Workforce Housing Study
Blackhawk Hills Regional Council
Rock Falls, IL
SECTION 1. GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1. About Blackhawk Hills
Blackhawk Hills Regional Council (BHRC) — a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit — is Northwest Illinois’ regional planning organization, economic development district, and resource conservation and development district for Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, and Whiteside counties.
1.2. Project Summary
BHRC requires technical assistance to assess the state of single and multi-family housing in Northwest Illinois. BHRC is particularly interested in exploring housing that supports workforce growth and development and considers impacts to the housing market related to COVID-19.
1.3. Project Scope
The respondent should break down his or her proposal by county and by line item for each county. BHRC may choose to proceed with a project that studies as many as six and as few as one of its counties and will give preference to a consultant that is flexible in this regard...