20-1528 - Development of a Fire Station Within a Mixed-Use Development in Inglewood

The City of Calgary (“The City”) is inviting proponents to submit proposals to purchase four contiguous parcels of land and lead the financing, planning, design and development of the Inglewood Fire Station/Mixed-Use Development (the “Project”). Through this public competition The City will assess proponent proposals selecting the proposal best able to deliver on The City’s objectives for four contiguous parcels of City property (the “Property”).

The City’s objective for the Property is to achieve a medium or high-density mixed-use development that includes the construction of a new two bay Fire Station that will be funded, owned and operated by The City, combined with an appropriate mix of housing, commercial, office, retail or other private use(s) to be financed, designed, constructed, owned and operated by a private entity. The development will be designed to be a transit-oriented development, supporting the MAX Purple Bus Rapid Transit route, the future Inglewood Ramsay Green Line LRT station, while supporting the draft Historic East Calgary Area Redevelopment Plan (HEC ARP).

The City will negotiate an Agreement Letter with the competition’s successful proponent before the end of 2020. The Agreement Letter will govern the design and permitting phase of the Inglewood Fire Station/Mixed Use Development. Included in the design and permitting phase will be the negotiation of a Development Agreement to govern the construction phase of the project and negotiation of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale to govern the purchase of the Property and securing the Fire Station under a fee simple ownership arrangement for The City. The terms of these subsequent agreements are subject to negotiation between the proponent and The City.