The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2018-56, as amended, (1) to allocate an additional $7,259,615.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Master Contractor Agreements (Agreements) under the City of Houston (City) Home Repair Program (HRP); and (2) increase the maximum contract amount of the Agreements from $53,610,242.65 to $60,869,857.65. Funding under the Agreements will be expended through Tri-Party Agreements between the City, Homeowner, and the Contractor for each Rehabilitation or Reconstruction Project. The total of all Tri-Party Agreement amounts will not exceed the allocated funding available.

   

The HRP provides home repair and reconstruction services for eligible low-and moderate-income (LMI) homeowners to alleviate immediate threats to their health, life, and safety. On January 24, 2018, by Ordinance No. 2018-56, City Council approved the use of a form of Master Contractor Agreement (and related contractual documents) for the City of Houston Home Repair Program and authorized the Mayor to execute a Master Contractor Agreement with each of the following contractors: DSW HOMES, LLC.; HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC; JAMES W. TURNER CONSTRUCTION, LTD.; MAYBERRY HOMES, INC; PMG CONSTRUCTION, INC; REBUILDING TOGETHER - HOUSTON; and SLSCO, LTD.

 

Single Family Activities	Funding Amount	Activity Delivery	Project Delivery Amount
CDBG Funds	$7,259,615.00	$6,170,672.75	$1,088,942.25

 

Fiscal Note:

No fiscal note is required on grant items. 

 

This item was reviewed by the Housing and Committee Affairs Committee on September 19, 2023. 

 

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Keith W. Bynam, Director 

 

Roxanne Lawson

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