QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Question #1: Does SWX Warranty its products and are there any exclusions? Answer: SWX provides coverage a one-year warranty that cover materials and labor, plumbing, electrical, heating, and air; and a one-year warranty that covers structural defects of the building above the horizontal plane of the foundation joint. Upon request this warranty may be extended for an additional fee. Additional 3rd party home warranties may also be available. Question #2: Who does SWX use to Bond and insure its professional services? Answer: SWX is bonded and insured by Roach, Howard, Smith, and Barton (RHSB) of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. RHSB is an Assurex Global Partner. Question #3: Will SWX comply with tribal TERO regulations? Answer: SWX understands that any project we engage in with the HTHA,
International Building Code and HUD Housing Quality Standards? are Int’l Building Code 2021 (IBC 2021) / Int’l Code Council (ICC) compliant. Additionally, all SWX modular housing units comply with HUD’s 13 key aspects of Housing Quality Standards
9) ASTM Volume 04.09: Soil and Rock (II): D5878 – Latest, 10) ASTM Volume 04.10: Wood,
Question #7: How does SWX
11) ASTM Volume 04.11: Building
modular housing units comply with
Constructions (I): E72 – E2166,
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) certification standards? Answer: All SWX modular housing
12) ASTM Volume 04.12: Building Constructions (II): E2167 - Latest; Asset Management;
(HQS) to provide “decent, safe and
units are built using materials that are
Sustainability; Technology and
sanitary” housing at an affordable cost to
ASTM compliant, pursuant to Volumes
Underground Utilities, and
low-income families including:
04.01 through 04.13, which includes:
1) Sanitary facilities, 2) Food preparation and refuse disposal, 3) Space and security, 4) Thermal environment,
1) ASTM Volume 04.01: Cement; Lime; Gypsum, 2) ASTM Volume 04.02: Concrete and Aggregates, 3) ASTM Volume 04.03: Road and
5) Illumination and electricity.
Paving Materials; Vehicle-
6) Structure and materials,
pavement Systems,
7) Interior air quality, 8) Water supply, 9) Free of lead-based paint,
4) ASTM Volume 04.04: Roofing and Waterproofing,
13) ASTM Volume 04.13: Geosynthetics. Question #8: Will SWX provide a pricing estimate for its housing units? Answer: Yes. See section upcoming entitled “Pricing”. Question #9: Is the HTHA in a position to offer a sole source RFP? Answer: TBD by HTHA
5) ASTM Volume 04.05: Chemical-
10) Accessibility,
resistant Nonmetallic Materials;
11) Site and neighborhood,
Vitrified Clay Pipe; Concrete
HTHA in finding local contractors who are
12) Sanitary condition, and
Pipe; Fiber-reinforced Cement
knowledgeable with finishing out modular
13) Smoke Detectors.
Products; Mortars and Grouts;
housing units?
Question #5: Can SWX provide any design / engineering details for its
TERO office as well. We are prepared to
modular housing units?
regulations as set forth by The Hopi Tribe.
section entitled “Materials”.
Answer: SWX modular housing units
must also comply with the Hopi Tribal conform with all TERO rules and
Answer: Yes. Please see upcoming
Answer: Yes. Please see upcoming section entitled “Models”.
Question #4: How does SWX
Question #6: Will SWX offer design
modular housing units comply with
guidelines, including material specs and samples during the planning process?
Masonry; Precast Concrete, 6) ASTM Volume 04.06: Thermal
Question #10: Will SWX assist the
Answer: Yes. SWX along with its development partner (JDL Group), will
Insulation; Building and
assist in the discovery of qualified
Environmental Acoustics,
modular housing contractors for the finish
7) ASTM Volume 04.07: Building Seals and Sealants; Fire
out and completion of skilled trade oriented tasks.
Standards; Dimension Stone, 8) ASTM Volume 04.08: Soil and Rock (I): D420 – D5876/D5876m, 5
