Regents take up U-M-Flint student housing issue

A request by the Flint campus to further explore the feasibility of student housing received approval of the Board of Regents Nov. 18. U-M-Flint now will issue a request for proposals (RFP) to four developers. The primary purpose of this phase is to determine the financial feasibility of the project and identify an acceptable student housing design concept.

"The importance of this step is that it brings the discussion of student housing to a new level of specificity," Chancellor Juan E. Mestas said. "Rather than speculate whether the project is financially feasible, we will be able to determine it from the proposals."

In March 2004, U-M-Flint issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for campus student housing. The RFQ sought input from developers on construction and management of a student housing project of approximately 240 to 300 beds. From the developers who submitted qualifications, the selection was narrowed to four that were determined to meet the needs of the University.

A student housing committee will evaluate the proposals submitted in response to the RFP and will make a recommendation to Mestas in February or March. Issuance of the RFP does not imply the University has decided to build student housing at
U-M-Flint; it means the University is seriously considering the possibility.

The University reserves the right to reject any or all proposals as its interests may require.

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