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CDA cautions applicants: site control, environmental review, Davis‑Bacon and Section 3 requirements before construction
Summary
CDA reviewed the extra requirements for public-improvement and facility projects, including site control, environmental review before bids, Davis‑Bacon labor standards, Section 3 outreach and Buy America considerations, and prior CDA approval for procurement and RFPs.
CDA staff gave detailed guidance for applicants proposing public-improvement or facility construction projects with FY2026 CDBG funds, stressing multiple pre-construction compliance steps and monitoring obligations.
Golve Fethi, a CDA program manager, said applicants must demonstrate site control — for example, ownership or a lease with an allowance to rehabilitate — and provide design documents, construction budgets and photographs at application. She emphasized that CDA will complete a HUD-required environmental review and that construction cannot start…
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