Great Neighborhoods Program - Contractor Information The City of Lawndale has implemented the Great Neighborhoods Program (GNP) to assist homeowners, residing within city limits, make needed repairs to their homes. In order to assist program participants in the procurement of their contractor, we maintain a Contractors List. This list is made available to GNP participants in order to facilitate their 3-bid submission requirement. Project Amounts and Eligible Improvements The GNP will fund up to $20,000 for home improvements. Eligible improvements include but are not limited to: • Correcting building, code and/or health and safety violations • Roof • Stucco • Windows • Garage doors • Entry doors • Landscaping • Driveways • Exterior/Interior paint • Kitchen cabinets • Vinyl flooring • Carpet • Electrical • Plumbing • ADA improvements Contractor Requirements (General/Specialty) GENERAL CONTRACTORS: The City requires that all general contractors requesting to be added to the City’s Contractors List maintain and provide proof of the following: Current “B” License, in good standing with the State Contractors Licensing Board. Omission from HUD’s Debarred and Suspended List of Contractors and Subcontractors. One million dollars ($1,000,000) of general liability insurance and list the City as additionally insured. Adequate Workers Compensation insurance (if applicable). SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS: The City requires that all specialty contractors requesting to be added to the City’s Contractors List maintain and provide proof of the following: Current “C” License, in good standing with the State Contractors Licensing Board. Omission from HUD’s Debarred and Suspended List of Contractors and Subcontractors. Half million dollars ($500,000) of general liability insurance and list the City as additionally insured. Adequate Workers Compensation insurance (if applicable). Progress Payment Inspections and Payment Processing In order to ensure quality workmanship, the City of Lawndale will conduct progress payment inspections prior to releasing payment(s) to contractors. No payment(s) will be issued for work that does not pass the building inspector’s and/or program inspector’s inspections. Upon passing inspection, your invoice will be processed and payment made typically within 1-week of inspection. A 10% retention will be withheld from each invoice and released to the contractor after the 35-day hold period has lapsed, a Notice of Completion has been filed with the County and all work completed is satisfactory. Therefore, if you have or plan to obtain the aforementioned requisites and are interested in having your company’s name added to our Contractors List, please contact the City of Lawndale’s Community Development Department’s Great Neighborhoods Program Office at (310) 973-3248 or complete and return the accompanying “Request to be Added to City’s Contractor List” form found at the end of this brochure. Once your license and insurance information has been verified we will add you to our Contractors List. We look forward to working with you. Download a Great Neighborhoods Program Contractor Brochure.* *This flyer is in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download Acrobat Reader here for FREE.