Professional Services for HOME Program & URA Property Standards Inspections DSS/NSPIRE Contractor Services

The City of Cleveland, Department of Community Development (CD) is seeking one or multiple vendors to perform federally-mandated Decent, Safe, and Sanitary housing inspections for the HOME Investment Partnership Program and Uniform Relocation Act requirements. Inspection sites are single-family, duplex, or multi-family residential structures, with 1-4 bedrooms. Vendors must be Bonded, State of Ohio Certified Building Inspectors. HOME : Follow-up Housing Property Standards Inspections as per the Federal requirements on units of housing previously completed under the Housing and Urban Development HOME Program. 24 CFR 92.504(d)(1) Uniform Relocation Act (URA) : Inspections related to households affected by federally-assisted rehabilitation projects, pursuant to Federal Uniform Real Property Acquisition and Relocation Act (“URA”) guidelines. 49 CFR 24.2(a)(8). NSPIRE (National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate), the U.S. Department of HUD’s new, consolidated inspection protocol, is replacing Decent, Safe, and Sanitary standards previously interpreted through UPCS (Uniform Physical Condition Standards) and HQS (Housing Quality Standards). Vendors selected through this RFP must comply with NSPIRE when officially mandated.