Lead Safe Worker RFQ
(Updated 11/17/2025) The Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition is working to build a strong, sustainable pool of qualified lead safe workers to make properties across Cleveland safe from lead hazards. This RFQ aims to identify, develop, and expand that pool as demand grows and the Coalition awards more grants through the Lead Safe Home Fund to address lead hazards in homes, rental properties, and child care settings.
Who We're Looking For
Lead Safe Workers are critical to helping properties in Cleveland become lead safe. Approved workers will help deliver mitigation, repair, and lead abatement services that follow all EPA, HUD, state, and local standards. This RFQ seeks to identify individuals and businesses to serve in the following contracted roles:
- Lead Risk Assessor: Individuals authorized to conduct lead inspections, lead-based paint sampling, lead risk assessments, clearance examinations, lead hazard screen risk assessments, and other lead assessment activities. They also identify lead hazard control strategies to reduce or eliminate lead exposures.
- Lead Inspector: Individuals who perform a surface-by-surface lead inspection, lead-based paint sampling, and clearance exams.
Lead Abatement Contractor (including Scope Writers): Individuals authorized to conduct lead abatement, provide professional advice regarding lead abatement, supervise one or more lead abatement workers, write pre-abatement plans and lead abatement specifications, and perform interim controls and paint stabilization. - Lead Abatement Project Designer: Individuals authorized to design lead abatement projects, conduct lead abatement, provide professional advice regarding lead abatement, supervise one or more lead abatement workers, write pre-abatement plans and lead abatement specifications, and perform lead abatement, interim controls, and paint stabilization.
- Lead Abatement Worker: Individuals authorized to perform lead abatement activities under the supervision of a licensed Lead Abatement Contractor or Lead Abatement Project Designer. May perform lead abatement, interim controls, and paint stabilization.
- General Contractor with Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Firm Certification: Firms that perform renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and pre-schools built before 1978, provided they adhere to lead safe work practices.
- RRP Certified Individual: Individuals who perform renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in properties, provided they adhere to lead safe work practices.
- Lead Clearance Technician: Individuals authorized to perform clearance examinations on non-abatement lead projects only.
- Related Lead Safe Workers: Individuals identified by Administrators or the Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition partners to perform specific contract-based jobs that support the program’s implementation (e.g., quality control, cleaning, coordination).
Priority Note: The Coalition is especially seeking submissions from licensed Lead Abatement Contractors and Lead Abatement Workers to meet the growing demand for lead abatement services across Cleveland.
About the Lead Safe Home Fund
This RFQ is part of the Coalition’s ongoing effort to make Cleveland homes, rental properties, and child care spaces lead safe through the Lead Safe Home Fund. With support from public and private investors, the Fund provides financial assistance to property owners for lead abatement and remediation across Cleveland.
Submission Instructions
To apply, please fill out the Application Form and ensure all necessary attachments, as listed at the beginning of the application form, are included.
Materials must be in PDF format and emailed to leadsafecleveland@gmail.com. Please use "Statement of Qualifications for Lead Safe Workers" as the subject line of your email.
Submissions are reviewed on a regular basis. Announcement of selected contractors will occur within 8 weeks after submission, unless additional information is needed.
Questions
Questions about the RFQ, application, or selection process should be emailed to leadsafecleveland@gmail.com.
Requests for Proposals
LSCC Lead Safe Workers RFQ Application Form (Word)
Related Resources
Learn More About Becoming a Lead Safe Worker