INTRODUCTION
The Chicago Housing Authority ("CHA" or "Authority") is a municipal corporation established in 1937 pursuant to the Illinois Housing Authority Act, 310 ILCS10/1, et seq., to administer federal housing programs to provide temporary housing for people with incomes insufficient to obtain "decent, safe and sanitary" dwellings in the private market. Today the CHA's mission is to provide affordable housing opportunities for low-income households in communities across Chicago. The CHA receives certain funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter, "HUD") and is entitled to apply for funding to acquire, construct, modernize, maintain, and operate public housing. In addition, the CHA administers several programs funded and regulated by the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago. These programs are parallel to federal housing programs and include conventional, rental assistance and community development components. CHA is the second largest public housing authority in the United States and the largest owner of rental housing in Chicago. Since 2000, CHA has been fully engaged in achieving the goals of its strategic plan to rehabilitate and redevelop 25,000 housing units while maintaining the quality of its existing housing stock, leverage its investment to revitalize communities where CHA developments are located and provide opportunities for CHA residents to become self-sufficient. CHA continues to achieve these goals by providing a variety of housing opportunities for low-income residents in communities throughout Chicago through rehabilitation of CHA's existing housing stock, redevelopment of existing properties as mixed income communities, and investment of Project Based Vouchers in new construction developments. CHA also administers over 43,000 tenant-based Housing Choice vouchers to families throughout Chicago All questions must be submitted via the CHA Supplier Portal no later than Tuesday, June 14, 2022, 12:00 P.M., CST. Respondents shall only communicate with the Procurement Specialist regarding this RFP and the proposal submitted under it except for questions or assistance with the supplier portal, noted below in section 4. Questions will be answered to all Respondents, in the form of an Addendum to the RFP if the CHA determines that it is in their best interest. Any questions received after the above-mentioned due date and time will likely be unanswered. The CHA reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to respond to such questions The method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this time.
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