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Submittals will be received from qualified__ entities to__carry _out _Indian RiverCounty- Housing ProgramRehabilitationWork Inspection Services. Work includes single family residential property inspection services as a part of Indian River County's housing programs. Qualified entities are those individuals or corporations having a Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) License in building or building (structural) inspector categories. The county anticipates prequalifying more than one contractor/building inspector to perform housing program inspection services. Foreach inspection _project, the county will request price quotes from the pre -qualified contractors/building inspectors. The contractor/building inspector with the lowest most responsive and responsible quote will be chosen to perform the housing inspection services for the project. Firms that have a current contract with the county for housing inspection services do not need to re- apply. [1 LOCATION: Indian River County, Florida The County, through its various housing programs, is involved with rehabilitation of single-family homes. For this _rehabilitation work, a qualified contractor/building inspector must inspect each house prior to purchase or -prior -to approval of an owner occupied home rehabilitation loan application to determine if the house is structurally sound and can be rehabilitated. The inspector must then determine the type and amount of rehabilitation work needed, prepare a detailed work write-up and cost estimate of the rehabilitation work that needs to be done, review contractor bids, approve change orders, inspect completed work and prepare punch lists, and verify that the job is complete and that payment to the contractor can be processed. While the number of rehabilitation projects varies, the average is about 10 per year. Indian River County is an urbanizing county in East Central Florida, encompassing approximately 543 square miles. The 2013 population of the county was 139,586. About 35% of those residents live in one of the county's five municipalities, while the remainder of the residents live in the unincorporated area of the county. Currently, the county has housing programs that involve rehabilitation work activities. Through those programs, the county bids out rehabilitation_ work, contracts with builders for the work, inspects completed work, and pays contractors'_ invoices. At this time, the County is requesting qualification packages from properly licensed contractors/building inspectors (DBPR's license in the building or building (structural) inspector category) interested in participating in the County's Housing Programs. The contractor/building inspector must have knowledge of applicable building codes, the physical ability to inspect building sites and climb ladders and/or stairs to perform 66 SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Wednesday, December 14,2016 - 11:53:42 - BCC:1826, Attachment Id 1, Page 63