the Williams County Auditor’s website.
Proposals must reach Estee Blair, Senior Planner at Maumee Valley Planning Organization, located at 1300 E Second Street, Suite 200, Defiance, OH 43512 no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, October 7th, 2025. Emailed proposals can also be sent to eblair@mvpo.org. Proposals must be submitted on the application format provided & be labeled “Attention: Proposal –Edon School.” Proposals submitted after this date and time will be returned.
Proposals will be reviewed on October 9th, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. at the East Annex Conference Room, 1425 E High Street, Bryan, OH 43506
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DEMOLITION Pre-qualification FORM
Maumee Valley Planning Organization assists the Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and Defiance Land Banks in procuring and soliciting for demolition services. To make this process as easy as possible, your demo company must become pre-qualified. Once pre-qualified, you will be eligible to provide demo services for all 6 County Land Banks. If you do not become pre-qualified, you will not be able to submit bids or quotes for projects. Once you are pre-qualified, you will be added to our demolition email list, which receives updates when we have funds available to complete demolition projects.
To become a pre-qualified contractor, please fill out and submit the demolition pre-qualification form below. We will accept pre-qualification documents on a rolling basis so we cannot guarantee your documents will be reviewed and approved before any certain bid date.
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Please email the complete forms and submit required attachments to Estee Blair at demo@mvpo.org