NS Agreement - Local Economic Benefit for Low and Very Low Income Persons Plan

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•2 Local Economic Benefit for Low- and Very Low-Income Persons Plan Grant number: Grant Numbers 10-D-2155 and 10-C-2125 To ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, contracts for work are awarded to business concerns located or owned in substantial part by persons residing in the Section 3 covered area, as required by Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Orange County has developed and hereby adopts the following Plan: This Section 3 Plan shall apply to services needed in connection with the grant including, but not limited to, businesses in the fields of planning, consulting, design, building construction/renovation, maintenance and repair, etc. This Section 3 covered project area for the purposes of this grant program shall include Orange County and portions of the immediately adjacent area. When in need of a service, Orange County will identify suppliers, contractors or subcontractors located in the Section 3 area. Resources for this identification shall include the Minority Business Directory published through the State Department of Commerce, local directories and Small Business Administration local offices. Word of mouth recommendation shall also be used as a source. Orange County will include this Section 3 clause in all contracts executed under this CDBG Program. Where deemed necessary, listings from any agency noted above shall be included as well as sources of subcontractors and suppliers. The prime contractor selected for major public works facility or public construction work will be required to submit a Section 3 Plan which will outline his/her work needs in connection with the project. Should a need exist to hire any additional personnel, the Orange County Employment Security Commission shall be notified and referred to the contractor. Each contract for housing rehabilitation under the program, as applicable, for jobs having contracts in excess of $100,000 shall be required to submit a Section 3 Plan. This Plan will be maintained on file in the grant office and shall be updated from time to time or as the grant staff may deem necessary. Early in our project, prior to any contracting, major purchases or hiring, we will develop a listing of jobs, supplies and contracts likely to be utilized during the project. We will then advertise in our local newspaper an advertisement, prominently located as a display advertisement, the pertinent information regarding the project including all Section 3 required information. Adopted this day of , 2011. Chair, Board of County Commissioners