Specifications include, but are not limited to: A proposed site for existing must meet the following site and neighborhood standards. Also, to be considered existing housing, the units must substantially comply with HQS at the time of proposal selection. Attach a sketch of any proposed rehabilitation work and include an estimate of the total construction costs. If the total rehabilitation costs exceed $5,000 per unit, the units will not be considered existing and the proposal shall be rejected. Please note that any rehabilitation that is performed post HAP Contract execution is subject to Davis-Bacon rules for 18 months following the effective date of the HAP Contract. The site must: • Be adequate in size, exposure, and contour to accommodate the number and type of units proposed; • Have adequate utilities and streets available to service the site; • Promote a greater choice of housing opportunities and avoid undue concentration of assisted persons in areas containing a high proportion of low-income persons; • Be accessible to social, recreational, educational, commercial, and health facilities and services and other municipal facilities and services equivalent to those found in neighborhoods consisting largely of unassisted similar units; and • Be so located that travel time and cost via public transportation or private automobile from the neighborhood to places of employment providing a range of jobs for lowerincome workers is not excessive. While it is important that housing for the elderly not be totally isolated from employment opportunities, this requirement need not be adhered to rigidly for such projects...
