The Affordable Housing Soft Costs Grant Program, “Soft Costs Program,” is intended to increase the supply of affordable housing units by funding non-profit housing developers during the pre-construction stage of a project.
Grant Amount
The Soft Costs Program provides 15% of the soft costs prior to construction up to a maximum of $25,000 grant to support the development of eligible affordable housing projects.
Program Eligibility
Eligible costs include Consultant fees for professional engineering, architectural, or accounting services including the preparation of drawings, designs, site surveys, environmental site assessments and geotechnical reports, energy and accessibility modeling studies, project viability studies and building permit fees. Please consult the policy for full eligibility requirements.
Applying for a Grant
Application forms can be obtained on the city website, or by request by emailing affordable@saintjohn.ca for more information.
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Sealed proposals, hand delivered or couriered, properly marked as to contents and addressed to Supply Chain Management, City of Saint John, 1st Floor, 175 Rothesay Avenue, Saint John, NB, E2J 2B4, bearing the title of works:
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- 2024-0910009P - Engineering Services – Sandy Point Road And Foster Thurston Drive Roudabout
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shall be received until 4:00:00 P.M. local time, Wednesday, June 12th, 2024.
Bidders should note that this procurement is subject to the following internal trade agreement(s) including:
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- City of Saint John Strategic Procurement Policy
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Proposal details and addenda may be obtained from the City of Saint John’s website at: www.saintjohn.ca under City Menu, City Hall and option “Tenders and Proposals”.
Interested proponents are strongly advised to register as a bidder with the Supply Chain Management Department by emailing contact information to: supplychainmanagement@saintjohn.ca
For inquiries, contact Monic MacVicar, Procurement Specialist, no later than Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 by 4:00:00 p.m. local time, via email at supplychainmanagement@saintjohn.ca
*Inquiries after this date will not receive a response.
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TENDER NO. 2023-26
CHARLOTTE STREET (UNION STREET TO KING SQUARE SOUTH) STORM SEWER INSTALLATION AND 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. 2023-26: Charlotte Street (Union Street to King Square South) – Storm Sewer Installation And Street Reconstruction
shall be received until 2:30:00 P.M. local time, Wednesday on the 12th day of June 2024.
Bidders should note that this procurement is subject to the following internal trade agreement(s):
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- The New Brunswick Procurement Act and Regulation 2022-78
- The City of Saint John’s Strategic Procurement Policy
The work is to be completed no later than October 31, 2024 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, Jill DeMerchant, P. Eng., Tel: (506) 647-9382
Tenders will be opened publicly in the 2nd Floor Boardroom 175 Rothesay Avenue, immediately following tender closing time.