Miami Township Community Improvement Corporation ("the CIC") is seeking to identify a developer or development team with whom the CIC can work collaboratively to develop approximately 25 acres of Township-owned property known as the "Austin Boulevard Site" ("Site"). The Site is located at Miami Township's westernmost gateway, at the intersection of Wood Road and Austin Boulevard. The Site is adjacent to Interstate 75 and the Austin Landing lifestyle center.

This Request for Qualifications and Preliminary Development Proposals ("RFQ") provides details about the Site and surrounding areas, establishes the goals of the CIC, and outlines the information required from interested development partners and the process by which a development partner will be selected. Qualifications and supporting materials must be received by October 13, 2017 at 5:00 pm EST.

In the interest of efficiency, rather than undertaking separate RFQ and Request for Proposal ("RFP") processes, the CIC wishes to use this single process, which is a hybrid between a true RFQ and an RFP, to understand each developer or team's qualifications as well as their proposed vision(s) for the Site's development. Through this process, the CIC seeks to identify and select a developer with whom to work collaboratively to refine and implement the final development concept. As input from the CIC and the public is expected to shape the final development plan, the CIC does not require or request that conceptual drawings or renderings be submitted at this time, but would require a concept level land use plan to be submitted.

At the conclusion of the evaluation process, the CIC anticipates entering into a development agreement with the selected development partner that would outline the roles and responsibilities of the CIC and developer and establish timelines for completing the development.