2-28/7-5 - Participation by Historically Underutilized Businesses

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2-28/7-5 Participation by Historically Underutilized Businesses

Revisions History: Reviewed by GC 06/09/2020, 09/05/2019 Moved from 2-28 to 7-5, Reviewed by GC 05/07/2018, 03/05/2013, 11/09/2006, 05/02/2000 Approved 11/07/1995

The board affirms the State’s commitment to encourage participation of historically underutilized businesses (HUB) in the school district’s purchase of goods and services.  The board of education prohibits discrimination against any person or business on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, sex, disability or religion.

SCHOOL DISTRICT GOOD FAITH EFFORTS

The board has adopted the following guidelines to ensure that the school district will make good faith efforts to reach diverse suppliers of goods and services and to encourage participation in the school district’s purchasing process by such suppliers.  The school district will:
  • make information about the school district’s purchasing procedures and bidding process readily available;
  • advertise for bids in media that reaches minority businesses;
  • ensure access to bidding documents needed for making bids on projects;
  • request directory information of businesses owned and controlled by minorities, women, disabled persons and nonprofit work centers for the blind or severely disabled by contacting the Office for Historically Underutilized Business at the State Department of Administration;
  • sponsor or participate in purchasing seminars for all prospective vendors or, in particular for minority-owned, female-owned, disabled-owned, disabled business enterprises, and non-profit work centers for the blind or severely disabled; and
  • provide information to HUBs on how to obtain Statewide Uniform Certification through the Office for Historically Underutilized Business at the State Department of Administration.
DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTING
 
The superintendent or his/her designee will submit all legally required reports on the use of historically underutilized businesses and will document the use of businesses qualifying as historically underutilized businesses as necessary to comply with applicable laws.  
 
LEGAL REF.:  City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co., 488 U.S. 469 (1989); G.S. 143-48, 143-128
 
UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
APPROVED: 11/7/95
REVISED: 5/2/00
REVISED: 11/9/06
REVISED: 3/5/13
REVIEWED BY GENERAL COUNSEL: 5/7/18

REVISED:                                                     9/5/19 MOVED FROM 2-28 TO 7-5

REVIEWED BY GENERAL COUNSEL: 6/9/20

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