Media Advisory
WHAT: Pre-Bid Conference for Wiehle Village Center and Metro Station Joint Development Solicitation
Fairfax County Government is seeking a partner to design and construct a mixed-use, transit-oriented development on county-owned real property to complement the future Wiehle Avenue Metrorail Station. The county owns a nine-acre site immediately adjacent to the planned station, which in conjunction with development on adjacent parcels (now privately owned) offers a unique opportunity for a coordinated public-private development.
Topics to be discussed at the conference include:
- Project description and goals
- Critical elements of the project
- Evaluation criteria
- Wiehle Avenue development principles
Proposal information can be found by logging on to www.fairfaxcounty.gov, then clicking on doing business, doing business with county, current solicitations, PPEA opportunities.
WHEN: March 16, 2005, 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Fairfax County Government Center, Conference Room 7, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035
Fairfax County is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in all County programs, services and activities and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. To request special accommodations call 703-246-5101 or TTY 703-385-3578. Please allow seven working days in advance of the event in order to make the necessary arrangements. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacy Patterson, 703-246-5260
The Federal Transit Administration's approval of the Dulles Rail Project on June 10, 2004 accomplished a significant milestone, allowing the project to progress into preliminary engineering. Along with this important advancement arises the need to plan for the redevelopment of the Wiehle Avenue Transit Station site, which will be through the framework of a public/private partnership.
Supervisor Hudgins has appointed the Wiehle Avenue Steering Committee, which will be the driving force in creating an efficient Request For Proposal (RFP) to solicit transit-oriented joint development proposals for co-development of the nine acre County-owned parcel adjacent to the station. Using the conclusions from the Reston Charrette as a starting point, the committee will begin establishing the process, scope and criteria for the RFP. Special meetings will be held for the community, property owners, and developers to discuss the RFP process, status, and developments to ensure all concerns and issues are identified and addressed accordingly.
The Steering Committee will meet throughout the summer and fall of 2004. Meetings are held at the North County Governmental Center, 12000 Bowman Towne Dr., Reston, adjacent to the Hunter Mill District office. For more information contact Goldie Harrison at 703-478-0283.
Community Meeting on Development Principles
On Tuesday, Oct. 12, Supervisor Catherine Hudgins and the Wiehle Avenue Steering Committee will be hosting a community meeting to review principles developed by the committee and to solicit input for the upcoming Request for Proposal of the Joint Development Project at the Wiehle Avenue Transit Station. The community meeting will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at South Lakes High School (yellow cafeteria), 11400 South Lakes Drive, Reston. All interested parties are encouraged to attend and participate in this exciting opportunity.
The Wiehle Avenue Steering Committee was appointed by Supervisor Hudgins as a follow-up to the 2001 Charrette and has been meeting regularly to establish criteria for the RFP for the Wiehle Avenue Station. The proposed principles encourage diverse, mixed use, transit-oriented development, and seek to retain and expand access for pedestrian and non-motorized traffic. The Joint Development Plan RFP will provide an alternative to the current public plan for the Wiehle site, which is currently a parking structure for 2,300 parking spaces. For additional information on the meeting, contact the Hunter Mill District Office at 703-478-0283, TTY 703-736-4460.
Meeting Minutes
Steering Committee Documents
- Wiehle Village Center and Metrorail Station Joint Development Solicitation (large PDF file)
- A pre-proposal conference will be held on March 16, 2005, at 11:00 a.m., at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Conference Room 7, Fairfax, Virginia, 22035. All offerors are urged to attend. CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF WRITTEN INQUIRIES IS MARCH 31, 2005. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS IS JUNE 17, 2005.
- Development Principles for the Request for Proposals document (October 2, 2004 final draft).
- Wiehle Avenue Transit Station Area [Acrobat PDF file] - Map showing surrounding parcels with County-owned land and nearest 17 acres highlighted.
- Public Private Educational Facilities Infrastructure Act [Acrobat PDF file] - The Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002, Va. Code Ann. §§ 56-575.1 to -575.16 (LNMB Supp. 2002) (the “PPEA”), grants a public entity the authority to create public-private partnerships for the development of a wide range of projects for public use (“qualifying projects”) if the public entity determines that there is a need for a project and that private involvement may provide the project to the public in a timely or cost-effective fashion.
- Presentation by Douglas Hale, Washington Area Metropolitan Transportation Authority, on transit-oriented joint development agreements.
