Background:
A group of economic development partners in Grand Junction have come together to actively advocate for the relocation of the Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (BLM). Working in close collaboration with the local staff of our Congressional Delegation this group is attempting to get a head start on collecting data and contacts that will be needed when a request for proposals is issued.
At this time little is actually known about the timeline or requirements for a headquarters office and it is fair to say this could be a two-year (or longer) process to secure that information.
With that in mind, we are beginning the process of inventorying land and buildings, along with partnership proposals (for a P3) that may be suitable along with contact for follow up information. New opportunities may be submitted at any time and we do ask that if the availability of property submitted to us changes that you notify us.
Parameters;
- We believe this will be a staged move if/when it does occur and will start with 50 employees and incrementally grow to 300 employees
- We believe that the Department of Interior will be looking for information that could include available land, available office buildings and build to suit options
- We believe that the Department will be seeking public private partnerships and so financing mechanisms if identified would also be helpful to submit at the time that land/buildings are submitted
Submittals
An electronic letter of interest that includes property descriptions/drawings, along with current pricing and financing options (if available) can be submitted to either:
Robin Brown
GJEP
robin@gjep.org
970.245.4332
or
Diane Schwenke
GJ Chamber
diane@gjchamber.org
970.263.2915