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13. CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS A. The number of work days shall be set out in the contract. Upon completion of the work acceptance by the program administrator and homeowner, the Certificate of Final Inspection is issued and the Warranty Period begins. B. Thirty (30) days after the Certificate of Final Inspection date, the statutory amount retained is released to the contractor, except in cases where it is determined that the retained should not be released. C. It is recommended that payments are made when a project reaches 40%, 70%, and 100% completion and at 30 days after a Certificate of Final Inspection is issued. D. All payment requests will be made in writing by the contractor to the program administrator and will include a list of items, their costs, and a sum of the item costs. E. The work to be paid should be based solely on completed items from the schedule of values submitted by the contractor prior to construction or the Itemization of Bid Form if no schedule is submitted. F. The program administrator will inspect such work as soon as possible (usually within one business day) from receipt of such request. G. The program administrator will provide a completed Contractor Request for Payment form to the Contractor to sign for the work which payment is authorized and will then request the homeowner to execute the Contractor Request for Payment form. Payments will be made thereafter. H. All materials used shall be new (unless otherwise specified in the Project Manual) and of good quality. All work shall be done with skilled craftsmen and accomplished with care. Contractor shall provide samples to the homeowner for selection for all materials as cited in the individual specifications and provide reasonable time to the homeowner to make selections. Contractor shall submit a letter to the contract administrator, signed by the homeowner, stating that the homeowner approves of colors and quality of items such as, but not limited to: paint, flooring materials, brick, shingles, vinyl siding, door/window/drawer hardware, and counter tops. I. Upon completion of construction, the contractor will: i. remove all construction debris from the site; ii. clean and mop all resilient floors; iii. clean all new and existing paint from other finished surfaces including window glass and mirrors; iv. leave all newly installed items in operating condition; v. light gas water heater pilots, stove/oven pilots and gas heater pilots. vi. start all other electrical and mechanical systems; vii. put all hardware in operating condition; viii. deliver new keys to homeowners if hardware is installed.