Property-Based Improvement District (PBID)
Established in August 2007 and managed by the San Jose Downtown Association, the Property-Based Improvement District (PBID) (map) provides a way to help pay for downtown cleaning and beautification projects. These include lighting up the Circle of Palms and the popular Groundwerx cleaning and ambassadors programs.
PBID Renewal Consultant RFP
The Downtown San Jose Property-Based Improvement District (PBID) is a special benefit assessment district, also known as SJDA, that conveys special benefits to the properties located within the district boundaries. SJDA is issuing this Request For Proposal (RFP) in order to solicit proposals from qualified firms to provide consultant services to manage the renewal process of the PBID and possible expansion of the district boundaries and its services, with consultant services starting January 2021. The renewed District will begin services on July 1, 2022.
Proposals are due by 5 p.m. PST on August 31, 2020 and should be submitted to the PBID to the attention of Chloe Shipp, Operations Manager.
Download the RFP.
Important RFP Dates:
RFP Released:June 30
Deadline for questions: August 14
Proposal / Responses due: August 31, 5 p.m.
Finalist (s) invited for interview no later than: September 8
Selection committee interviews: Approx. September 28-30
Notify contractor no later than: November 2
Begin new contract: January 4, 2020
Meetings
The PBID 11-member board represents the approximately 700 property owners in the downtown area and almost 1,800 property sites. They meet every other month.
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
President
Doug Bartl, Oracle
Vice President
Blage Zelalich, City of San Jose
Treasurer
Jim Ortbal, City of San Jose
Secretary
Michael Messinger, Meacham Oppenheimer
Board Members
Chris Freise, REDCO Development
Eric Kline, Adobe
Jeff Lambert, Essex Property Trust
Sarah Mancuso, Harvest Properties, Inc.
Dan McGowan, Fairmont San Jose
Dan Phan, Original Gravity and Paper Plane (tenant representative)
Wolfram Schneider, Resident Representative
PBID Financials
In 2007 downtown property owners agreed to pay up to 7.5 cents per square foot to make downtown San Jose sparkle and created the Property-Based Improvement District.
Budget: $3.6 million for 2017-18 including $2.7 million from property owner assessments, plus $365,000 from the city’s prior baseline services. See annual reviews and balance sheets below: