Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Columbia Housing and Neighborhood Services Department, Housing Programs Division, on behalf of the Columbia Community Land Trust (CCLT), is seeking a contractor to build affordable three bedrooms, twobathroom homes or two bedrooms, and two-bathroom homes within the City of Columbia. The base bid involves the construction of two homes. The City and the CCLT would like optional pricing for the construction of additional homes with pricing by models. Exterior Walls: ● Siding – Front, sides and rear with, fiber cement board Roof System: ● Shingles – Thirty (30) year architectural Solar Photovoltaic System: These systems are not eligible for solar rebates ● Installation of two 4kW photovoltaic systems (PV) mounted on the southern roof of homes B1 and B2. System must be code compliant and grid-tied ● Installation shall include necessary permitting, and system components such as: solar panels, conduit wiring, fuse and /or disconnect boxes, system equipment, site preparation, metering equipment and any additional electoral components for a complete operational system ● PV system shall be mounted on a fixed frame attached securely to the roof structure and have a minimum 25-year design life Installation shall meet all requirements set forth in the City of Columbia building codes and meet all Utilities requirements. Gutters & Downspouts: ● Gutter shall be 4” or 5” k-type Seamless .032 aluminum. Hang with hidden gutter hangers 2’ OC. Ensure gutters drain towards bio retention area Interior Finish: ● Walls shall have primer plus two (2) coats of single color, all rooms painted with same color. Color to be approved by City representative ● Ceilings shall have primer plus two (2) coats of “off white”. Garage walls may be painted same color as ceiling. ● Trim shall have two (2) coats latex semi-gloss Interior Doors and Trim: ● Doors shall be pre-hung hollow core six (6) panel - Prefinished ● Trim shall be pre-primed base, window and door case, window stool and apron. Polystyrene or medium density fiberboard (MDF) trim is acceptable ● Finish shall be pre-primed and painted by contractor ● Hardware shall be brushed nickel finish ● Other: All nail holes and gaps larger than 1/16” shall be filled and smoothed for painting, all corners shall be mitered or coped