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RFP out for University of Kentucky energy P3 project

On Sept. 24, 2024, the University of Kentucky released a request for proposals (RFPs) for a utility infrastructure public-private partnership, which is poised to deliver mission-critical energy infrastructure for an efficient, reliable system to support new healthcare spaces. The following article is reprinted (with permission) from P3 Bulletin: The University of Kentucky (UK) has released request for proposals …

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2024 Higher Ed P3 “State of the Industry” Report (download available)

The full Higher Education P3 2024 “State of the Industry” report is now available for download. The findings, from the firm’s seventhth annual survey of P3 transactions focused on housing and housing-anchored mixed-use projects, focuses on deals that achieved financial close during calendar year 2023. In addition, the report highlights the shifting landscape of P3 …

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2024 Higher Ed Energy P3 “State of the Industry” Report (download available)

The full Higher Education Energy P3 2024 “State of the Industry” report is now available for download. Brailsford & Dunlavey’s inaugural Higher Education Energy P3 2024 “State of the Industry” is here! This report, which builds on the success of the firm’s P3 Higher Education State of the Industry Report, turns the focus on to …

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The University of South Florida Targeting Major Golf Course Redevelopment P3

Tampa, FL – “Leaders at the University of South Florida think redevelopment of the university’s golf course could revitalize the area in significant ways. The 120-acre Claw at USF golf course, which shuttered last year to the public after losing money, is adjacent to — but not part of — the university’s Forest Preserve, a 769-acre …

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The University of South Florida Posts RFQ for Mixed-Use District P3

Tampa, FL – “The University of South Florida has released a request for qualifications (RFQ) on a mixed-use district P3. Private partners will redevelop the university’s former golf course into a “vibrant” mixed-use district featuring academic facilities, housing, hospitality, green and recreational spaces. Cushman & Wakefield and Brailsford & Dunlavey are advising the authority.” This …

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The University of Maine’s Historic Hotel Opening Marks P3 First for the State

Along with a newly constructed add-on facility, Hotel Ursa is an independent hotel located on the site of the University of Maine-Orono’s historic Holmes and Coburn halls. This project, which marks the first public-private partnership (P3) for a public university in Maine, comprises 95 rooms and suites, with a café and bar for guests and …

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The University of Texas at Austin Releases RFQ for Student Housing P3

AUSTIN, TX – “A development partner will deliver over 300 beds, plus amenity spaces and ground floor retail space, which will be focused on providing the university’s law students accommodation directly adjacent to the law school. Interested parties have until April 3, 2024, to express their intent to submit, and April 10 to submit their responses to …

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B&D Director and USF Associate VP Share P3 Housing Insights at ACUHO Event

Edward Norwood, a director in the higher education sphere for Brailsford & Dunlavey (“B&D”), presented at the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International’s (ACUHO-I) Senior Housing Officer Institute (SHOI) alongside Ana Hernandez, Associate Vice President of Housing and Residential Education at the University of South Florida, in February. Their presentation, titled ‘Public-Private Partnerships,’ was …

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The University of Akron Issues RFQ for Innovative Housing P3

AKRON, OH – The University of Akron, Ohio, has released a request for qualifications (RFQ) to deliver new on-campus housing assets through a P3. For the housing project, private partners will identify and deliver a sustainable plan to renew its housing offering and deliver new housing projects. The project will be delivered through a design, build, …

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On the rebound? Optimism for US higher education P3s is up, but closings are down

SAN DIEGO, CA – Optimism on a future P3 pipeline is high – over two dozen universities, colleges and public school systems explored the use of P3s this year, ranging from projects in the student housing area to campus edge development to school bus electrification. In its recent report, 2023 Higher Education Public-Private Partnerships State …

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