MD Closing Agent Q A.docx

1. Who is the Incumbent?

Lawyers Advantage Title Group, Inc 3355 St. Johns Lane, Suite J.

Ellicott City, MD 21042

2. Has this type of bid bin requested in the past? Yes. If so, who do I contact for a FOIA request?

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Freedom of Information Act Office 451 7th Street, SW, Room 10139 Washington, DC 20410-3000

3. Is this bid subject to the prevailing wage standards for all employees? No

4. Do we need to submit a State Certification of Small Business Set-Aside, or does it need to be stated that we meet the criteria (less than 500 employees and less than $7 million)? Stated. CCR should reflect it as well.

5. Do members need to submit an ORCA certification? No

6. P60, Part II – Business Proposal, Section 5, references Section H-7. When I reviewed said section it said that corporate documents would need to be submitted “upon the request of the government, and at the commencement of the contract term.” Do these documents need to be provided with the initial proposal? No

7. We are registered with ORCA. Do you need a copy of the certification in lieu of section K. No

8. Does our subcontractor need to register with ORCA, or can he fill out section K? We require information from the primary vendor.

9. What do you anticipate as the average transaction amount? If you do not know the average, please provide a range? The average transaction amount (ie sales price) varies depending on market factors such as property location & condition along with number of days the property has been on the market.

10. What is the geographic area that you anticipate will be covered? If the answer is the entire state, please provide where you anticipate the most amounts of transactions will be conducted by county? Entire State

11. On page 10, under Escrow Account, please clarify what information is contained in SAMS -1103?

The SAMS 1103 contains the wiring instructions used by the closing agent to transmit the net proceeds from a sales’ closing to the Treasury.

12. On page 47, Section J, has a Past Performance Evaluation, as an attachment. Section L does not mention that you need this with the proposal. When do we have this attachment completed? What and how many evaluations are you looking for? Please see page 52, Section L7(c), Factor 3, Past Performance.