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PAGE 6 WHEREAS, N. C. G. S. 143-128 (c) (3) requires an authority awarding a building contract the cost of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) under a separate prime or separate specification contract system to adopt written guidelines specifying actions that will be taken by the awarding authority to ensure a good faith effort in the recruitment and selection of minority businesses for building contracts awarded under the separate prime or separate prime or separate specification contract system; and WHEREAS, N. C. G. S. 143-128 (c) (4) requires an authority awarding a building contact the cost of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) under a single-prime contract system to adopt written guidelines specifying the action that the prime contractor must take to ensure a good faith effort in the recruitment and selection of minority businesses for building requires that action take by the prime contractor must be documented in writing by the contractor to the appropriate awarding authority; and WHEREAS, N. C. G. S. 143-128 (b) requires that a public body choosing to use a single-prime contract system must also seek bids for a building contract the cost of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) under a separate prime or separate specification contract system and must award such building contract to the lowest responsive bidder or bidders for the total project; and WHEREAS, N. C. G. S. 143-128 (d) requires the state and its political subdivisions to award public building contracts the costs of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) without regard to race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age or handicapping condition; and WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing was duly published in The Chapel Hill Newspaper and The News of Prange and the public hearing required by N. C. G. S. 143-128 (c) was held February 20, 1990: and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. 1. That the Orange County Board of County Commissioners shall have a verifiable goal of ten percent for participation by minority businesses in building construction contracts awarded pursuant to N. C. G. S. 143-128. 2. That the official, employee or agent responsible for advertising such contracts shall compile a list of minority businesses within the bidding area, using information obtained from the North Carolina Department of Economic and Community Development, Minority Business Development Agency or from other institutions or agencies providing such information. This list shall be updated on an annual basis and shall be open for inspection and shall be available so that minority businesses will have the opportunity to add their names to the list. Copies of this resolution shall be transmitted to the businesses on the list as soon as practicable along with the name of the official, employee or agent who shall serve as the contact person for minority businesses and be responsible for answering project related questions posed by minority businesses. 3. That for each such building contract put out for bids under the separate specification or the single prime contract systems, notice of the contract shall be transmitted to minority businesses on the above list.