Inspection Services for the Community Development Block Grant

Description

The Clay County Board of County Commissioners (County) is requesting bids from licensed Contractors for inspection services for the County's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program.Clay County, Florida is a CDBG Entitlement recipient that has received funds through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide low- to moderate-income individuals decent housing and suitable living conditions through the use of grant funds.&nbsp; Services for this portion of the program shall be for eligible applicants to receive an allocation for owner-occupied rehabilitation using CDBG funds.Bidders shall submit all inquiries regarding this RFB in the "Question and Answer" tab of the RFB. See "Inquiries/Questions" in the "Instructions to Bidders" below for more information.Bidders are prohibited from contacting, by any means, whether orally, telephonically, electronically or in writing, any member of the Board, any County employee, including the County Manager, the County Attorney or the Commission Auditor, any member of the designated Evaluation Committee or any agent of the County regarding the Request for Bids in any respect during the Request for Bid Period. The Request for Bid Period during which no contact may occur commences from the date of publication of the notice of a Request for Bids and ends upon a Bid Decision becoming final, i.e. after the notice of bid protest period of 72 hours has expired. However, in the event of a notice of protest, the no contact rule continues in place during the Protest Period and does not end until a resolution of the protest has occurred and become final. The following exceptions exist to the no-contact rule:Inquiries may be submitted to the Purchasing Department if specifically provided in the Request for Bids;Pre-bid conferences provided for in the Request for Bids; and<div