UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
The University of California, Irvine (“UCI”) is seeking Statements of Qualifications from developers, hotel owners or operators (“Developer”) interested in planning and operating a hotel on the West Campus of the University of California, Irvine campus (“Project”). If there is sufficient interest and an agreed upon Hotel concept between the parties, the University intends to enter into an agreement with the
Developer selected through this process for the initial joint planning work and, at the University’s discretion, for development of the site. Prior to permitting the start of construction, the University intends to execute a long term ground lease with the selected Developer.
The approximately 7 acre Project site is located on UCI’s main campus in the southern portion of the City of Irvine, Orange County, California, adjacent to the City of Newport Beach. The site size may be adjusted to a smaller size to accommodate a concept from the selected Developer.
Developers with hotel experience are preferred, and will need to demonstrate their qualifications to undertake projects of their identified conceptual type and size.
The University will review all Statements of Qualifications submitted in response to the Request for
Information and Qualifications, meet and confer with a minimum of the top three Developers based on the initial submittals, and select (i) the Developer with whom the University will negotiate an agreement for the Planning Stage of the Project and, at the University’s sole discretion, for the development of the
Site, and (ii) one or more of the back-up Developers with whom to negotiate should negotiations with the selected Developer fail to perform.
The written submittals will be evaluated with a focus on the following areas: a.
Evidence of previous experience. b.
Demonstrated financial capability to execute and finance the Project. c.
Demonstrated flexibility of the team in planning and design and in working with University requirements. d.
Demonstrated management experience and operational success with similar hotel developments. e.
Demonstrated commitment to meeting schedules and campus requirements, compliance with local, state and federal law, and providing infrastructure and other off-site facilities for the campus as negotiated. f.
Demonstrated ability to develop hotels using varying types of construction.
To obtain the formal Request for Information and Qualifications (RFI/RFQ) with complete details, please submit your electronic contact information by September 30, 2013 to:
Susan Rupp
Campus Asset Management
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 750
Irvine, CA 92697-7475
(949) 824-5021
Or via e-mail at sjrupp@uci.edu
The RFI/RFQ will be distributed to interested parties on October 1, 2013 .
The final submission of responses to the RFI/RFQ will be November 8, 2013 .