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Energy Auditing Services

Posted on December 4, 2019December 14, 2020 by DNS Admin

SEDA Council of Governments is requesting proposals (RFP) for Energy Auditing Services in the field of Weatherization throughout our State Weatherization coverage area. The purpose for the RFP is to acquire a qualified Energy Auditor to perform auditing duties out in the field. These duties will be more specified in a section listed below.

Proposals will be accepted until 2:00PM on December 9,2019 at which time they will be publicly opened at the offices of SEDA-COG.

Proposals shall also include the required information as described in Sections 1-6, sealed and clearly marked on the outside, “Weatherization Auditing Services Proposal” and submitted to: Erik Markley, SEDA-COG, 201 Furnace Rd Lewisburg Pa 17837.

SEDA-COG encourages MBE/WBE firms to submit their proposals.

Proposal details are also available at:

Energy-Auditing-Services-RFP Download

Shamokin residents may receive no-cost home repairs

Posted on December 1, 2019December 30, 2019 by DNS Admin

The City of Shamokin anticipates applying for a 2020 $500,000 housing rehabilitation grant next year, and city residents are encouraged to apply now to get on the waiting list to receive no-cost home repairs.

Homeowners within the city limits may be eligible to receive up to $65,000 in home improvements from the HOME Existing Owner-Occupied Housing Program.

Interested residents may call SEDA-COG’s Danielle King at 800-326-9310.

Eligible repairs include structural, roofing, plumbing, electrical, heating/furnace, window replacement, radon and lead-based paint mitigation, and energy-related improvements. Also included are modifications for mobility-impaired residents. There is no cost to homeowners who maintain home residency over a five-year period from the date of signing.

Homeowners can go through the process hassle-free with SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG) managing it from start to finish, said Teri Provost, director of the agency’s Housing Rehabilitation program.

“We make the process easy for the homeowner and manage it from start to finish,” Provost said.

Qualifications:

Own the home or have Life Rights to live in it;
Meet income qualifications based on household size;
Be current on local taxes and municipal utility bills;
Provide proof of homeowner’s insurance;
Live in the home an additional five years.

Additional requirements may apply.

Annual Gross Income Limits:
Family size: 1 – $35,400; 2 – $40,450; 3 – $45,500; 4 – $50,550; 5 – $54,600; 6 – $58,650; 7 – $62,700; 8 – $66,750.

Juniata Business and Industry, Inc. RFP Professional Engineering Services

Posted on November 21, 2019January 3, 2020 by DNS Admin

Professional Engineering Services for development of expansion of approximately 29 acres of industrial park.

Juniata Business and Industry is requesting proposals for the purchase of Professional Engineering Services. These services include all necessary design and specifications for the bidding of and contracting for an expansion to the Juniata County Industrial Park. Complete proposal details, including the required proposal format, may be obtained by contacting:

Mitzi Gallagher-Long, Project Coordinator
SEDA-COG
201 Furnace Road
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 pm prevailing time, December 20, 2019, at which time they will be publicly opened at SEDA-COG. Proposals shall be on the forms required, sealed and clearly marked on the outside, “JBI Engineering Services Proposal,” and submitted to:

Mitzi Gallagher-Long, Project Coordinator
SEDA-COG
201 Furnace Road
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Proposals that are faxed or e-mailed to SEDA-COG cannot be accepted.

RFP ENGINEERING SERVICES GREATER-EQUAL TO 250,000 Download

Bloomsburg may receive $500K home rehab grant

Posted on November 15, 2019December 30, 2019 by DNS Admin

The Town of Bloomsburg anticipates applying for a 2020 $500,000 housing rehabilitation grant and interested residents should apply now to get on the waiting list for the no-cost repairs.

If awarded, eligible residents may receive up to $65,000 each for home repairs.

Interested residents may call SEDA-COG’s Stacy Anderson at 800-326-9310.

Eligible repairs include structural, roofing, plumbing, electrical, heating/furnace, window replacement, radon and lead-based paint mitigation, and energy-related improvements. Also included are modifications for mobility-impaired residents. There is no cost to homeowners who maintain home residency over a five-year period from the date of signing.

SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG) manages the entire process for the homeowner, said Teri Provost, director of the agency’s Housing Rehabilitation program.

“The homeowner not only can get necessary home repairs but go through the process hassle-free as we manage the process,” Provost said.

Qualifications:

Own the home or have Life Rights to live in it;
Meet income qualifications based on household size;
Be current on local taxes and municipal utility bills;
Provide proof of homeowner’s insurance;
Live in the home an additional five years.

Additional requirements may apply.

Annual Gross Income Limits:
Family size: 1 – $36,800; 2 – $42,050; 3 – $47,300; 4 – $52,550; 5 – $56,800; 6 – $61,000; 7 – $65,200; 8 – $69,400.