More than 260,000 Recovery awards – contracts, grants, loans – have been issued since the stimulus program was enacted in February 2009. Some individual awards involved more than $1 billion, but the median amount for all awards is approximately $300,000. The award to Sparta Housing Authority in Tennessee was among the median awards, and here is a timeline for the project that was funded.
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| A $299,206 grant for constructing needed off-street parking for public housing sites in Sparta, TN announced by Department of Housing and Urban Development. SHA hires local architectural-engineering firm Barge Cauthen to manage the project. |
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| BC reviews HUD information and instructions regarding various provisions and requirements for Recovery award recipients. |
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| Invitations to bid are published. Nine contractors submit bids. Mid-State Construction Company, Inc., of Cookeville, about 90 miles north of Sparta, wins. |
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| Mid-State Construction breaks ground, preparing access road to planned parking area behind housing units. |
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| Mid-State completes construction by end of October and cordons off parking areas to allow for curing. |
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| Mid-State secures necessary certificates of inspection from city authorities and releases from vendors/sub-contractors. Copies are provided to BC, which verifies completion of work; parking areas are available to residents. |
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| BC reviews all documentation provided by Mid-State. |
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| BC approves release of final payment to Mid-State and then submits close-out documentation to HUD indicating completion of project. |
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