Post Questions on website by 6:00 p.m. on May 10, 2024. KCDC will not accept questions via email or telephone Award results KCDC posts the award decision to its web page Background and Intent
a. Knoxville's Community Development Corporation ("KCDC") is the public housing
authority for the City of Knoxville and for Knox County in Tennessee. KCDC's affordable
housing property portfolio includes more than 26 properties with approximately 3,600
dwelling units. In addition to operating its public housing apartments, KCDC oversees
approximately 4,097 Section 8 Vouchers and 76 Moderate Rehabilitation units.
Additionally, KCDC serves as the redevelopment agency for the City of Knoxville,
managing redevelopment areas, TIFs, and PILOTs.
b. Definition/Clarification: KCDC uses "suppliers" as inclusive of various words describing
interested parties often called "bidders," "contractors," "firms," "proposers" and
"vendors."
c. This solicitation's goal is to contract with a supplier to restore apartment 242 at KCDC's
apartment complex known as Montgomery Village (4530 Joe Lewis Road). The supplier
shall furnish all labor, materials and equipment to restore the fire damaged apartments
as detailed herein. In general, this work is to restore this apartment to its pre-fire state.
Appliances are not included in this work.
d. See the Scope of Work section for the technical details. Note this information is from
KCDC's insurance estimator TENCO Services Inc. and is the basis for the Scope of Work. Bonds
Bid, payment and performance bonds are required if the bid exceeds $100,000 in value. The
supplier will include all bonding costs in the base bid. Bonding requirements include:
a. A bid bond from each supplier equivalent to five percent (5%) of the bid price. Such bid
bond must be uploaded with the bid. Bid bonds will not be returned until a contract is
signed.
b. Performance and payment bonds for 100% of the contract price.
c. All bonding companies must be listed in the Federal Register, Department of the
Treasury Fiscal Service, Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable
Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies; Notice. Companies
licensed to do business in the State of Tennessee must issue all required bonds. Insurance
a. See Appendix 1. These insurances and levels are required and not optional. If you or
your insurance agent have concerns or believe that some coverages are not necessary,
email procurementinfo@kcdc.org detailing any requested changes before this
solicitation's due date. The supplier will include all insurance costs in the base bid.
b. Note that KCDC's Insurance Appendix has changed and now requires your signature as
well as that of your insurance agent(s).
c. Upon notice of intent to award, your insurance agent will email questions and the
proposed Certificate of Insurance (COI) to dmartin@kcdc.org for review.
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