City of Caro, Michigan is seeking proposals for a Third Party Administrator (TPA) for its $1. 5 million Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) housing rehabilitation program. The TPA will provide comprehensive grant administration, compliance oversight, environmental review, financial management, and construction monitoring. Proposals are due by September 1, 2026, at 11:00 AM. Submissions can be electronic via carocity. net or sealed paper copies. Late submissions will not be considered. The contract duration aligns with grant implementation and closeout. Evaluation criteria include cost, qualifications, capacity, and regional knowledge. The selected firm must maintain specific insurance coverages and comply with federal, state, and local regulations.
All submissions must be received by 11:00 a. m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. All submissions must be received by 11:00 a. m. for consideration.
Proposals will be evaluated based on cost proposal (20 points), firm qualifications and experience (30 points), capacity and availability (30 points), and proximity to City of Caro/regional knowledge (20 points). Proposals will be evaluated as follows: Cost proposal 20 points Firm qualifications and experience 30 points Capacity and availability 30 points Proximity to City of Caro Regional knowledge 20 points
Proposers must include firm background and qualifications, staff resumes and roles, experience with CDBG and HUD-funded programs, experience with NEPA environmental review, project approach and methodology, staffing availability and capacity, hourly rate schedule, not-to-exceed total cost, tier II environmental review per-unit cost, and three professional references. Firm background and qualifications Staff resumes and roles Experience with CDBG and HUD-funded programs
Questions regarding this RFP shall be submitted in writing no later than Friday, August 28, 2026. Questions regarding this rfp shall be submitted in writing to the contact listed above no later than friday, august 28, 2026.
Communication directed to parties other than the program administrator may result in disqualification. Failure to comply with any part of the request for proposals may result in rejection of the proposal as nonresponsive. Communication directed to parties other than the program administrator may result in disqualification of the prospective bidder.
The Community Development Block Grant program is valued at $1,500,**** million community development block grant program.