1. Submitting grant applications to the State's Office of. Community Development or funding agency for the project. This includes and is not limited to assisting SBPG to determine the beneficiary service area; taking in the consideration the nature and location of the activity; any accessibility issues and availability of comparable activities. Selected contractor will make assessments and recommendations for economic development activities including considerations of the CDBG underwriting and public benefit determinationsrequirements. 2. Conducting and insuring compliance with HUD environmental regulations 24 CFR Part 58. 3. Assisting SBPG with HUD's fair housing compliance requirements. 4. Assisting SBPG with procurement of environmental review, surveying, and design. 5. Assisting SBPG Public Works Department with the construction bid package in conformance with Louisiana Public Bid Law, CDBG Program requirements, and other applicable federal requirements and supervising the bid advertising, tabulation, and award process, including preparing the advertisements for bid solicitation, issuing any required addenda, conducting the bid opening, providing a recommendation of award, and issuing the notice to proceed. 6. Assist in conducting the preconstruction conference. 7. Assist in administering Federal labor standards for a mixed-financing project. 8. Assist SBPG Public Works Department with reviewing and approving all contractor requests for payment and submitting approved requests to SBPG. 9. Reviewing all contractor change orders. 10. Assisting SBPG with CDBG monitoring from design to project closeout.
