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1 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA <br />REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS <br />LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM PRE-QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS <br />The City of South Bend, Indiana (City) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) <br />is soliciting responses (Responses) to this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified lead contractor to serve <br />as Pre-Qualified Lead Contractors for its Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program. Responses shall meet the Minimum <br />Specifications and Program Conditions (Requirements) as listed in the RFQ. <br />The City of South Bend has received a grant to fund this Lead Hazard Reduction Program to control or eliminate <br />lead hazards in properties owned or leased by low-income households. The grant is from the Department of Housing <br />and Urban Development’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (“OLHCHH”). It is anticipated that <br />available resources will allow for lead hazard reduction work at up to approximately 120 houses as part of the grant <br />program. It is the purpose of this RFQ to establish a registry of pre-qualified lead contractors who will be notified <br />of opportunities to bid on Lead Hazard Reduction Program work. Additionally, both grants contain a Healthy Homes <br />Supplement that allows for minor home repairs in homes undergoing lead hazard reduction work. Contractors that <br />are also licensed to perform heating, plumbing, and/or electrical work in South Bend are encouraged to provide <br />license information as part of their Response, as additional work might be available to these contractors through <br />this program. <br />Responses, including an application and all supporting documents, shall be submitted electronically to the City <br />of South Bend at leadgrants@southbendin.gov. At any point in time following the initial RFQ, a lead contractor <br />may request to be placed on or deleted from the Registry of Pre-Qualified Lead Contractors. To be added to the <br />Registry, lead contractors must submit a completed application and all supporting documents as outlined in this <br />RFQ to the City of South Bend at leadgrants@southbendin.gov. <br />Interested firms must register at http://www.southbendin.gov/lead by downloading and submitting the RFQ <br />package. Complete RFQ packages and instructions are available for free download on this web page towards the <br />bottom. <br />Responses should be clearly marked “Lead Hazard Reduction Program Pre-Qualified Contractors RFQ” in the subject <br />line of the email to which you have attached your Response. The name of the company/vendor, address, contact <br />email address and phone number must be included in the body of the email, addressed to <br />leadgrants@southbendin.gov. Detailed instructions and information are available at <br />http://www.southbendin.gov/lead. <br />Contractors can contact Kristen Titus at lzakowski@southbendin.gov with questions about the program or <br />the submission of required documents. <br />Responses must meet the RFQ Requirements. There is no scoring matrix for this RFQ. All lead contractors whose <br />Response meet the Requirements will be placed onto the registry of pre-qualified lead contractors. The City <br />reserves the right to review and audit all documents related to the Response and to request additional information <br />as determined necessary. Failure to comply with the City’s request may be deemed grounds for dismissing the <br />Response.