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DocuSign Envelope ID:07A4359F-6D47-4987-B1F1-BF667ACBB3BA <br /> GUIDELINES FOR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF MINORITY BUSINESSES <br /> These guidelines were adapted for use on this project by Orange County 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), Orange County <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 Orange County, as awarding authority for construction <br /> projects, and the contractors and subcontractors performing the construction contracts awarded <br /> shall cooperate and in good faith do all things legal, proper and reasonable to achieve the <br /> statutory goal of ten percent for participation by minority businesses in each construction project <br /> permitted by SB 914. Nothing contained in these guidelines shall be considered to require <br /> awarding authorities to award contracts or to make purchase of materials or equipment from <br /> minority-business contractors who do not submit the lowest responsible bid or 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 Islands; <br /> d. American Indian or Alaskan Native, that is, a person having origins in any of the <br /> original peoples of North America; or <br /> e. Female. <br /> Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individual: <br /> Socially disadvantaged individuals are those who have been subjected to racial or ethnic <br /> prejudice or cultural bias because of their identity as a member of a group without regard <br /> to their individual qualities. Economically disadvantaged individuals are those socially <br /> disadvantaged individuals whose ability to compete in the free enterprise system has been <br /> impaired due to diminished capital and credit opportunities as compared to others in the <br /> same business area 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 /> b. Of which the management and daily business operations are controlled by one or <br /> more of the minority persons who own it; and <br />