REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
RFP 26T-CN-228
Siding Installation Term Service
March 2026
Prepared By:
Cook Inlet Housing Authority Procurement
Department
3510 Spenard Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Terra Stowers, Procurement Specialist
Phone: (907) 793-3030
tstowers@cookinlethousing.org
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SIDING INSTALLATION TERM SERVICE
COOK INLET HOUSING AUTHORITY
Contents
SPECIFIED DATES...................................................................................................................... 3
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ....................................................................................................... 4
PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS ........................................................................................................... 4
QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 4
INTENT ......................................................................................................................................... 4
BUILDING TYPES ........................................................................................................................ 4
CONTRACT TERM ....................................................................................................................... 5
SCOPE OF SERVICES ................................................................................................................ 5
INSPECTIONS / DEFICIENCIES ................................................................................................. 6
CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES .......................................................................................... 6
NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATABILITY .......................................................................................... 6
INVOICING ................................................................................................................................... 7
PREFERENCE STATEMENT ....................................................................................................... 7
WAGE DETERMINATION ............................................................................................................ 7
PREFERENCE FACTOR.............................................................................................................. 7
INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................... 8
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS..................................................................................................... 10
RFP CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS...................................................................................... 11
PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................. 11
EVALUATION PROCESS........................................................................................................... 12
PROTEST ................................................................................................................................... 13
AWARD ...................................................................................................................................... 13
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS .......................................................................................................... 14
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SIDING INSTALLATION TERM SERVICE
COOK INLET HOUSING AUTHORITY
SPECIFIED DATES
RFP 26T-CN-228
Description
1. Bid Packet Available
2. Questions Due Date
3. Proposal Due Date
Date and Time
March 23, 2026
April 2, 2026, 2:00PM*
April 13, 2026, 2:00PM*
Locations
CIHA Website
Email
Email/Mail/Hand
Delivery
*All times stated in Alaska Standard Time
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SIDING INSTALLATION TERM SERVICE
COOK INLET HOUSING AUTHORITY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
RFP # 26T-CN-228
Siding Installation Term Service
Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA) will accept proposals from responsive and responsible
individuals and Contractors.
PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS
Proposals must be submitted, clearly marked: “Attn: Procurement, RFP # 26T-CN-228, Siding
Installation Term Service– Do Not Open”. CIHA will reject proposals received after the
deadline. Faxed proposals will not be accepted.
• Mailed and hand-delivered proposals: Proposals must be received on April 13, 2026,
2:00PM at CIHA, Attn: Procurement, 3510 Spenard Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, no
later than according to the time clock located at CIHA’s front desk.
• Emailed proposals: Proposals must be received no later than April 13, 2026, 2:00PM
according to the time and date received by CIHA’s email server. Emailed proposals may be
submitted to Procurement@cookinlethousing.org.
QUESTIONS
CIHA shall not be bound by any oral interpretation of this RFP. Questions are encouraged and
should be sent in writing to CIHA’s Procurement Manager via email. All questions must be
received at CIHA no later than April 2, 2026, 2:00PM. Written questions received by the deadline
will be answered by Addendum to all vendors.
Email: Procurement@cookinlethousing.org
No communication is to be directed to any other CIHA employees or CIHA representative.
Substantive issues will be answered in writing in the form of an Addendum to this RFP. If
determined necessary by CIHA, the proposal submittal due date may be extended and will be
stated as such in the Addendum form.
INTENT
The intent of this RFP is to establish an indefinite quantity term services contract with a responsive
and responsible, Siding Contractor or Contractors with residential development experience to
perform all phases of siding installations services for residential single-family, duplex, and multi-
family homes. CIHA reserves the right to award one or more Contractors for this solicitation.
BUILDING TYPES
Buildings constructed under this contract will have the general characteristics listed below:
• One- and two-story buildings of modest, modern design
• Single-family homes less than 2,000 sq ft
• Duplexes less than 3,000 sq ft
• Fourplexes less than 5,000 sq ft
• Roof pitch less than or equal to 6/12
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SIDING TERM SERVICE
COOK INLET HOUSING AUTHORITY
• Title 21 Standards
• Street facing, covered entries
• Modest decks
• Covered porches
• Large windows
• Multiple siding and trim materials and textures
• Siding on all four sides of building
CONTRACT TERM
Award of a professional services contract for the specified work will include an initial two (2) year
term with an option to extend for three (3) additional one (1) year terms based on available
funding, satisfactory performance, agreed upon pricing and mutual consent. The yearly contract
shall be automatically renewed for one (1) year unless either party gives written notice of thirty
(30) days prior to the expiration thereof. The cost portion of your proposal submitted should
include the initial one (1) year term and the extension option years.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
In accordance with the construction drawings, the current adopted International Residential Code
(IRC), International Building Code (IBC) including local amendments, Municipality of Anchorage
Building Safety Department and other regulatory agencies having jurisdiction, furnish all labor,
and equipment to perform and install work described below.
Materials
CIHA will supply materials required under this contract, excluding nails, staples, and saw blades.
Materials will be delivered to the job site. A CIHA representative will determine and provide the
rough siding material package prior to construct start date. Contractor to coordinate with CIHA
staff, additional material requirements for materials on a day-to-day basis during the siding
installation stage for all items not included in the original material takeoff.
Siding Installation Services
Provide all wood, composite, plastic or metal siding installation services in accordance with the
specifications and building codes referenced in the Scope of Services above to include but
not limited to the following:
• Ceiling soffits at covered decks and porches (Note CIHA does not soffit roof eves on
pitched roofs)
• Building wrap envelopes such as Tyvek or other manufacturers
• Bitumen tape flashing per specifications
• All metal flashings at foundation, windows and doors, (Fry Riglet) for wood panels and others
• Horizontal wood or composite siding
• Faux brick panels, made from various materials
• Wood or cement siding panels
• Metal siding panels
• All flashings and metal trim as specified by metal siding manufacturer
• Composite wood siding planks with concealed fasteners
• Window and door trim, building corners, “belly bands” wood columns, wainscoting, garage
door wraps and all other trim work as specified
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.