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Eight proposals were sent to the ci ty by the deadline and four contractors with the hi ghest scores were i nterviewed, D eGrande sai d. “Contractors were asked to develop a proposal that places a high pri ority on curb appeal and creati ng a highly functi onal floor plan, all the whi le payi ng careful attention to budget,” she said. The fi nished home is to have three bedrooms and two bathrooms with a maxi mum budget of $40,000, accordi ng to D eGrande. “Creati ve remodeli ng i deas and methods to get those done affordably were encouraged,” DeGrande sai d. In screening the proposals staff consi dered the proposed plan for plan i deas and budget for the exteri or, kitchen/living room, bedrooms/bathrooms, basement, overall value and past performance i n buildi ng i nspecti ons, she said. Legacy Homes, whose offi ce i s i n Andover, has strong roots in C oon Rapi ds having bui lt homes i n the Wexford development and also has extensive remodeling experience, D eGrande said. What set Legacy’s proposal apart was attention to detai l, thorough understandi ng of the program’s goals, professionalism and “i nnovati ve remodeli ng i deas that will appeal to the typi cal C oon Rapi ds homeowner,” DeGrande said. Legacy’s proposal “offered a uni que scope of work that does not resemble any of the past Home for Generations projects,” she said. Specifi cally, the remodeli ng wi ll comprise a series of smaller projects, rather than one large projects, that resi dents planning to remodel thei r own homes, could do i n stages as money became avai lable rather than all at once, D eGrande sai d. Accordi ng to D arrell Olson, owner of Legacy Homes, he plans to i mprove the overall curb appeal, create a more open floor plan, i ncrease storage space, make the main living room more functi onal and i nvi ting, update the ki tchen and add a walk-i n pantry and move the laundry room to the main floor and make it more accessi ble. In additi on, the size of the master bedroom will be i ncreased, a proper downstairs bedroom wi ll be created, both bathrooms wi ll be made more functi onal and a multi -functi onal space wi ll be created downstairs to accommodate a vari ety of acti vi ti es wi th separate family room, game area and home office/study area, Olson wrote in his proposal to the city. As well, Olson plans to Sheetrock the cei ling in the basement; pai nt and spray all ceili ngs knockdown style; repaint all walls wi th up-to-date colors; recarpet all bedrooms and family room; sand and recoat wood floors i n the li vi ng room, laundry room and hallway; i nstall P ergo-type floors i n the kitchen, pantry and dinette; install cerami c ti le i n both bathrooms and entryway; replace all lights and add a ceiling fan to the master bedroom; and enamel all woodwork except cabinetry. Last year, the HRA, which compri ses the seven members of the Coon Rapi ds C ity C ouncil, decli ned to pass a resolution gi ving staff the power to purchase up to two vacant/foreclosed homes for Home for Generations remodeli ng projects. At that time, three of the homes that had been purchased had not been sold, but over the summer of 2011 all of them were purchased, accordi ng to D eGrande. After discussi on about the future of the Home for Generati ons program at a work session in October, the counci l di rected staff to bri ng potenti al Home for Generations purchases of