White Lake Township, requests statements of qualification from qualified economic development and marketing firms to aid the Township in marketing a 26 acre site in the heart of White Lake's commercial core, into a walkable Civic Center District.

Statements of qualification shall be received by the White Lake Township Clerks office located at 7525 Highland Road, White Lake, MI 48383 not later than 10 a.m., Monday, February 04, 2019.

White Lake Township owns a 26 acre parcel located on the south side of Elizabeth Lake Road near the intersection with M-59 (Highland Road) which has 20,000 to 50,000 vehicle trips per day. This area is directly south of a commercial shopping center with a Floor Area Ratio of 0.17. The White Lake Township Library is currently constructing a new 28,000 square foot library that is set to open in spring of 2019. The White Lake Library is being built on 9.2 acres immediately adjacent to the White Lake Township property. The Township has also acquired a 57 acre parcel using State recreation funding for the development of a Township Central Park. A robust public engagement process was held during 2017 to create the foundation for the Civic Center District, the CiDi Study done by inFORM studio. This Civic District Development Study can be found on the Townships website www.whitelaketwp.com. White Lake Township has created a Civic Center District Committee to help provide continued public engagement as a part of this development process.

White Lake will be looking for qualified firms to provide insight into delivering services that will allow White Lake Township to form a public / private partnership in order to develop a new Township Civic Center District. The firm should be able to discuss relevant economic and market studies needed to effectively market the Civic Center project. The firm should be able to demonstrate its role in similar projects in the Midwest, United States or abroad. The complete RFQ, as well as other suplemental information, can be found at http://www.whitelaketwp.com/news-events/rfq-civic-center