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DocuSign Envelope ID:A9CF8A9E-4CDB-4BB9-A678-D4AD80CD1393 <br /> GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF MINORITY BUSINESSES <br /> These guidelines were adapted for use on this project by the County of Orange from the <br /> "Guidelines for Recruitment and Selection of Minority Businesses for Participation in State <br /> Construction Office Projects", developed by the State Construction Office. <br /> In accordance with G.S. 143-128.2 (SB 914 ratified December 6, 2001), the County of Orange <br /> has enacted a verifiable ten percent(10%)minority business participation goal for the total <br /> monetary value of this project. These guidelines are published to accomplish that end. <br /> SECTION 1: INTENT <br /> It is the intent of these guidelines that the County of Orange, as awarding authority for <br /> construction projects, and the contractors and subcontractors performing the construction <br /> contracts awarded shall cooperate and in good faith do all things legal,proper and reasonable to <br /> achieve the statutory goal of ten percent for participation by minority businesses in each <br /> construction project permitted by SB 914. Nothing contained in these guidelines shall be <br /> considered to require awarding authorities to award contracts or to make purchase of materials or <br /> equipment from minority-business contractors who do not submit the lowest responsible bid or <br /> bids. <br /> SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS <br /> 1. Minority- a person who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and <br /> who is: <br /> a. Black,that is, a person having origins in any of the black racial groups in Africa; <br /> b. Hispanic,that is, a person of Spanish or Portuguese culture with origins in <br /> Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands, regardless of race; <br /> c. Asian American,that is, a person having origins in any of the original peoples of <br /> the Far East, Southeast Asia and Asia,the Indian subcontinent,the Pacific <br /> Islands; <br /> d. American Indian or Alaskan Native,that is , a person having origins in any of the <br /> original peoples of North America; <br /> e. Female. <br /> £ "Socially disadvantaged individual", as defined in 15 U.S.C. 637. These are <br /> individuals who have "been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias <br /> because of their identify as a member of a group without regard to their individual <br /> qualities"; or <br /> g. "Economically disadvantaged individual" as defined in 15 U.S.C. 637. This is an <br /> individual "whose ability to compete in the free enterprise system has been <br /> impaired due to diminished capital and credit opportunities as compared to others <br /> in the same business who are not socially disadvantaged." <br /> 2. Minority Business -means a business: <br /> a. In which at least fifty-one percent (51%) is owned by one or more minority <br /> persons, or in the case of a corporation, in which at least fifty-one percent(51%) <br /> of the stock is owned by one or more minority persons; and <br /> 1 <br />