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Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - County Attorney - To Adopt an Outreach Plan and to Establish Verifiable Percentage Goal for Participation by Minority Businesses in the Awarding of Building Construction Contracts Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-128.2
1. Receive Comment
2. Close Public Hearing
3. Accept Motion to Approve Resolution
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STAFF CONTACT
Jonathan L. Sink - County Attorney
BUDGET IMPACT
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
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BACKGROUND
North Carolina General Assembly enacted Session Law 2001 - 496, Senate Bill 914 to enhance and improve the good faith efforts to recruit and select minority businesses for participation in public building construction or repair contracts by adding N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-128.2. This statute requires each county to adopt, after notice and a public hearing, an appropriate verifiable percentage goal for participation by minority businesses in the total value of work for building projects costing $300,000.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-128.2(b) requires a public entity awarding a building contract where the total cost equals or exceeds $300,000 to establish, prior to solicitation of bids, good faith efforts that it will take to make it feasible for minority businesses to submit successful bids or proposals for the contracts for building projects.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-128.2(e)(1) requires a public entity awarding a building construction or repair contract where the total cost exceeds $300,000, prior to awarding a contract, to develop and implement a minority business participation outreach plan.
Gaston County shall have a ten percent (10%) verifiable goal for participation by minority businesses in the total value of work for building projects awarded by Gaston County and costing $300,000 or more, and shall follow the Outreach Plan and Guidelines for Recruitment and Selection of Minority Businesses for Participation in Building Construction or Repair Contracts with the Gaston County Board of Commissioners.
POLICY IMPACT
Minority Business Guidelines
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution and Minority Business Guidelines