Concord council assembles wish list of qualifications for naval base developer

The Concord City Council on Tuesday rebooted the process of finding a master developer for the former Concord Naval Weapons Station, agreeing on contents of a request for qualifications, or RFQ, to send to potential partners.

The fate of 5,046 acres on the city’s northeast side has been one of Concord’s biggest issues since the U.S. Navy abandoned the area in 1999. The Navy officially designated it as surplus and made Concord the local reuse authority for the site, of which 2,300 acres are targeted for 13,000 units of housing and millions of square feet of commercial space.