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Public Housing Design and Construction Guidelines and Standards 
Guidelines & Standards
Public Housing Bidding Information 
Public Bidding Overview
DHCD Small Projects Guide: $0-$50,000 
Local Housing Authorities (LHA) can now find here in one place all of the information needed to implement smaller capital projects independently.
Public Housing Construction Handbook with Forms 
Resources
Designer Selection - Process, Committee, Contracts 
Process, Committee, Contracts
Building Related Projects Estimated under $10,000 
Front Ends - Procurement Forms & Contracting Requirements
Building Related Projects Estimated to cost $10,000-$50,000 
For accessible versions of these documents, or any other questions, please call: 617-573-1163
Building Related Projects Estimated to cost $50,000-$150,000 
For accessible versions of these documents, or any other questions, please call: 617-573-1163
Building Related Projects Estimated to cost $150,000-$10 million 
For accessible versions of these documents, or any other questions, please call: 617-573-1163.
Non-Building Site Work Projects Estimated to cost under $10,000 
Front Ends - Procurement Forms & Contracting Requirements
Non-Building Site Work Projects Estimated to cost $10,000-$50,000 
Front Ends - Procurement Forms & Contracting Requirements
Non-Building Site Work Projects Estimated to cost over $50,000 
resources
Public Housing Capital Project Phase Approval Templates 
These template phase approval letters are to be used during the design and bid phases of Capital Improvement projects for the preservation and modernization of the state-aided public housing portfolio.
Public Housing Sustainability, Resilience and Healthy Building Environments 
For details regarding DHCD's Sustainability Practices and Goals, and for current Sustainability Award Applications
Force Account Guidelines and Forms 
Force Account projects are capital projects completed by an LHA’s in-house workforce, rather than work completed by a General Contractor. Force Account projects must be approved by DHCD before any work moves forward
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