Urgent Repair Program: The City of Rocky Mount is offering a forgivable loan up to $12,500 in funding to assist with the rehabilitation of deteriorated homes that are owned and occupied by very low-income households. The goals of the Urgent Repair Program are: o To alleviate housing conditions which post an imminent threat to the life or safety of very low-income homeowners with special needs; and o To provide accessibility modifications and other repairs necessary to prevent displacement of very lowincome homeowners with special needs, such as the frail elderly and persons with disabilities Eligible repairs include flooring system, system upgrades (i.e. plumbing, electrical, and HVAC), roof repair and/or replacement, lead, mold, or asbestos abatement, and accessibility features for entering and exiting the home. The Urgent Repair Program is funded by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency and City of Rocky Mount General Fund Housing Repair Program: Also, the City of Rocky Mount is offering a forgivable loan for up to $12,500 for homeowners to have eligible repairs to their homes that are at least fifty (50) years old. Eligible repairs include energy efficiency improvements (i.e. replacement windows and doors), system upgrades (i.e. plumbing, electrical, and HVAC), roof repair and/or replacement, water heater replacement, lead, mold, or asbestos abatement, and accessibility features for entering and exiting the home. The Housing Repair Program is funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the City of Rocky Mount General Fund SCOPE OF WORK a. Contractors are to include all overhead and profit in the individual items. b. Owner, after careful review, understands and accepts the scope of work described and has initialed and dated each page of the work write up. c. Contractor certifies that he/she has reviewed and agrees to perform the scope of work described and has initialed and dated each page of the work write up. d. Contractor shall remedy any defect due to faulty material or workmanship and pay for all damage to other work resulting therefrom, which appear within one year from final payment by the City. All reported deficiencies or issues must be resolved by the Contractor whether due to the work of subcontractors or not. The City will not contact subcontractors to resolve issues. Further, contractor shall furnish owner with all manufactures and supplier's written warranties covering items furnished under the contract prior to release of final payment. Roof replacement work requires a two-year warranty. e. Remove from site all construction materials, tools and debris. Sweeps clean all exterior work areas. Vacuum all interior work areas, removing all visible dust, stains, labels and tags. f. All painting must be of the highest quality. The surfaces must be prepared and inspected before painting. g. The primer and topcoats must be the same tint. h. Paint and Primer shall be the following or approved equal: All work is to comply with current North Carolina State Building Code, City of Rocky Mount Rehabilitation Standards for Single-Family Structures, performance manual guidelines and or local building, electrical and plumbing codes with inspections and permits when applicable. All work will be done in quality and workmanlike manner. All material must be new, no re-used material. When the Work Scope calls for an item to be removed and replaced, the contractor is to secure the owner's approval to dispose of the item rather than turning the item over to the owner. Submit Written Questions Contractor Monday, February 7, 2022 Provide Response to Questions/Addendum Deadline City Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Written questions shall be e-mailed to Aaron.Harris@rockymountnc.gov by the date and time specified in the proposal schedule. Contractors will enter "RFP #320-290122AH - Questions" as the subject for the email.
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