INVITATION FOR BID

SOLICITATION # D-553-10 FOR CONTRACTOR SERVICES

SANITARY AND STORM SEWER WORK – BOYNTON TERRACE APARTMENTS

Sealed bids in duplicate for furnishing of all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and appliances necessary for the Boynton Terrace Apartments Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drain Piping Repairs will be received by the Owner at the Central Office of the Chattanooga Housing Authority, 801 N. Holtzclaw Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37404, until 2:00 p.m., local time, February 17, 2012, when bids will be opened and read aloud in CHA Board Room. Bids must be submitted as instructed in the Information for Bidders.

The Project entails replacing approximately 225 linear feet (LF) of existing 8- to 12-inch-diameter sanitary sewer lines and associated manholes owned by the City of Chattanooga and currently serving the buildings in the Boynton Terrace Apartments complex. The project also includes various work tasks associated with the repair, replacement, cleaning, and/or rehabilitation of approximately 1,600 LF of existing 4- to 6-inch-diameter storm drain and sanitary sewer service lines, cleanouts, and other associated appurtenances currently serving the buildings within the apartment complex.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held for interested bidders at the project site at the Boynton Terrace Community Building, 955 Boynton Dr., Chattanooga, 37402, on February 8, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

Copies of the Contract Documents and Specifications, including bidding documents and requirements and Contract Drawings may be obtained at the offices of the Engineer, CTI Engineers, Inc., 1122 Riverfront Pkwy., Chattanooga, 37402 (phone 423/267-7613, fax 423/267-0603, www.ctiengr.com). Copies may be obtained there upon payment of $100.00 for each set. This payment is not refundable.

Bidders must be listed on Engineer’s list of planholders who have purchased the Contract Documents, Specifications, and Drawings.

Engineer shall be provided with mailing address for U.S. Postal Service, physical delivery address, telephone number, FAX number, email address, and contact person.

CHA reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bids.

CHA is an equal opportunity employer

CHATTANOOGA HOUSING AUTHORITY

Date:   January 29, 2012                    By: /s/ Elizabeth F. McCright, Executive Director

CHA’s Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as Section 8, is hosting a Landlord Fair to connect Tubman residents with landlords who have properties available for rent.  Landlords are invited to bring pictures of their properties, applications, brochures and other materials for residents to review.  The fair will take place Thursday, Jan. 26, at 6 p.m. at CHA’s Central Office located at 801 N. Holtzclaw Ave.

“We’ve been meeting with small groups of residents all this month to review our phase-down plans, and explain the next steps,” said CHA Executive Director Betsy McCright. “We realize having to relocate can be quite overwhelming, so we thought a Landlord Fair – strictly for Tubman residents – would help make the process smoother for families.”

Tubman residents have the option of relocating to another CHA public housing community or receiving a Section 8 voucher.  Through the federal program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, eligible families and individuals with low incomes may receive a voucher to find their own housing in the private market. CHA, which administers the program locally, pays a subsidy to the landlord on behalf of the HCVP participant.  The family then pays the difference between the rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by Section 8, CHA officials explained.

Some 175 Tubman residents are expected to request Section 8 vouchers.  CHA officials plan to issue the vouchers on Wed., Jan. 25, one day prior to the Landlord Fair.

In December, HUD approved CHA’s application for Mandatory Conversion of Tubman.  CHA officials submitted the application because the agency does not have the resources to renovate the site.  Tubman residents will receive funds to help them with moving expenses.  The relocation amounts are set by the U.S. Department of Transportation and are based on specific guidelines. It is anticipated the relocation process may take several months or up to one year to complete.

CHA’s Section 8 program administers 3,148 vouchers and has about 1,200 landlords.  The waiting list is currently closed and no new applications are being accepted for the program at this time.

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Greenwood Terrace Apartments, 3056 Dee Dr., on

• Tues., Jan. 17 from 5-8 p.m.
• Tues., Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. – noon
• Wed., Jan. 25 from 5-8 p.m.

Emma Wheeler Homes, 4900 Edinburg Dr., on

• Wed., Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. – noon

Residents are asked to call (423) 495-0875 ahead of time to schedule an appointment so that everyone may be accommodated.

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CHA officials are accepting the preliminary applications by mail or other sealed commercial delivery service that are postmarked on or before Jan. 7.  Hand-delivered applications will be accepted for one day only on Jan. 7 from 7 a.m. to noon at the agency’s Holtzclaw headquarters.

A public random drawing from the pool of eligible lottery applicants will also take place at CHA’s Holtzclaw headquarters on Friday, Jan. 13, at 10 a.m.  Applicants do not have to be present at the drawing.

The preliminary application and lottery guidelines are accessible online at www.chahousing.org.  They are also available at all of CHA’s public housing communities and its Central Office, located at 801 N. Holtzclaw Ave., from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Fairmount, located in North Chattanooga, will feature nine three-bedroom units and nine two-bedroom units, as well as walking trails and grassy play areas for children.  The development will also include solar panels on the roof that will supply about 10 percent of the residents’ energy needs.  Maple Hills is a 48-unit complex in East Chattanooga that also features two- and three-bedroom town home-style apartments. Both properties are LEED-certified.

Fairmount is scheduled to open in March while Maple Hills is set to open in September.

Dates To Remember

Jan. 7

Deadline for Mailing Preliminary Applications to:

Chattanooga Housing Authority

801 N. Holtzclaw Ave. – Chattanooga, TN 37404

OR

P.O. Box 1486 – Chattanooga, TN 37401

Jan. 7 ~ 7 a.m. to Noon

Preliminary Applications may be hand-delivered to CHA’s Central Office

(801 N. Holtzclaw Ave.)

Jan. 13 ~ 10 a.m.

Public Drawing (801 N. Holtzclaw Ave.)

CHA submitted an application to HUD in March, citing that the Tubman site is in very poor physical condition and that the housing authority does not have the resources to renovate the property. Currently, 254 of the 440 units at Tubman are occupied by residents.

The next steps in the phase-down process are:

• CHA officials will submit a request to HUD to obtain Housing Choice (Section 8) replacement vouchers.
• Current Tubman residents will be issued notices of relocation starting sometime after the new year.
• It is anticipated that Tubman residents will have the option of choosing to receive a Section 8 voucher or to move to another CHA property where space is available.
• CHA officials will assist Tubman residents with the relocation process through group meetings, one-on-one sessions and funds to help with moving expenses.  The relocation amounts are set by the U.S. Department of Transportation and are based on specific guidelines.

It is anticipated that the relocation process may take several months or up to one year to complete.

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The renovation project included a complete makeover of 100 units in the South Tower that featured installation of energy-efficient windows, new flooring, painting, plumbing upgrades and new kitchen cabinets as well as enhanced landscaping, redesign of the Community Room and installation of a LifeRoof.  Mary Walker Towers is the city’s only public housing development with a “green” roof.

CHA’s partners for this project were Hefferlin + Kronenberg Architects, project design; P & C Construction, renovations; Stein Construction, landscaping; Sterchi Construction and Green|Spaces Chattanooga, green roof.

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Click here for the properties fact sheet (.doc format)

Click here for the lottery guidelines and application (.doc format)

Below are the Lottery numbers that were picked 1/13/2012:

]]> http://www.chahousing.org/s/index.php/2011/12/05/12012011-fair/feed/ 0 http://www.chahousing.org/s/index.php/2011/12/02/12012011-psa-applications-for-fairmount-avenue-townhomes-maple-hills-apartments-available-december-5-through-january-7-residents-to-be-selected-through-lottery-system/ http://www.chahousing.org/s/index.php/2011/12/02/12012011-psa-applications-for-fairmount-avenue-townhomes-maple-hills-apartments-available-december-5-through-january-7-residents-to-be-selected-through-lottery-system/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:05:54 +0000 cmarsh http://www.chahousing.org/s/?p=1248 The Chattanooga Housing Authority is making available preliminary applications for its Fairmount Avenue Townhomes and Maple Hills Apartments, formerly Edward Steiner Apartments, on Monday, Dec. 5 through Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.  Residents for these two new developments scheduled to open next year will be selected through a lottery system.

The preliminary application and lottery guidelines will be accessible online at www.chahousing.org starting Monday.  They will also be available at all of CHA’s public housing communities and its Central Office, located at 801 N. Holtzclaw Ave., from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

CHA officials will accept preliminary applications by mail or other sealed commercial delivery service that are postmarked on or before Jan. 7.  Hand-delivered applications will be accepted for one day only on Jan. 7 from 7 a.m. to noon at the agency’s Holtzclaw headquarters.

A public random drawing from the pool of eligible lottery applicants will also take place at CHA’s Holtzclaw headquarters on Friday, Jan. 13, at 10 a.m.  Applicants do not have to be present at the drawing.

Fairmount, located in North Chattanooga, will feature nine three-bedroom units and nine two-bedroom units, as well as walking trails and grassy play areas for children.  The development will also include solar panels on the roof that will supply about 10 percent of the residents’ energy needs.  Maple Hills is a 48-unit complex in East Chattanooga that also features two- and three-bedroom town home-style apartments. Both properties are LEED-certified.

Fairmount is scheduled to open in March while Maple Hills is set to open in September.

Dates To Remember

Dec. 5 through Jan. 7, 2012 Preliminary Applications Available

Jan. 7, 2012 Deadline for Mailing Preliminary Applications to

801 N. Holtzclaw Ave. – Chattanooga, TN 37404

OR

P.O. Box 1486 – Chattanooga, TN 37401

Jan. 7, 2012 ~ 7 a.m.-Noon Preliminary Applications may be hand-delivered to CHA’s Central Office (801 N. Holtzclaw Ave.)

Jan. 13, 2012 ~ 10 a.m. Public Drawing (801 N. Holtzclaw Ave.)

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Chattanooga Housing Authority
officials will begin demolition of Edward Steiner Apartments, located at 1900
N. Chamberlain Ave., on Wed., July 20, to prepare for the development of a new
$8.8 million, 48-unit family housing community.

The demolition is being
funded with a grant from the City of Chattanooga’s Neighborhood Services and
Community Development’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program under Mayor Ron
Littlefield and CHA’s Replacement Housing
Factor funds. RHF funds are capital fund
grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that are
awarded to public housing authorities that have removed units from inventory
for the sole purpose of developing new public housing units.

CHA’s development partner is
Pennrose Properties LLC, which also successfully secured financial assistance
for the Steiner project. CHA will also
leverage its RHF funds with tax credits obtained from the Tennessee Housing
Development Agency’s Low Income Housing Tax Credits initiative.

Built in 1972, the outdated public housing complex will be transformed into a modern, energy-efficient housing community featuring 35 two-bedroom units and 12 three-bedroom units.  The apartments will have a full-amenities package that includes a microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer connection, refrigerator and security system.  The units will also include a wide variety of energy efficient components, including R-38 attic insulation and Energy Star appliances. With support from Chattanooga’s green|spaces, Steiner will obtain a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) designation as well. 

“The demolition and
redevelopment of Steiner will help bring new vitality to the Avondale neighborhood,
which has lagged in development over recent years,” said Mark Straub, Senior
Development Officer with Pennrose
Properties. “Design and construction details will
assure quality and durability to maximize building lifetime and minimize
maintenance. The new development will
also include a leasing center with a small office, maintenance area and
community space.”

CHA officials say the new site will also promote the agency’s upward mobility efforts.

“We plan to encourage the families moving into the new site to participate in our longstanding Family Self-Sufficiency Program – with the exception of our elderly and disabled residents,” said CHA Executive Director Betsy McCright.  “Through FSS, our staff will assist families with finding and maintaining employment and continuing education opportunities.  We’ll also connect them with other services they might need to become free of welfare assistance over time.”

In addition to Pennrose
Properties as the site developer, CHA’s Development Team includes Kitchen &
Associates Architectural Services, architect; Barge, Waggoner, Sumner, Cannon,
engineer; Capstone Building Corp., general contractor; Global Infrastructure
Inc., demolition contractor; and Pennrose Management Co., management
agent.

Officials anticipate the new
development will open in 2012.

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