Common use of LSDBE Utilization Clause in Contracts

LSDBE Utilization. Section 11.1.1 The Department requires that business enterprises so certified by the Department of Small and Local Business Development Enterprises (DSLBDE) participate in at least 50% of the Project. Section 11.1.2 If there are insufficient qualified small business enterprises to completely fulfill the requirement of paragraph 11.1.1, then the subcontracting may be satisfied by subcontracting 50% of the dollar volume to any certified business enterprises (CBE); provided, however, that all reasonable efforts shall be made to ensure that qualified small business enterprises are significant participants in the overall subcontracting work. Section 11.1.3 A prime contractor which is certified as a small, local, or disadvantaged business enterprise shall not be required to comply with the provisions of sections 11.1.1 and 11.1.2. Section 11.1.4 Neither the Contractor or a Subcontractor may remove a Subcontractor or tier-Subcontractor if such Subcontractor or tier-Subcontractor is certified as an Local, Small or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (LSDBE) unless the Department approves of such removal. The Department may condition its approval upon the Contractor developing a plan that is, in the Department’s sole and absolute judgment, adequate to maintain the level of LSDBE participation on the Project as required under this Contract.