Marathon County Facilities & Capital Management
Request for Proposals
Redevelopment of Former UWSP-Wausau Campus [Extended]
Project Summary
Marathon County, in conjunction with the city of Wausau, is seeking redevelopment proposals for the former site of the Wausau campus of University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point at Wausau (UWSP-Wausau), located at 518 S 7th Avenue in Wausau, WI.
The County will review Developer proposals and prioritize them according to job creation potential, impact on workforce housing, market demand, and highest economic and financial benefit to the County; however, the County will review all proposals, regardless of the nature of corporate status (i.e., corporation, non-profit, etc.,), and reserves the right to select the proposal it determines to be in the best interest of the County consistent with the evaluation criteria stated herein. The Developer has the option to pursue rezoning the property with the City of Wausau.
Please Note: The first RFP process resulted in two proposals that were considered by the Human Resources, Finance, and Property Committee on May 13, 2026. One of the proposals is for the Center for Civic Engagement (Theater) and County staff were directed to move forward and develop an agreement with that proposal. The other proposal was for the Fieldhouse and Old Arts Building, and that proposal can be found on pages 35-66, here. While this second RFP is being issued, this proposal is still active and will be further considered along with any other proposals that are received. We are including it here for context and in case this proposal may be complementary to another proposal being considered for submission.
Timeline
- Request for Proposals (RFP) Released: May 18, 2026
- Mandatory Walk Through #1 at 518 S. 7th Ave.: June 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
- Mandatory Walk Through #2 at 518 S. 7th Ave.: July 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
- Deadline for submitting questions: July 31, 2026 by 10:00 AM
- Proposal Deadline: August 24, 2026 by 10:00 AM
- Evaluation of Submission by County Staff*: August 24-28, 2026
- Review of Proposals by HRFC & Recommendation to County Board*: September 9, 2026
- Marathon County Board Presentation*: September 17, 2026
- County Board Proposal approved and developer selected*: September 2026
- Final Contract executed*: No later than November 2026
- Project commences: TBD
*Subject to change at discretion of County
