RFP_CPED_Minneapolis Tenant Legal Services

The City of Minneapolis is seeking a qualified legal consulting firm to deliver comprehensive tenant‑legal services for low‑ and moderate‑income residents, including representation, advocacy, and policy‑related support. • Provide legal representation and advice on housing‑related matters such as repairs, code violations, rent‑escrow, discrimination, and lease disputes. • Serve approximately 120 tenants/households annually, track outcomes, and report quarterly performance metrics. • Must demonstrate Minnesota‑licensed attorney staff, case‑management capability, multilingual outreach, and capacity to handle both individual and group tenant actions. • Budget includes personnel, contracted services, outreach, translation, technology, and indirect costs (capped at 15 % of direct costs). • Contract is a professional services agreement (over $175,000) with an initial 1‑year term and optional extensions up to a total of 5 years.