Opportunity
Sound Transit Biddingo #RP 0121-25
Sound Transit Affordable Housing Development at Federal Way Downtown Station (TOD Sites 1 & 2)
Posted
June 30, 2025
Respond By
October 13, 2025
Identifier
RP 0121-25
NAICS
236115, 531311
Sound Transit is seeking proposals for the development and long-term operation of affordable housing at two transit-oriented development (TOD) sites at the Federal Way Downtown Station in Washington. - Government Buyer: - Sound Transit (Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority) - Project Scope: - Development of two parcels (TOD Sites 1 and 2) for affordable housing - Site 1: Approximately 100 units - Site 2: Approximately 150 units - Long-term ownership and operation of affordable housing required - Funding and Compliance Requirements: - Must utilize and comply with affordable housing funding sources such as Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), King County capital funding, and South King Housing and Homelessness Partners (SKHHP) funds - Compliance with prevailing wage and WMBE (Women and Minority Business Enterprise) utilization - Adherence to Evergreen Sustainable Development Standard for sustainability - Competitive contractor selection process required - Site and Environmental Considerations: - Address site constraints and environmental mitigation, including vapor barriers and groundwater management due to historic contamination - Eligible Proposers: - Nonprofit developers, public housing authorities, and for-profit/nonprofit partnerships - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named; the focus is on development and operation of affordable housing units - Attachments include site constraints, environmental and geotechnical reports, and funding terms
Description
Sound Transit is soliciting proposals from qualified entities to develop two parcels of land at the Federal Way Downtown Station in Federal Way, Washington. The project involves transit-oriented development (TOD) focused on affordable housing, with the first site supporting approximately 100 units and the second site approximately 150 units. The solicitation requires proposers to commit to long-term ownership and operation of the affordable housing development. A pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for July 10, 2025, and proposals are due by October 13, 2025.