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1 CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM PRE-QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS The City of South Bend, Indiana (City) on behalf of the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHCDA) is soliciting responses (Responses) to this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified lead contractor to serve as Pre-Qualified Lead Contractors for its Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program. Responses shall meet the Minimum Specifications and Program Conditions (Requirements) as listed in the RFQ. The City of South Bend has received two grants to fund this Lead Hazard Reduction Program to control or eliminate lead hazards in properties owned or leased by low-income households. One grant is with the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (“IHCDA”) and the second grant is with the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (“OLHCHH”), both have the same requirements. It is anticipated that available resources will allow for lead hazard reduction work at over 100 houses as part of the grant program. It is the purpose of this RFQ to establish a registry of pre-qualified lead contractors who will be notified of opportunities to bid on Lead Hazard Reduction Program work. Lead Contractors must indicate on the application if they wish to be notified of work from the IHCDA grant, the OLHCC grant, or both grants. Additionally, both grants contain a Healthy Homes Supplement that allows for minor home repairs in homes undergoing lead hazard reduction work. Contractors that are also licensed to perform heating, plumbing, and/or electrical work in South Bend are encouraged to provide license information as part of their Response, as additional work might be available to these contractors through this program. Responses, including an application and all supporting documents, shall be submitted electronically to the Board of Public Works at bpwbids@southbendin.gov by 9:00 a.m., EST, on March 23, 2021. At any point in time following the RFQ, a lead contractor may request to be placed on or deleted from the Registry of Pre-Qualified Lead Contractors. To be added to the Registry, lead contractors must submit a completed application and all supporting documents as outlined in this RFQ to the Clerk of the Board of Public Works. Interested firms must register at https://southbendin.gov/doing-business/invitations-to-bid-city-contracts/. Complete RFQ packages and instructions are available for free download at this web page. Responses should be clearly marked “Lead Hazard Reduction Program Pre-Qualified Contractors RFQ” in the subject line of the email to which you have attached your Response. The name of the company/vendor, address, contact email address and phone number must be included in the body of the email, addressed to bpwbids@southbendin.gov. Detailed instructions and information, including the link to the Reserved Mailbox for electronic bid submittals, is available at southbendin.gov/bids. Questions about Response Requirements must be submitted via email no later than 5 p.m. on March 15, 2021 to Elizabeth Maradik at emaradik@southbendin.gov. Any questions received by the deadline will be addressed by an addendum to be issued no later than 5 p.m. March 17, 2021. If there are no questions about or updates to the RFQ, no addendum will be issued. Responses must meet the RFQ Requirements. There is no scoring matrix for this RFQ. All lead contractors whose Response meet the Requirements will be placed onto the registry of pre-qualified lead contractors. The City reserves the right to review and audit all documents related to the Response and to request additional information as determined necessary. Failure to comply with the City’s request may be deemed grounds for dismissing the Response.