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IRA committee approves extension for INHS 2022 major-rehab contract to Dec. 31, 2025
Summary
The grants committee voted to amend a resolution extending Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services' 2022 homeowner rehab (major repair) contract deadline to Dec. 31, 2025, citing slow contractor performance, federal procurement rules, and winter weather as causes of delay.
The Ithaca Redevelopment Agency Grants Committee voted to extend the contract deadline for Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS) to spend 2022 major-rehab (homeowner repair) funds to Dec. 31, 2025.
Delia, an INHS representative, told the committee the 2022 contract has moved slowly for several reasons: a smaller pool of low-income homeowners eligible outside flood zones, federal requirements that projects receive three bids and select the lowest responsive bidder, contractor delays on awarded jobs, and winter weather that prevents exterior work such as roofing and painting. Delia said INHS has identified…
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