NFS 26-055 On-Call Housing Rehabilitation

The City of Avondale (the “City”) is issuing this Request for Statements of Qualifications (“RFQ”) and inviting interested parties to submit completed Contractor Applications for the purpose of establishing a prequalified contractors list to perform professional home rehabilitation and/or maintenance contracting services, to be undertaken with the federal and/or general funding sources that may include:

• Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Program provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”).
• HOME Investment Partnerships Program (“HOME”) administered by the Maricopa HOME Consortium (“Consortium”).
• City of Avondale general funds (“General Funds”).

The CDBG and the Maricopa HOME Consortium Home Repair Program are herein collectively referred to as the “Programs.” Contractors (“Contractors”) who will be eligible to submit quotations on individual rehabilitation or maintenance projects of single-family dwellings.

Background

This project is federally funded. Vendor must be registered on System for Award Management (“Sam.gov”) before submitting an offer, provide a valid Unique Entity Identifier Number and continue to maintain an active SAM registration during which it has an active Federal award.

Project Details

• Department: NEIGHBORHOOD & FAMILY SERVICES
• Department Head: CHRIS LOPEZ (DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR)

Evaluation Criteria

• General Information (10 pts) —

  Please fill out the Contractor Application completely and attach original forms where signatures are required. Do not send original contractor licenses—copies only. Additional information related to the application may be provided on letter-size white paper, typed, single-sided, and not more than three (3) pages.

• Experience and Qualifications of the Contractor (50 pts) —

  General qualifications for inclusion on the City of Avondale Neighborhood & Family Services (NFS) Prequalified Contractors List are:

  1. LICENSE: The Contractor must have a current contractor’s license issued by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors. The license classification must be appropriate for the type(s) of bid(s) the contractor will submit. All work must be completed in a professional manner in compliance with the standards of the Registrar of Contractors as established by Arizona statute, with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, building codes, or rules and regulations. 
  2. EXCLUSIONS: All Contractors are required to have a Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number and have active status in SAM.gov. Neither Contractors nor its principals, agents or subcontractors that are presently debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment HUD or declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in the transaction evidenced in any contract by any federal department or agency shall not be placed on the Prequalified Contractors List.
• Personnel Qualification and Pertinent Experience (40 pts) —
  1. Provide certifications, licenses, and memberships in professional associations, societies, or boards.
  2. Identify the firm’s personnel or subcontractors who are Building Performance Institute (“BPI”) certified and provide a copy of the BPI certification in the appendix. If none, please indicate not applicable.  

Submission Requirements

• Response Documents
• Brief Project Description (fill in the blank) (required) —

  The City of Avondale (the “City”) is issuing this Request For Qualifications (this “RFQ”) seeking statements of qualifications (“SOQ”) from qualified, licensed firms (“Vendors”) interested in providing ____________________________________ (the “Services”).

  Provide text that will fill in the highlighted area above to complete the basic description regarding the purpose of this RFP.

• Project Funding Source (required) —

  Does the Department plan to apply for any federal/state grants for this project? 

   

• Grant Name (required) —

  Please provide the Grant Name or the Grant Number in Munis (see Munis Module - Grant Master).

• DBE and Small Business participation (required) —

  Does the Federal/State Grant REQUIRE DBE and Small Business participation?