Healthy Homes and Older Adult Home Modification Program

The City of Reading (City) is seeking bid/proposals to supply Healthy Homes to provide remediations of health and safety hazards within a home and Older Adult Home Modification to provide eligible seniors with essential home modifications that enhance safety, accessibility, and independence, enabling them to remain in their homes and age in place to the City’s Community Development department as further detailed throughout this RFQ inclusive of all tasks, deliverables and/or products required herein. If the City makes an award in connection with the bid/proposal, Attachment C “Contract” and all terms and conditions of this RFQ as well as all documents incorporated therein, shall form the entire agreement between the City and the successful Bidder.

Background

The City of Reading is seeking bids from multiple qualified general contractors who are licensed, bonded, and insured to provide residential home modification services under the City’s Older Adult Home Modification Program and Healthy Homes Program. The scope of work shall consist of the remediation of health and safety hazards within residential units and/or the installation of adaptive home-use equipment and limited mobility modifications. Work may include, but is not limited to, correction of general health and safety hazards, plumbing and electrical hazard remediation, roofing repairs or replacement, window repair and replacement, installation of graded ground ramps, repair of uneven outdoor walkways, installation of grab bars and bathroom handrails, installation of comfort-height toilets, installation of easy-to-use faucet levers, removal or repair of flooring that creates tripping hazards, and installation of accessible cabinet pull-out drawers and shelving. The contract program anticipates the modification of approximately seventy-five (75) units effective April 1, 2026 to November 1, 2027. Work will be assigned on an individual unit basis, and selection as an awarded contractor does not guarantee assignment of work, as the City reserves the right to assign work at its sole discretion.

The City will invite (via email) all awarded vendors of this RFQ to all upcoming projects. Each awarded vendor will have the opportunity to have a walk through to determine what goods/services are required to complete the modification and shall submit their proposal for review. Pricing and timeframe shall be the main focus for awarded the project.

In the event a successful Bidder is assigned work, and the quote/proposal exceeds $5,000 the contractor shall provide payment and performance bonds in the amount of 100% of the quote/proposal prior to commencement of work.

The contractor shall work with a team of licensed Occupational Therapists to ensure all work meets the unit's needs.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-RFQ-062
• Department: Purchasing
• Department Head: Kimberly Styer (Procurement Manager)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-03-27T18:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-03-31T18:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Mandatory Elements (10 pts) —

  Independent and appropriate licensed, professional personnel, no conflicts of interest, quality control, adherence to RFQ instructions

• Technical Qualifications (10 pts)
• Expertise/Experience/Qualifications (10 pts)
• Pricing (10 pts)

Submission Requirements

• UPLOAD NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT HERE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• UPLOAD CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF ADDENDUM HERE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• UPLOAD CERTIFICATION OF NON-SEGREGATED FACILITIES HERE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• UPLOAD CONTRACTOR'S STATEMENT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE HRE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• UPLOAD PROVIDER'S CERTIFICATION OF NON-INDEBTEDNESS HERE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• UPLOAD INDEMNITY AGREEMENT & HOLD HARMLESS HERE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• UPLOAD STATEMENT ACCEPTING PROVISIONS OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT HERE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• UPLOAD STATEMENT OF BIDDER'S QUALIFICATIONS HERE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• UPLOAD RESOLUTION AND STATEMENT REGARDING MANUFACTURE OF CEMENT HERE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• UPLOAD EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND SECTION 3 QUESTIONNAIRE HERE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• All other documents not otherwise specified. (Ie. Certificate of Insurance and additional information on company)
• Upload Proposal her (required)
• Is this project expected to be at or over $100,000/ (required)
• Project Description (required) —

  Enter a brief project description

• PRE BID MEETING (required)
• Pricing (required) —

  PLEASE SELECT ONE 

  AN ELECTRONIC PRICING TABLE IS RECOMMENDED, ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE LINE ITEMS

  IF YOU MUST HAVE A HANDWRITTEN PROPOSAL FORM SELECT BID FORM

   

• Purchasing Coordinator (required) —

  Add name of Purchasing Coordinator

• Back up contact (required) —

  Name of who to contact in the absence of the purchasing coordinator

• Is this a CDBG funded project? (required)
• Is this a construction project? (required)
• Is this a New Construction Project? (required)