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Request for Qualification and Request for Proposal (RFQ/RFP) Housing Inspection and Lead-Based Paint Compliance Services Lorain County is seeking professional qualifications and a proposal for Housing Inspection/Housing Specialists Services and for Lead-Based Paint Hazard Evaluation and Compliance services for its proposed Lead Safe Ohio Program grant application. We are seeking to put together an administrative staff that is acceptable to us and to the Ohio Department of Development. Thus, we are requesting professional qualifications and a proposal for assistance so we may contract with an individual or firm to assist us in the capacity of Housing Rehabilitation Inspector/Housing Specialist. We also requesting professional qualifications and a proposal for assistance so we may contract with an individual or firm to assist us in the capacity of Lead Clearance Technician, Licenses Lead Risk Assessor and/or Licensed Lead Abatement Contractor. Due to time constraints resulting from OCDs December 1, 2023 grant award date, your prompt response to the RFQ/RFP, should you be interested, would be greatly appreciated. It is our understanding grant recipients are to provide for open competition for professional services whereby, at a minimum, competitors qualifications are evaluated (cost or price will be an evaluation factor; and once a firm or individual is tentatively selected, fair and reasonable compensation is negotiated. We are, therefore, inviting interested individuals and firms located within a reasonable distance of Lorain County to submit evidence of their professional qualification, a cost/price proposal, and related information as follows: Content of Qualifications/Proposal: Lorain County will review and evaluate the Qualifications/Proposals submitted based on the following content. Evaluation criteria includes but is not limited to: a. Specialized experience or technical expertise of the firm or individual; number of years in operation providing rehabilitation Inspection Services, Lead Clearance Testing, Lead Risk Assessments, and Lead Abatement Contractor Services, and other services provided, including those which might represent a conflict of interest. b. List of CDBG/ HOME "Small Cities" programs in Ohio by type, and grant amounts for each, in which the firm or individual has been directly involved to show experience in the Lead screening. c. Professional staff resumes for each staff person, including years of experience primarily involved in housing rehabilitation/ neighborhood revitalization and other CDBG/HOME programs, and lead clearance testing, lead risk assessment and lead abatement contractor services. Also indicate which staff would most likely be involved in providing professional services to Lorain County. d. Experience in providing the above-mentioned services to clients in the vicinity of Lorain County and/or clients of similar sizes, locations and characteristics. e. Professional references for firm/individual and staff who would most likely be involved in our program. f. Standard hourly fee schedule for all staff, including all overhead. g. Estimated cost/price to provide the services listed on pages three, four and five of this RFQ/RFP. Should you have any questions regarding this RFQ/RFP, please contact Jessica Burns, Purchasing Coordinator at 440-329-5240. Negotiations will begin with the top candidate selected. If negotiations are not successful, the process will begin again with the candidate rated second, and so on. Upon completion of successful negotiations, an award will be made and a contract will be executed with the Lorain County Board of Commissioners. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.