The Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) Grant Program is a temporary Grant Program intended to incentivize the creation of housing supply within fully serviced areas of the City over the next three years. The Grant will deploy funds towards HAF priorities and targets. The Program contains three funding streams:
Construction Challenges Grant
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Supports development that might not be achieved through normal market forces by addressing known construction challenges specific to Saint John.
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Provides up to 50% of the cost of eligible construction challenge expenditures to a maximum of $10,000 per unit up to 15 units.
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Developments must incur at least $200,000 in eligible construction challenges which could include; breaking and removal of rock, importation of fill, pile-driving, and remediation of contaminated soils.
Missing Middle Housing Grant
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Incentivizes the construction of missing middle housing forms that are more inherently sustainable and affordable through smaller lots and denser developments that make efficient use of land.
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Provides up to $5,000 per eligible unit.
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A top up Modular Housing Grant/Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) provides $2,500 per unit
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Provides no more than $150,000 per eligible project.
Revitalizing Rental Stock
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To incentivize the revitalization of existing rental stock and retention of such stock at greater levels of affordability than would otherwise be contemplated.
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Provides $10,000 per unit up, in addition to 100% of the cost of building permit fees and no more than $50,000 per application.
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The development must incur at least $200,000 in eligible expenditures
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Eligible projects include developments who provide proof of support for Housing NB’s RRAP program, or, vacant building redevelopment by a non-profit organization.
Applications will be evaluated by the Grant Committee based on the objectives and project scorecard outlined in the Grant Program Policy.
Application forms can be obtained by request by emailing affordable@saintjohn.ca. Paper copies may also be obtained from the One Stop Development Shop, located at 15 Market Square. The first grant cycle will open on November 1st and end on November 30th. After all applications are evaluated, a second grant cycle may open, subject to available funding.
Closes
at 02:30 PM
TENDER NO. 2023-11
BROAD STREET (CHARLOTTE STREET TO
CARMARTHEN STREET)
STREET RECONSTRUCTION
Sealed tenders, hand delivered or couriered, properly
marked as to contents and addressed to the
Purchasing Agent, Supply Chain Management, City
of Saint John, 175 Rothesay Avenue, Saint John,
NB, E2J 2B4, bearing the title of:
Tender No. 2023-11: Broad Street
(Charlotte Street to Carmarthen Street)
– Street Reconstruction
shall be received until 2:30P.M. local time, Tuesday
on the 19th day of November, 2024.
Bidders should note that this procurement is subject
to the following internal trade agreement(s):
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
NB Procurement Act and Regulation 2014-93
The City of Saint John’s Strategic Procurement
Policy
The work is to be completed no later than
September 1, 2025. A bid bond or certified cheque
payable to the City of Saint John in the amount of ten
percent of the tender price must accompany each
tender.
Payment of $50.00 (non-refundable) is to be made
through the City’s Customer Service Area (City
Hall) or by contacting (506) 658-4455 (Monday –
Thursday 8:30am – 6:00pm).
Following payment, tender documents may be
obtained from Utilities & Infrastructure Services, 1st
floor, 175 Rothesay Avenue, Saint John, New
Brunswick (Monday – Thursday 8:00am –
5:15pm). Tender documents will also be on display
at the Construction Association Offices in Saint
John, Fredericton, Moncton and Halifax.
For enquiries, contact Utilities & Infrastructure
Services, Kevin O’Brien, P. Eng., Tel: (506) 658-
2894
Tenders will be opened publicly in the 2nd Floor
Boardroom 175 Rothesay Avenue, immediately
following tender closing time.