Charleston Housing Authority awards contracts
$800,000 for improvements comes from federal stimulus funds
By Prentiss Findlay
Nearly $800,000 in contracts for public housing improvements were awarded Tuesday by Charleston Housing Authority commissioners as part of $3 million the agency has received in federal stimulus funds.
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Meeting Street Manor
Most of the work is for reroofing and exterior painting at Meeting Street Manor and Wraggborough Homes.
The contracts went to: Charles Blanchard Construction Corp., $249,900, for complete reroofing of Meeting Street Manor and Gadsden Green Extension; Construction Dynamics Inc., $207,000, for exterior painting and wood repair at Meeting Street Manor; RRW Construction Inc., $267,590, for reroofing at Wraggborough Homes and Wraggborough Homes Extension; and Vatos Painting and Contracting, $74,895, for exterior paint and wood repair at Wraggborough Homes and Wraggborough Homes Extension.
Work on the projects will begin between late March to mid-April. Prior to awarding the bids, the Housing Authority board adopted a resolution officially accepting $3,071,883 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Nationwide, $3 billion in federal stimulus funds is being made available through the ARRA for public housing maintenance and repairs, including $35.8 million in South Carolina.
The North Charleston Housing Authority is eligible for $1.4 million in ARRA funds, and the Charleston County Housing and Redevelopment Authority will receive $675,600, officials said.
Stimulus jobs
The first batch of jobs expected to be created from federal stimulus funds :
26: Reroofing Meeting Street Manor and Gadsden Green Extension.
20: Exterior painting and wood repair at Meeting Street Manor.
14: Reroofing Wraggborough Homes.
8: Exterior painting and wood repair at Wraggborough Homes.
More contracts for painting, roofing and repairs will be awarded at the board meeting on April 28.
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