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H. All city building permits shall be obtained by the contractor at his/her expense and may be included as part of the bid. 10. PARTICIPANT APPROVAL AND RESPONSIBILITIES A. After the applicants have been approved for rehabilitation assistance by the Local HOME Supervisor or his/her designee, a property inspection must be conducted to determine the work necessary to upgrade the structure to minimum Program standards. All work done must meet Texas Minimum Construction Standards and/or the area's local building codes, whichever is more stringent. Work write-ups will be required for all applicants awarded. Reconstruction projects will also require plans and specifications, "Before" pictures shall be taken by the Administrator to provide a photographic record of the necessary structure and improvements and must be submitted with all work write-ups and copies of the initial property inspection. B. Applicants will be given the opportunity to accompany the Local HOME Supervisor, or his/her designee on the work write-up inspection in order to discuss the proposed work items. When the work write-up has been completed and a cost estimate prepared, the Local HOME Supervisor or his/her designee shall discuss the scope of the work and the effect of the cost estimate with the applicant. If the applicant agrees with the scope of work and to his/her responsibility regarding any additional funding, the applicant shall sign off on the final work write-up that is used in the bidding process. The Local HOME Supervisor or his/her designee shall agree not to omit any work items that are necessary to bring the structure up to program standards as previously established herein. C. Upon completion of the work write-up, the applicant shall solicit a minimum of two (2) competitive bids for the proposed work from all contractors interested in Program participation. The applicant shall select the qualified contractor and shall forward the bids to the Administrator for review. The bid must be within 15% of the initial cost estimate. If the bid is too high, the applicant shall: 1) request the bidder to review his or her bid to determine if any items were priced inappropriately and to revise his/her bid accordingly; 2) agree to pay the difference; or 3) re-bid the project in its entirety. If errors are confirmed in the original cost estimate, appropriate estimate adjustments shall be made to effectively compare the bids to this estimate. All contractors must meet all Administrator requirements and must be approved by the Department prior to execution of the rehabilitation contract. The contractor must meet and comply with all of the contractor requirements as hereinafter established for this Program. D. After the work write-up has been completed, a before-rehabilitation appraisal valuation will be obtained from the County Central Appraisal District in order to determine that the after-rehabilitation value does not exceed the maximum allowed under the HOME Program (203 b limits).