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Home for Generations II - Home Improvement Program <br />Page 4 of 4 <br />¨ Step 6:Collect bids from contractors (or material lists for do it yourself projects**). <br />It is always a good idea to get at least 2 or 3 bids for each of your projects to ensure you are getting <br />a good value. Two bids will be required if you are applying for the City loan through this program. <br />For any work you plan to do yourself, you must obtain a materials list with prices from the home <br />improvement stores and/or suppliers from which you plan to purchase your materials. <br />** please contact the City’s Building Inspections Department to inquire about what projects you are <br />allowed by the State’s Building Code to do yourself. <br />¨ Step 7:Select your contractor and submit copies of selected bids to the City. <br />You can select whichever contractor you would like to hire. The City will review all submitted <br />contractor bids and/or material lists to review for program eligibility and verify project value. <br />¨ Step 8:Submit your plans to the Building Inspections Department for review & apply for permits. <br />If you are hiring a contractor, they should do this step. Please allow up to two weeks for plan <br />review to occur, depending upon the time of year. Demolition permits can be issued prior to the <br />completion of plan review. You may contact Building Inspections at 763-767-6476 with any <br />questions regarding permits or the plan review process. <br />¨ Step 9:Sign Participation Agreement with the City. <br />Once all of your paperwork has been submitted and your building permits issued (approved, paid <br />for and picked up), you will be contacted to schedule a time to come in to City Hall and sign your <br />Participation Agreement. At this time, the funds will be considered to be reserved for you and <br />your projects. Your grant and rebate amounts will be determined at this time and cannot be <br />increased after this date. <br />¨ Step 10:Schedule with your contractor to begin work. <br />All work must be complete within 180 days of signing the Participation Agreement. <br />¨ Step 11:Complete work and have all permitted work inspected and approved. <br />¨ Step 12:Schedule a final walk-through with the City (separate from Building Inspections). <br />This walk-through will verify that the scope of work completed included eligible projects only and <br />did not substantially change from your original proposal submitted. <br />¨ Step 13:Grants and Building Permit Rebates will be disbursed to you. <br />Final invoices from contractors or receipts from suppliers will need to be submitted to verify final <br />project amounts. Once this information is received, grant and rebate requests will be processed. <br />Please allow 7 - 30 days to process your request. Your check will then be mailed to you directly. <br />¨ Step 14:Consider showcasing your new remodeling projects. <br />The city of Coon Rapids would like to showcase some of these exceptional remodeling projects in <br />an annual Home Remodeling Tour. City Staff may contact you in the future about this or other <br />options to document your remodeling project. <br />Questions? Please contact Kristin at 763-767-6517 or <br />kdegrande@coonrapidsmn.gov. <br />Submit applications to City Hall - 11155 Robinson Drive NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433