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To pay for the rehabilila[ion work, the County will provide part of the funtls In the form of grant. What kintls of work will be tlonei Each house selectetl for assistance will be rehabilita[etl to atltlress an identifietl health antl/or safety dazartl. Upon completion, the work performed under the program must meet North Caroline State Resltlential Builtling Gotle (VIIj stantlartls antl be performetl in acramance with all state antl local peimiding, inspections, licensing, antl insurance requirements, This does not mean, however, that the whole house must be brought up fa Builtling Code or Minimum Housing Code Stantlartls. Generally, iha County will apeciN that rehabilitation tasks be accomplishetl in the least-expensive method [hat Is deemed adequate to meet program standards. The URP assistance cannot be usetl for luxury or non-essential work. Of course, mn[radors performing work funtletl antler URP2002 are responsible for meeting all local requirements for permits and inspections. Whaf about leatl~basatl pain[? Until it was tllscoveretl to be a health hazarQ the metal leatl was usetl for centuries to make house paints. Now we know that eating chips or tlus[ of lead-basetl paint can cause very serious problems for small chiMren. Selling lead paint was outlawed In 19]8, but many alder bulltlings still contain lead paint antl children are ebll being poisoned Untler URP2002, a lead hazard evaluation will be pertormetl on every home selectetl for rehabilitation That was built before 19]8. The speufic type of evaluation antl the apprcpriate lead hazaN retluc[ion work pertormetl will tlepentl on the nature of the work to be done antler the URP proposal. Who will do the work on the homes? The CCUnN IS Obligated underURP2002 to ensure that quality woB is tlone at reasonable prices antl Nat all work Is contractetl through a faiq cpen and competitive process. To meet [hose very tliffcult requirements, iha County will invite bitls from contrectors who are part of en "approved contractors registry'. To be on the registry, contrecors must (1) fill out an application farm, listing several references and recent lobs completeQ antl (2) receive the'condltlonal approval' of the County. Once a mnimclor who has been cpntlitlonally approved has successfully completed one lab for the County, his or her status is upgratletl to "regular approval", meaning [ha[ They will be allowetl to bitl on a regular rotation as long ee [hey remain in good standing. (Homeowners who know of quality rehabilitation contractors that are not on the County's ApProvetl Contracture Registry are welcome [c invite them to apply.) At least three approved contractors will be invitetl to bitl on each job, antl the lowest responsive and responsible bidtler will be selectetl for the wnfrect. "Responsive antl L:euppoliav~la ~