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15 <br /> to be agreed upon and signed by all parties to the original contract and two <br /> representatives of the County. The change order must detail any changes to the original <br /> contract price. <br /> 12. No work may begin prior to a contract being awarded and executed and a written order to <br /> proceed provided to the contractor. A pre-construction conference and a "walk through" <br /> must also be held prior to the commencement of the project. The pre-construction <br /> conference can be held at the DHCD and the walk through must be held at the project <br /> site. At this time, the homeowner, contractor and the Rehabilitation Specialist will discuss <br /> the details of the work to be completed. Project start and end dates will be finalized, <br /> along with any special arrangements such as weekend or evening work hours and the <br /> disposition of items to be removed from the home. Within twenty-four (24) hours of the <br /> pre-construction conference, the County will issue a "proceed order" formally instructing <br /> the contractor to commence work by the agreed upon date. <br /> 13. Orange County is an equal opportunity employer, implements non-discriminatory <br /> practices in its procurement and disbursement and will make special outreach efforts to <br /> include Minority/Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) businesses within its contractor <br /> and subcontractor pool. Contractors will be chosen by the above criteria without regard <br /> to race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, <br /> gender identity and expression, marital status or veteran status. <br /> B. Disbursement Policy <br /> 1. All repair work must be inspected by the County's Rehabilitation Specialists, the local <br /> Building or Minimum Housing Code Inspector, when applicable and the homeowner prior <br /> to any payments to contractors. If all construction work is deemed satisfactory and all <br /> other factors and written agreements are in order, payment shall be issued upon <br /> presentation of an original cost-per-item invoice from the contractor. The contractor <br /> should allow up to (14) business days for processing of the invoice for payment. <br /> 2. The contractor is entitled to request two partial payments and a final payment. The first <br /> partial payment may be requested when the work is fifty percent (50%) complete. The <br /> second partial payment may be requested when the work is ninety percent (90%) <br /> complete. When a payment is requested, the Rehabilitation Specialist will inspect the <br /> work within three (3) days, determine the percentage of job completion and calculate a <br /> payment based on ninety percent (90%) of the total work completed (i.e. resulting in a ten <br /> percent (10%) hold back). For urgent repair projects that have contracts that are less than <br /> $5,000 there will be no ten percent (10%) hold back. <br /> 3. Following the completion of the construction, the contractor and the Rehabilitation <br /> Specialist will meet with the homeowner in a post-construction conference. At this time, <br /> the contractor will provide to the homeowner the owner's manuals and warranties on <br /> Page 3 <br />