1934 Fire Station RFP
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
For the Purchase & Redevelopment of
Property Owned By The
Town of Ayer, Massachusetts
The Historic 1934 Ayer Fire Station Building
August 2016
The Town of Ayer, Massachusetts is requesting proposals for the acquisition and redevelopment of a most noteworthy and remarkable town-owned historic building - the (1934) Ayer Central Fire Station designed by nationally-recognized fire station architect George Ernest Robinson. The building is located on Washington Street within the socially, culturally and economically emerging Historic Downtown Ayer District. The beautiful red-brick “Colonial-Revival” Central Fire Station stands within an easy 3-4 minute walk (746 linear feet) along well-maintained sidewalks to the Downtown Ayer MBTA (Fitchburg-Boston Line) Passenger Rail Station, providing direct commuter connectivity to Littleton, Acton, West Concord, Lincoln, Waltham, Belmont, Porter Square and Boston’s North Station to the east, and the City of Fitchburg to the west. The distinctive historic building offers a most desirable and affordable “New Urban” residential lifestyle opportunity, as well as, opportunity for high-quality downtown mixed-use redevelopment.
PROCESS SCHEDULE
RFP Public Release/Packets Available: August 10th
Tours of Historic Fire Station Building: August 18th 2:00PM & August 19th 10:00AM
Deadline for Question/s Submission: September 9th
Deadline for Proposal Submission: September 16th
Opening & Preliminary Review of Proposals: September 19th
Completion of Evaluation & Scoring of Proposals: September 22nd
Public Announcement of Proposal Selection: September 26th