Scope of Work and Specifications. Please respect the privacy of NIDC clients, and visit properties only if you have first contacted the owner by phone, and have confirmed an appointment with the owner of the property. Financing for work under this contract is provided through the City of Milwaukee, Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation (NIDC) who, through its loan agreement with the Owner, reserves certain rights and privileges as Lender, which include but are not limited to: development of the scope of work, assistance with the bid process, preparation of the Contract, approval of change orders and payments, and other aspects associated with contract execution and implementation. The Contractor must meet with the Owner at the property to inspect and review conditions prior to submission of a bid. The City of Milwaukee “Rehabilitation Technical Specifications and Performance Standard” are incorporated herein by reference. Copies of this document are available at. Refer only jobs you have successfully completed and jobs of comparable size and scope to this job. The customer for whom you are submitting this bid may be contacting your references. Be sure to obtain permission from the owners whose names you provide. The contractor is responsible to field verify all measurements, the amount of materials needed, and the number of windows in the building. If any item in this scope calls for a certain manufacturer, model number, or approved equivalent of a particular item, and that item is to be substituted, both NIDC and the owner must approve the substitution in writing as a part of the contract. START AND COMPLETION OF WORK The work presented in this project is to be started within 10 days after Contractor's receipt of a Notice to Proceed and is to be satisfactorily completed within 30 days thereafter. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. It is NIDC policy that, if: (a) the Contractor’s proposal/bid complies with the specifications and other requirements, and (b) the Contractor meets NIDC’s minimum requirements as outlined herein, and (c) the selected bid is reasonably within range of the market price for the work, then Owner may select any Contractor who, in Owner’s opinion, is the most responsible and responsive bidder.