Public Infrastructure & Facilities Improvement

OCED has created a Project Checklist (PDF) for communities and contractors participating in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)-funded public infrastructure and facilities improvement projects in the Washtenaw Urban County. 

Examples of CDBG-funded projects subject to the documents on this page include:

• Neighborhood parks and recreational facility improvements
• Removal of architectural barriers (in any participating area)
• Road improvements
• Senior citizen center improvements (in any participating area)
• Sidewalk replacements
• Water and sewer improvements

Project Checklist

The checklist serves as a step-by-step guide for complying with local and federal CDBG program requirements and is divided into four main sections: bidding of projects, pre-construction period, contractor/sub-contractor responsibilities, and the reimbursement request process.

Project Bidding Process

• Federal Funding Reference (PDF) (to be included in advertisement)
• Project Wage Decision (to be included in project bid packet)
• Required Bid and Contract Documents (PDF) (to be included in the project bid packet)

Pre-Construction Period

• Contractor and Sub-contractor Information Sheet (PDF)
• Contractor/Sub-contractor Verification
• Project Wage Decision (to be included in construction contract)
• Required Bid and Contract Documents (PDF) (to be included in construction contract)
• Section 3 Plan Information Sheet

Contractor/Sub-Contractor Responsibilities

• Certified Payroll (PDF)
• Employee Rights Under the Davis-Bacon Act Poster (PDF)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Poster (PDF)
• Payroll Deduction Authorization for "Other Deductions" (PDF)
• Project Wage Rate Sheet (PDF) (prior to start of construction)
• Section 3 Summary Report
• Sworn Statement (PDF)
• Unconditional Waiver (PDF)
• Waiver of Construction Liens (PDF)

Reimbursement Requests

• OCED Reimbursement Request Form (XLS)

This list of quick links is not a comprehensive set of project requirements and should only be used for reference. For a complete list of project requirements, please see the Project Checklist (PDF).