The City of Carlsbad is now accepting proposals from organizations to “finance, design and manage the city’s new technology business incubator program.” The winner will get free office space and the support of the City to help grow clean, green businesses in the community.
The incubator will serve as a place for entrepreneurs to develop sustainable technologies and will provide entrepreneurs support and access to resources and information that might otherwise be inaccessible to them, such as education, contacts and capital. . . . The project is anticipated to be operational by March 2010. When complete, the technology business incubator will function as a public-private partnership in which the city provides the project facility and the contracted organization will develop the program and look for opportunities for public and private grants to provide funding.
The request for proposal is available on the city’s Web site and proposals can be submitted until Monday, Oct. 19, at 3 p.m. The city will award the contract in December.
City accepting proposals for sustainable technology incubator program
CARLSBAD, Calif. – The City of Carlsbad is now accepting proposals from organizations to finance, design and manage the city’s new technology business incubator program. The request for proposal is available on the city’s Web site, www.carlsbadca.gov, and proposals can be submitted until Monday, Oct. 19, at 3 p.m. The city will award the contract in December.
Focusing on clean, green and renewable resources, the approximately 6,000-square-foot business incubator will be located at a city-owned property at 2351 Faraday Ave. The incubator will serve as a place for entrepreneurs to develop sustainable technologies and will provide entrepreneurs support and access to resources and information that might otherwise be inaccessible to them, such as education, contacts and capital.
The project is anticipated to be operational by March 2010. When complete, the technology business incubator will function as a public-private partnership in which the city provides the project facility and the contracted organization will develop the program and look for opportunities for public and private grants to provide funding.
Earlier this year, the idea for the incubator program came from a meeting between city officials and local businesses to develop a plan for stimulating the local economy. The program furthers the city’s commitment to growing the local economy through partnerships with the local business community as well as advancing sustainable technology in the community.
For more information or to submit a proposal, contact Karen Chen, senior management analyst, 760-602-2744.
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