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Developer / Owner / Sponsor Experience. A narrative describing recent affordable residential development and management experience, with an emphasis on experience gained in the last five years on projects. a. Include project name and type (special needs, senior, large family, etc.), project address, developer team members, unit count and bedroom type, affordability requirements, and funding sources in your description. 4. Financial Capacity. Description of financial strength and ability to obtain project financing, and to provide sufficient equity for the successful completion of a proposed project once placed on the Approved CHDO List. a. Include a description of current relationships with major lending institutions. b. The CHDOs selected for recommendation to City Council will be required to submit complete financial statements for the last three years. Because of the possibility of public records requests, the City cannot guarantee that these statements will remain confidential. 5. References. Include a list of at least three references from public agency partners and professional lenders and investors with full names, contact information, and identification of the project(s). SOQs must be limited to a maximum of 25 pages, excluding front and back covers, section dividers, and exhibits. 6. Exhibit B— Complete CHDO Checklist 7. Exhibit D - Additional Insured Endorsement for Commercial General Liability Policy (Not required until after Developer selection) 8. Exhibit E — Proposer's Statement 9. Exhibit F— Certification of Nondiscrimination 10. Exhibit G — Non - Collusion Affidavit The proposal /statement of qualifications must be completely responsive to the RFQ. Incomplete proposals /statement of qualifications will be deemed as nonresponsive and will be rejected. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals /statement of qualifications submitted and no representation is made hereby that any contract will be awarded pursuant to this RFQ or otherwise. XIV. DEVELOPER SELECTION —PROPOSAL AND EVALUATION Immediately following the submission deadline, the Community Development Agency will create a review panel composed of City staff from relevant City departments. Each member of this panel will evaluate and rank each proposal /statement of qualifications using the evaluation criteria listed below. Those proposals /SOQs that meet the requirements of the CHDO Checklist and the minimum evaluation score will be placed on the Approved CHDO List. The City is requiring a multi -step process for a CHDO to use the HOME CHDO Funds. First, the Developer or Sponsor must be approved on the Approved CHDO List in order for the CHDO to be eligible to submit a proposal for a specific project to use the available CHDO HOME Funds. Proposals that are submitted will then be reviewed and approved by staff for use of the CHDO HOME Funds. The evaluation criteria for placement and approval on the Approved CHDO List is as follows: City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency Request for Qualifications for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) Page 7 19F -10