WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CONTRACTOR WEB PAGE

ADVERTISEMENT FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AMERICAN REINVESTMENT & RECOVERY ACT OF 2009 (ARRA) SUBCONTRACTORS FOR WEATHERIZATION SERVICES ADMINISTERED BY COMMUNITY ACTION OPPORTUNITIES

THE NORTH CAROLINA WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM has been assigned a significant role in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. As a subgrantee of this program, COMMUNITY ACTION OPPORTUNITIES has the continuing role of providing weatherization services to homes of low income families in BUNCOMBE, MADISON, HENDERSON, and TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES. During the course of these projects, subcontracted work may be required to service and/or install heating equipment in customers homes, to furnish and install insulation in customers homes, to perform minor electrical repairs in customers homes, and to perform minor plumbing repairs in customers homes.

COMMUNITY ACTION OPPORTUNITIES is requesting proposals from interested parties who are properly licensed contractors in the State of North Carolina in the following individual trades: (Click to access individual proposal documents)

• HEATING, VENTILATING, & AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)
• INSULATION
• ELECTRICAL
• PLUMBING

ALL APPLICANTS MUST ALSO FILL OUT AND RETURN A GENERAL INFORMATION FORM (Click to access)

• CONTRACTOR GENERAL INFORMATION FORM

Completed forms must be received at 25 Gaston Street, Asheville, NC 28801 by 5:00 PM local time, Friday, November 13, 2009.

To register to request additional information (RFI) and to receive any additional information during the open proposal period, send email to: wxcontracts@tcqr.org

MINORITY, WOMEN, AND DISABLED OWNED BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BID PROCESS.

ALL CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE DAVIS BACON ACT, and must insure that all laborers and mechanics employed on projects funded or assisted in whole or in part by Recovery Act funds are paid prevailing wage as determined by the Secretary of Labor. Requirements are set out in the Department of Labor regulations at 29 CFR Parts 1, 3, and 5 are applicable. The contract clauses from 29 CFR 5.5(a) will apply to this Request for Proposals and will be included in all contracts and subcontracts for the performance of the work.

PREVAILING WAGES AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR are posted at the State of North Carolina website at www.wdol.gov and the specific minimum hourly rates for the trades listed above are:

• Air conditioning mechanic $ 7.25
• Insulator/asbestos worker $ 7.25
• Laborers $ 7.25
• Electrician $ 8.25
• Plumber/pipefitter $ 7.25

COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SUBCONTRACT WORK RELATED TO THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ARE AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION AFTER 12 NOON ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2009, AT: COMMUNITY ACTION OPPORTUNITIES, 25 GASTON STREET, ASHEVILLE, NC 28801 OR ON LINE AT WWW.COMMUNITYACTIONOPPORTUNITIES.ORG

PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN PERSON, BY COURIER, OR BY US MAIL AT: COMMUNITY ACTION OPPORTUNITIES, 25 GASTON STREET, ASHEVILLE, NC 28801 UNTIL 5:00 PM, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2009. FAXED BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.