The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is seeking a contractor to provide general welding services citywide. The scope of work includes hand-welding or use of flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components, or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products throughout a residential development. The contractor will be required to possess a valid Welder's License issued by the New York City Department of Buildings and certified for at least Class I Restricted Qualification Shop and Field. The contract term is 3 years with two possible one-year extensions. • The contractor will be required to perform tasks such as reading and working from blueprints, sketches, and working drawings, and using various types of welding rods and machines. • The contractor will be required to fabricate, erect, and repair sheet metal/metal structures such as ducts, metal ceilings, tanks, storm louvres, roofs, and general welding as needed. • The contractor will be required to operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, and flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding. • The contractor will be required to monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of materials. • The contractor will be required to examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.