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EXHIBIT A CITY OF SANTA ANA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCIAL, ANALYTICAL AND ADVISORY SERVICES (RFQ) SCOPE OF SERVICES INTRODUCTION The City of Santa Ana (City) and the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana (Authority) are issuing this Request for Qualifications to provide affordable housing financial, analytical and advisory services for various affordable housing programs and projects. The City and the Authority administer a variety of programs for developing affordable housing funded by federal, state and local sources. These include affordable housing funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, HOME Investment Partnerships Grant (HOME) Program, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Project -Based Voucher (PBV) Program, Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund (LMIHAF), local inclusionary housing funds, and housing revenue bond financed programs. In order to enhance its financial capacities as a lender, the City and Authority are seeking proposals from affordable housing financial, analytical and advisory firms interested in providing their services in the following areas: (1) General multi -family affordable housing financial, analytical and/or advisory services; (2) Multi -family and/or single-family bond issuance financial advisory services; (3) Inclusionary housing financial analysis and advisory services. II. Scope of Work The City and the Authority intend to contract with one or more Financial Advisors to serve in a full - service capacity for purposes of advising the City and Authority, as needed, on all financial matters and programs of work involving affordable housing. The City of Santa Ana provides financing to affordable housing projects within the City through the use of the CDBG Program, HOME Program, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, PBV Program, LMIHAF, and local inclusionary housing funds. As part of these projects, the selected consultant may be asked to: • Perform financial analyses in connection with affordable and mixed -income projects with a variety of affordable housing financing sources, including affordable and market - rate rental housing, and affordable and market -rate ownership housing. • Perform financial analysis and/or subsidy layering analysis for the structuring of the City's multifamily affordable housing development projects. Analysis should be completed to satisfy funding requirements, such as the HOME Program. • Assist in compiling and analyzing general economic data regarding housing. City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency Request for Qualifications —Affordable Housing Financial, Analytical and Advisory Services Page 10