Request for Proposal for Master Developer
8/31/07
Fairfax County has issued a request for proposal for the services of a Master Developer to assist the county in preparing a master development plan for the adaptive reuse portion of the former Lorton prison, located in what is now known as Laurel Hill. The proposal request is for qualified private developers to join in a public/private effort to develop this 80-acre area formerly known as the Reformatory and Penitentiary. The redevelopment will adapt existing buildings and build new infill construction. Proposals are due on October 4, 2007.
The proposal request is for qualified private developers to join in a public/private effort to work with county to staff to create a master development plan. The plan will include features such adaptive reuse considerations, project financial feasibility, phasing of construction, and the possible application of historic tax credits. The period of performance is expected to be 6 – 8 months after which the Master Developer would have an opportunity to continue in the implementation phase of the project.
The site, located on the southwestern side of Silverbrook Road west of I-95, is part of a 2,400 acre parcel of land acquired by Fairfax County from the Federal Government in 2002. The parcel is 14-miles from Washington, DC, and within one of the Country’s most affluent and well-educated communities. The parcel is part of a larger 511-acre historic district – the District of Columbia Workhouse and Reformatory Historic District – that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February 2006. The 2,400 acre parcel is the home to the new Laurel Hill Golf Club – an 18-hole, 7,010 yard course, improved hike and bike trails, and the future Lorton Arts Foundation artist’s colony, Fairfax equestrian center, and improved park and open space.
Fairfax County envisions a unique and world-class development of residential, retail, commercial and educational space within the former Reformatory and Penitentiary complex. This development will serve the expanding south county region and create a unique destination in harmony with the surrounding uses, including single-family residential, senior living residential, schools, a planned arts center and parks. Recent growth in the immediate area includes the Spring Hill active adult community, and the master-planned residential community of Laurel Hill.
Pre-bid tours of the site will be held on September 11, 2007 at 1:30
p.m. beginning at the Laurel Hill Security Office, 8515 Silverbrook Road,
Fairfax Station, Virginia 22039. A pre-bid conference will be held
on September 17, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government
Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Conference Room 8, Fairfax,
Virginia 22035.
The proposal can be found online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpsm/solic.htm. Questions or requests for hard copies may be directed to 703-324-3201, TTY 711.