Form of Architect of Record Opinion Letter
Publicly Owned Housing Program (POHP)
To be typed on Architect/Architect Firm Letterhead

[Date]

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
400 Wabasha Street North, Suite 400
St. Paul, MN 55102
Attn:  Assistant Commissioner, Multifamily

RE:	Architect of Record Opinion Letter
	[Development Name, City]
	[Minnesota Housing D #]

To Whom It May Concern:

The purpose of this letter is to certify that:

1.	I am a duly licensed architect authorized to practice in the state of Minnesota, License #________.

2.	I prepared or caused to be prepared under my direct supervision the drawings and specifications for the Development and have delivered the exhibit(s) [list attachments for Specifications/Project Manual Table of Contents and Drawing Sheet index] attached to this letter to ________ (the “Owner”) for inclusion in the Construction Contract executed by and between the Owner and ________ (the “Contractor”) in connection with this project. The following addenda, if applicable, are included and identified as follows:

Addenda #________	Dated ________	
Addenda #________	Dated ________	
Addenda #________	Dated ________	

3.	To the best of my knowledge, belief, and professional judgment, the drawings and specifications prepared for the Development conform to:

A.	Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s (the “Agency”) Rental Housing Design/Construction Standards and all other requirements requested by the Agency.

B.	All federal, state, and local laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the Development, including, but not limited to, zoning and building codes and all applicable rules, regulations, and statutes of the state of Minnesota, all as amended to the date hereof.

4. 	All fees for professional services, including all predevelopment services for this project, are included in the lump sum fee noted in the Owner/Architect Agreement dated [Date]. (Insert date of executed agreement and list amendments if any).

5.	Exceptions [None or Listed Below].

Sincerely,

_	
By:	________	
Its:	________	

cc: [Name of Owner/Developer]

SPECIFICATIONS/ PROJECT MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS TEMPLATE
(Use this template or create your own)
EXHIBIT 	

Development Name (must reconcile with plans and specifications name/title):  		
Date (on final, approved specifications/project manual): 

SPECIFICATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Number		Title/Name of Section	
00 0000		Specifications	

DRAWING SHEET INDEX TEMPLATE
(Use this template or create your own)
EXHIBIT 	

Development Name (must reconcile with plans and specifications name/ title):  		
Date (on final, approved drawings): 

DRAWING SHEET INDEX

Sheet Number		Title/ Name Sheet	
A0.0		Title Sheet