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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">Hello Planners:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">The City of Worcester seeks proposals from qualified consultants to assist the City with drafting a five-year Housing Production Plan (HPP) and providing advisory support in developing strategies for the Worcester
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees. The RFP is available on the City of Worcester website: <a href="http://www.worcesterma.gov/finance/purchasing-bids/bids/open-bids" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">http://www.worcesterma.gov/finance/purchasing-bids/bids/open-bids</span></a>,
and proposals are due Friday, February 23, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">Jeanette<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Jeanette R. Tozer, AICP
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">(she, her)</span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Affordable Housing Trust Fund Manager</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Executive Office of Economic Development</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">City of Worcester | 455 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">P: 508-799-1400 x31438<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">E: <span style="color:#2F5496">
<a href="mailto:tozerj@worcesterma.gov"><span style="color:#2F5496">tozerj@worcesterma.gov</span></a>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><a href="http://www.worcesterma.gov/housing-neighborhood-development/affordable-housing-trust-fund"><span style="color:#2F5496">www.worcesterma.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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