The Seattle Housing Authority, hereinafter referred to as SHA and/or Owner, is soliciting proposals from experienced General Contractors, hereinafter referred to as Contractor and/or Proposer provide Asbestos and Lead Abatement Services for the removal, transport, and disposal of abated materials. More specifically, services shall encompass all phases of asbestos and/or lead abatement including but not limited to: removal or encapsulation of asbestos-containing or lead-containing materials; all regulatory authorizations and notification; and cleanup, containment, removal and disposal of related abatement materials (excluding disposal of materials that designate as dangerous waste), as well as implementation of sufficient engineering controls and means for the chosen method of abatement.) Materials resulting from abatement and classified as dangerous waste under Environmental or Safety Laws shall not be disposed of but instead shall promptly be secured and SHA’s Project Manager contacted for further instructions.
SHA Executive Director Rod Brandon was invited to speak at a national Innovative Housing Showcase in Washington, D.C. hosted by the U.S.
The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) honored the Seattle Housing Authority with six Awards of Merit. NAHRO’s awards were given in the Administrative Innovation category, which recognizes programs that improve the efficiency or effectiveness of administrative operations or the general functioning of the agency/organization and creates a resource bank of information performed by housing and redevelopment agencies and community development departments.

The Seattle Housing Authority has completed Sawara, its sixth new residential building at Yesler, a neighborhood near downtown Seattle that is being redeveloped by SHA into a vibrant, new mixed-income community. The building name honors Japanese culture in the neighborhood and can refer to a cypress tree or a type of fish.