RFQ for Drywall Repairs_Painting at Gateway Place Ph 1-FINAL DL.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ)

Interior Painting and Drywall Repairs at Gateway Place Apartments (7 Units)

Issued By: St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA)

RFQ Number: 26-002-A

Issue Date: October 2, 2026

Quotation Due Date: October 16, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET

1. OVERVIEW

SPHA is soliciting written quotations from qualified, licensed, and insured contractors to perform interior painting and drywall repairs within occupied and/or vacant public housing dwelling units at Gateway Place Apartments located at 9101 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street North, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702. Gateway Place Apartments were constructed in 1986.

The purpose of this procurement is to establish a contract for interior painting and drywall repairs in preparation for rehabilitation, modernization, unit turnover, or capital improvement activities.

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with applicable federal procurement requirements including HUD’s PHA Procurement Handbook 7460.8 REV 3 and SPHA’s procurement policy.

2. SCOPE OF WORK

The contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, materials, tools, equipment, hauling, disposal, permits, and incidentals necessary to complete interior painting and drywall repairs in seven (7) residential units (all 2BR/2BA) including, but not limited to, the following:

Drywall Work

Bathroom Accessory Reinforcement

Install solid wood blocking-2” x 10”s concealed in wall. Provide solid wood blocking at all grab bar, towel bar, and curtain rod locations.

Remove/reinstall drywall in these areas.

Repair and Patch Existing Drywall

Repair any surfaces damaged during demolition or renovation to achieve smooth, even finishes.

Patch and repair gypsum board ceilings as necessary before painting.

Repair disturbed wall surfaces resulting from cabinet, vanity, appliance, and fixture removals.

Replace Drywall as Required

If gypsum board replacement is required due to unforeseen damage:

o Install mold/mildew-resistant gypsum board in kitchens and bathrooms.

o Install standard 1/2-inch gypsum board for other interior partitions.

Soffit Repair

Repair soffit above kitchen wall cabinets after cabinet replacement.

Extend soffit where necessary.

Match existing texture on new gypsum board construction.

Gypsum Board Finishing Requirements

Tape, finish, sand, and prepare drywall surfaces in accordance with best practices.

Finish exposed gypsum board surfaces to match existing finish of adjacent surfaces prior to painting.

Install mold-resistant gypsum board where shown or required in wet areas.

Install corner beads, trim accessories, joint compounds, and control joints as specified.

Painting Work

Complete Interior Repainting

All walls in every room to receive new paint. Existing gypsum board walls to be prepared, primed, and painted.

All gypsum board ceilings in every room to receive new paint. Existing ceilings to be prepared, primed, and painted.

Bathrooms

All bathroom walls to receive new semi-gloss paint finish.

New Drywall Areas

Any new drywall installed due to demolition, wall relocation, soffit extensions, or infill work must:

o Match existing texture.

o Be primed and painted to match adjacent finishes.

Doors, Frames, and Trim

New insulated steel exterior doors and frames:

o Trim wood to match existing profile.

o Paint to be selected by Owner.

Paint Specification Requirements

Surface preparation includes cleaning, patching, sanding, priming, and repairing damaged surfaces.

Drywall paint system:

o Primer: Sherwin-Williams ProMar 200 Zero VOC Interior Latex Primer, or approved equal.

o Finish: Sherwin-Williams ProMar 200 Zero VOC Latex Eggshell, or approved equal.

o Three-coat system (primer plus two finish coats).

Wood trim and doors:

o Primer and semi-gloss acrylic finish system.

Scope Summary for Drywall/Paint Contractor

A drywall and paint subcontractor should anticipate:

1. Patching all demolition-related drywall damage.

2. Replacing damaged drywall where required.

3. Mold-resistant drywall repairs in kitchens and bathrooms.

4. Soffit repairs and potential soffit extensions.

5. Texture matching existing walls and ceilings.

6. Full repaint of all walls in renovated units.

7. Full repaint of all ceilings in renovated units.

8. Epoxy paint finish on bathroom walls.

9. Painting of new drywall, repaired drywall, soffits, door infills, and new trims/frames.

10. Surface preparation, priming, and finish coats per Specification Section 09 90 00.

NOTE: ALL wall base trim to remain.

Contractor shall:

Protect all surfaces and building components not designated for painting

Prevent damage to adjacent units and occupied areas

Maintain safe ingress/egress

Provide containment barriers

Control noise and debris

C. Disposal Requirements

Contractor shall:

Remove all debris daily

Legally transport and dispose of materials

Comply with all local, state, and federal environmental regulations

Provide disposal documentation upon request

D. Hazardous Materials

SPHA will notify contractors of any known asbestos-containing materials (ACM), lead-based paint concerns, or other hazardous materials. Contractors shall not disturb hazardous materials unless specifically authorized and properly licensed.

3. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND REFERENCES

Provide at least three (3) references for similar engagements, including:

Client name;

Contact person;

Phone number and email;

Brief description of services provided.

4. TIME FOR COMPLETION

The anticipated contract term shall be twenty (20) business days.

5. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

The selected proposer shall maintain insurance coverage as required by SPHA, including but not limited to:

Commercial General Liability;

Professional Liability/Errors and Omissions;

Workers’ Compensation (if applicable).

A current Certificate of Liability Insurance naming SPHA as additional insured shall be required prior to contract execution.

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS

SPHA reserves the right to:

Reject any or all proposals;

Waive informalities or irregularities;

Request additional information from proposers;

Cancel or reissue this solicitation.

All materials submitted in response to this RFQ may become public records subject to applicable laws.

7. PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at Gateway Place Apartments on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. ET and will begin in unit# 101. Each unit will be available to view existing conditions.

Contractor is responsible to verify field conditions prior to submitting pricing. Failure to inspect existing conditions shall not relieve contractor from performance obligations.

The contractor shall be responsible for:

Measuring quantities

Verifying access

Identifying utility impacts

Coordinating work sequencing

8. QUESTIONS

Questions regarding this solicitation shall be directed to:

Danielle Leishman Director of Procurement dleishman@stpeteha.org

All questions must be submitted in writing no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Questions and answers will be compiled into one document and distributed to all prospective mailto:dleishman@stpeteha.org bidders by close of business on Friday, October 9, 2026. Do NOT rely on verbal representations and do not direct questions to anyone other than Ms. Leishman.

9. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Quotations shall be submitted (via delivery or email) no later than:

Due Date: Friday, October 16, 2026

Time: 12:00 p.m. ET

Submit quotations to:

St. Petersburg Housing Authority Attn: Danielle Leishman, Director of Procurement

2001 Gandy Boulevard North

St. Petersburg, FL 33702

_---OR----

dleishman@stpeteha.org

Late submissions may not be considered.

10. SECTION 3 REQUIREMENTS

This contract may be subject to HUD Section 3 requirements. Contractors shall comply with all applicable Section 3 regulations and reporting requirements where triggered.

11. DAVIS-BACON WAGE REQUIREMENTS

If applicable based on funding source and project scope, prevailing wage requirements under the

Davis-Bacon Act may apply. The PHA will provide any required wage determinations prior to award.

mailto:dleishman@stpeteha.org

12. HUD FORMS AND CLAUSES

The successful contractor may be required to execute and comply with applicable HUD forms and contract provisions including, as applicable:

HUD-5369-A

HUD-5370-EZ

Section 3 clauses

General Decision Number FL20260081, Modification 1, Dated 05/18/2026

Federal access to records requirements

Equal Employment Opportunity requirements

In addition to other provisions required by HUD, all contracts made by the PHA under the Federal award must contain provisions covering the clauses in 2 CFR 200 Appendix

II (and Section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act. HUD is permitted to require changes, remedies, changed conditions, access and records retention, suspension of work, and other clauses approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. The PHA and contractor is also subject to other Federal laws including the 1937 Act, as amended, Federal regulations, and State law and regulations.

Appendix II to Part 200—Contract Provisions for Non-Federal Entity Contracts Under Federal Awards

In addition to other provisions required by the Federal agency or non-Federal entity, all contracts made by the non-Federal entity under the Federal award must contain provisions covering the following, as applicable.

(A) Contracts for more than the simplified acquisition threshold, which is the inflation adjusted amount determined by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council (Councils) as authorized by 41 U.S.C. 1908, must address administrative, contractual, or legal remedies in instances where contractors violate or breach contract terms, and provide for such sanctions and penalties as appropriate.

(B) All contracts in excess of $10,000 must address termination for cause and for convenience by the non-Federal entity including the manner by which it will be effected and the basis for settlement.

(C) Equal Employment Opportunity. Except as otherwise provided under 41 CFR Part 60, all contracts that meet the definition of “federally assisted construction contract” in 41 CFR Part

60-1.3 must include the equal opportunity clause provided under 41 CFR 60-1.4(b), in https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/41/1908 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-41/part-60 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-41/section-60-1.3 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-41/section-60-1.3 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-41/section-60-1.4#p-60-1.4(b) accordance with Executive Order 11246, “Equal Employment Opportunity” (30 FR 12319, 12935, 3 CFR Part, 1964-1965 Comp., p. 339), as amended by Executive Order 11375, “Amending Executive Order 11246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity,” and implementing regulations at 41 CFR part 60, “Office of Federal Contract Compliance

Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor.”

(D) Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 3141-3148). When required by Federal program legislation, all prime construction contracts in excess of $2,000 awarded by non-Federal entities must include a provision for compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141-

3144, and 3146-3148) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5, “Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and

Assisted Construction”). In accordance with the statute, contractors must be required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the prevailing wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, contractors must be required to pay wages not less than once a week. The non-Federal entity must place a copy of the current prevailing wage determination issued by the Department of Labor in each solicitation.

The decision to award a contract or subcontract must be conditioned upon the acceptance of the wage determination. The non-Federal entity must report all suspected or reported violations to the Federal awarding agency. The contracts must also include a provision for compliance with the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act (40 U.S.C. 3145), as supplemented by Department of

Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 3, “Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or

Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants from the United States”). The

Act provides that each contractor or subrecipient must be prohibited from inducing, by any means, any person employed in the construction, completion, or repair of public work, to give up any part of the compensation to which he or she is otherwise entitled. The non-Federal entity must report all suspected or reported violations to the Federal awarding agency.

(E) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701-3708). Where applicable, all contracts awarded by the non-Federal entity in excess of $100,000 that involve the employment of mechanics or laborers must include a provision for compliance with 40 U.S.C.

3702 and 3704, as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5). Under

40 U.S.C. 3702 of the Act, each contractor must be required to compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the basis of a standard work week of 40 hours. Work in excess of the standard work week is permissible provided that the worker is compensated at a rate of not less than one and a half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in the work week. The requirements of 40 U.S.C. 3704 are applicable to construction work and provide that no laborer or mechanic must be required to work in surroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous. These requirements do not apply to the purchases of supplies or materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence.

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(F) Rights to Inventions Made Under a Contract or Agreement. If the Federal award meets the definition of “funding agreement” under 37 CFR § 401.2 (a) and the recipient or subrecipient wishes to enter into a contract with a small business firm or nonprofit organization regarding the substitution of parties, assignment or performance of experimental, developmental, or research work under that “funding agreement,” the recipient or subrecipient must comply with the requirements of 37 CFR Part 401, “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative

Agreements,” and any implementing regulations issued by the awarding agency.

(G) Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

U.S.C. 1251-1387), as amended—Contracts and subgrants of amounts in excess of $150,000 must contain a provision that requires the non-Federal award to agree to comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.

7401-7671q) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387).

Violations must be reported to the Federal awarding agency and the Regional Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

(H) Debarment and Suspension (Executive Orders 12549 and 12689)—A contract award (see 2

CFR 180.220) must not be made to parties listed on the government-wide exclusions in the

System for Award Management (SAM), in accordance with the OMB guidelines at 2 CFR 180 that implement Executive Orders 12549 (3 CFR part 1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR part 1989 Comp., p. 235), “Debarment and Suspension.” SAM Exclusions contains the names of parties debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded by agencies, as well as parties declared ineligible under statutory or regulatory authority other than Executive Order 12549.

(I) Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment (31 U.S.C. 1352)—Contractors that apply or bid for an award exceeding $100,000 must file the required certification. Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of

Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Each tier must also disclose any lobbying with non-Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the non-Federal award.

(J) See § 200.323.

(K) See § 200.216.

(L) See § 200.322.

All forms are incorporated by reference and available upon request.

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