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Portion of Indian River County's CDBG Housing Rehab Housing Assistance Plan (Pages 38 - 40) H. Bidding Bidding of potential CDBG and DRI units is conducted by the HRS in conjunction with the County Procurement/Purchasing Department. Applicants review the pre - approved list of eligible contractors before their cases are sent out for bids. Applicants have the right to remove any contractor(s) from the list of prospective bidders for their unit, as long as the removal request is based on non- discriminatory, non -bias, or other non -subjective reasoning and at least three (3) eligible contractors are allowed to bid. The Applicant must be willing to justify the removal of contractor(s) from the bidding list. Applicants may also request additional contractors as bidders. If these Applicant -requested contractors submit the Contractor Application and are approved by the PA and are otherwise eligible, they may be added to the bidders list and bid on the housing rehabilitation work. The HRS will make maximum effort to ensure participation by minority and/or Section 3 owned contracting firms. Under CDBG and DRI, the HRS shall qualify and recommend all contractors and other necessary vendors (lead based paint, asbestos, title search, mold, appraisal, land survey, environmental, etc.) for work the HRS recommends or the program requires on eligible units. In these cases, the County policies shall govern the qualifying and award process, including this HAP. No housing unit owner, occupant, or immediate relative of the same, either personally or corporately, shall serve as a contractor or sub -contractor to be paid with CDBG funds for the rehabilitation of said building, nor shall they be paid for their own labor with CDBG funds for the rehabilitation of said building. A notice is sent via email, fax or U.S. Mail to each eligible bidder to inform them of the job. Bidding notices will be posted at primary governmental buildings to the maximum practical extent. Advertising for individual jobs will be conducted as necessary but will not exempt contractors form the requirement that they must be pre -qualified. 1. Notification to Bidders (NTB): The HRS or assigned Housing Staff will notify previous program approved Contractors of the availability of the work order and establish a date for the pre-bid conference and bid submission deadline. Bids are opened in the public at the designated time and bid tabulation is prepared. 2. Pre -Construction Meeting: An onsite meeting will be arranged between the homeowner, the approved Contractors and the HRS to review the scope of work and site considerations. This meeting will also serve to allow for Attachmentgk