March 25, 2025 — Council Minutes (Protective Services Update)

“Council was provided an update on the Protective Services Project and advised that, due to increasing cost estimates, there may be opportunities to leverage private capital in a Private-Public Partnership (PPP)… The District intends to enter into a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) process…”

July 24, 2025 — Council Minutes (Land Strategy & Costs)

“Mayor Patrick Van Minsel reported… that the two properties… will not be adequate… The District is in communication with the Peachland Baptist Church… The District’s project consultants have determined that commercial construction costs have increased dramatically…”

December 5, 2025 — RFQUAL Issuance News

“The District is undertaking a Request for Pre-Qualifications (RFQUAL) process for a Public-Private Partnership (P3)… after a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) process undertaken in April…”

Verbatim Excerpts

“The District is undertaking a Request for Pre-Qualifications (RFQUAL) process for a Public-Private Partnership (P3) or a similar arrangement to design and construct a new firehall.”

“This RFQUAL comes after a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) process undertaken in April to explore ways to close potential funding gaps due to increasing construction costs.”

“The intent of this phase of the procurement process is to pre-qualify up to three organizations to take part in the next step in the project opportunity.”

Analyst Annotation

• This confirms the RFQUAL issuance and ties it directly to the earlier RFEOI phase, which Council discussed in March 2025.
• The RFQUAL itself encourages creative private-sector involvement and mixed-use development, reflecting policy-level criteria over purely technical qualification.

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Nick Walsh January 2026