A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
The Akwesasne Housing Authority (AHA) has been awarded $600,000.00 in funding from Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) to complete a high energy-efficiency housing rehabilitation project (AHA High Energy-Efficiency Initiative). The project will reduce energy costs for qualified SRMT community members by making their homes more energy efficient.
In conjunction with the ICDBG funding the homeowners will be pre-qualified for the NYSERDA Home Performance/Assisted Home Performance with EnergyStar programs to ensure that all energy efficiency measures required are done to completion. There will be approximately 20 elderly units located at 378 State Route 37, Hogansburg, NY and approximately 96 homes located at scattered sites within the boundaries of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT). Each unit will require varying degrees of rehabilitation, which has been previously determined by Home Energy Analysis Reports conducted by AHA.
AHA invites Indian-owned firms to submit a statement of intent to respond to an upcoming request for proposal for Native-owned NYSERDA certified Contractor to complete a high energy-efficient rehabilitation project for the above referenced project.
The AHA shall receive such statements of intent until 2:00 p.m. local time on October 14, 2016 at the offices of AHA, 378 State Route 37, Suite A, Hogansburg, NY 13655. With its statement of intent, each Indian-owned firm must complete and submit the AHA’s Contractor’s Pre-Qualification Statement for the AHA Sunrise Acres Phase III Expansion Project which can be found on AHA’s website (www.aha-nsn.gov) and/or can be picked up at the offices of AHA.
Below is a partial list of the requirements that apply to the Project:
1. Because of the funding sources and requirements, the qualified RFP respondents must:
a) Be a Building Performance Institute (BPI) Goldstar contractor/company to qualify as a NYSERDA certified company. See http://www.bpi.org/goldstar.aspx for information on BPI’s certification.
b) Be knowledgeable of NYSERDA Home Performance/Assisted Home Performance with EnergyStar program funded projects.
2. Qualified RFP respondents must agree to comply with the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 and the regulations in 24 C.F.R. Part 135 and Indian Preference laws in accordance with Section 101(k) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act.
3. Qualified RFP respondents must agree to comply with and assist AHA in its compliance with 2 C.F.R. Part 200, 24 C.F.R. Parts 1000 (IHBG) and 24 CFR Part 1003 (ICDBG).
4. Qualified RFP respondents must be registered with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Compliance Division as a DBA and will be asked to comply with the Mohawk Preference Compliance Protocol.
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