MINORITY/WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE Clause Samples
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MINORITY/WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. A. Proposers must address how they intend to comply with the Orange County M/WBE Ordinance, No. 94-02 and amended by Ordinance No. 2009-21. The goal of 24% utilization of certified minority/women business enterprise is applicable to this project. The Ordinance also addresses minority/women group employment levels setting goals to encourage each Proposer to maintain 24% minority and women employee workforce levels in specific categories.
B. M/WBE firms must be Orange County certified at time of submittal of the Proposal and must be certified in the area(s) for which they will be used. If a firm claims to be certified, but is not listed on the County’s website, ▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, the Proposer should obtain a copy of their Orange County certificate and/or contact the Business Development Division at 407-836- 7317 for verification of certification. Only firms having established offices in the Orlando MSA (Orange, Lake, Seminole and Osceola Counties) are eligible for Orange County certification.
C. Effective August 1, 2003, the County has implemented a graduation program whereby M/WBE firms designated as graduates can participate in the M/WBE program only on specified projects. A prime Contractor may only use a graduate M/WBE to satisfy M/WBE participation in the following: • For Professional Services in which estimated the overall contractual fees to be awarded to the prime in excess of $500,000. • Vertical construction projects in which the total prime contractor’s estimate in excess of $10,000,000. • Horizontal construction projects in which the total prime contractor’s estimate in excess of $7,000,000. • Other construction projects in which the total estimate is in excess $7,000,000.
D. The County has established a credit program whereby Proposers are awarded credits to be applied toward meeting the M/WBE goals on certain County projects. Emphasis will be placed on credits for non-County utilization and first-time M/WBE utilization. Proposers are encouraged to contact the Business Development Division in advance of submittal of proposal for information on acquiring and applying credits.
E. Proposers must submit signed Letter of Intent with their Proposal for all current Orange County certified M/WBE subcontractors identified on the SCHEDULE OF SUBCONTRACTING - M/WBE PARTICIPATION FORM. These Letters of Intent must indicate the scope of work to be performed by every M/WBE plus the percentage of the contract fees to be contracted to the listed subcontractor.
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MINORITY/WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE a. Proposers must address how they intend to comply with the Orange County M/WBE Ordinance, No. 94-02 and amended by Ordinance No. 2009-21. The goal of certified minority/women business enterprise is 27% of the contract value for this project. The Ordinance also addresses minority/women group employment levels setting goals to encourage each Proposer to maintain 18% minority and 6% women employee workforce levels in specific categories.
b. All participating M/WBE firms must be currently certified by Orange County. The Business Development Division's most recent M/WBE directory is available by e-mail or through the Orange County web site at ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. Only firms having established offices in the Orlando MSA (Orange, Lake, Seminole and Osceola Counties) are eligible for Orange County certification. All firms must be Orange County certified at time of submittal of the Proposal and must be certified in the area(s) for which they will be used. If a firm claims to be certified, but is not listed in the Directory the Proposer should obtain a copy of their Orange County Certificate and/or contact the Business Development Division at (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ for verification of certification.
c. The County has a graduate program whereby M/WBE firms designated as graduates can participate in the M/WBE program only on specified projects. All professional service solicitations for which the County has estimated the overall contractual fees to be awarded to the prime in excess of $500,000 are eligible for graduate M/WBE participation. The prime consultant will receive full M/WBE credit for the use of graduate M/WBE’s that meet all other requirements. The contract solicited through this RFP is estimated to be valued over $500,000 and therefore, graduate M/WBE’s are eligible to participate. It is the proposing firm’s responsibility to ensure that graduate M/WBE’s are not listed in proposals to meet M/WBE participation requirements on projects in which they are not eligible to participate.
d. Proposers must submit signed Letter of Intent (Form M-1) with their Proposal for all current Orange County certified M/WBE sub-consultants identified on Form B. These Letters of Intent must indicate the scope of work to be performed by every M/WBE plus the percentage of the overall contract value for all years of the contract to be contracted to the listed sub-consultant. Letters of Intent must be signed by both the Proposer and the M/WBE sub-consultant. The Consultant must include in...
MINORITY/WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE a. Proposers must address how they intend to comply with the Orange County M/WBE Ordinance, No. 94-02 and amended by Ordinance No. 2009-21. The goal of certified minority/women business enterprise is 27% of the contract value for this project. The Ordinance also addresses minority/women group employment levels setting goals to encourage each Proposer to maintain 18% minority and 6% women employee workforce levels in specific categories.
MINORITY/WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. (Prime Contracts Only)
A. MWBE REQUIREMENTS – Non-Construction Contracts