Contracting Preference Sample Clauses
A Contracting Preference clause establishes a priority or advantage for certain parties or groups when awarding contracts. Typically, this clause is used to favor local businesses, minority-owned enterprises, or other specified entities during the selection process, often by granting them additional points or consideration in competitive bidding. Its core function is to promote fairness or achieve policy objectives, such as supporting local economies or encouraging diversity among contractors.
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Contracting Preference. North Star shall invite Doyon, or any entity designated by Doyon in which Doyon has a financi▇▇ ▇▇terest of 25% or more, to make ▇▇▇▇osals or b▇▇▇ ▇n all contracts bid or let after the date of this Agreement relating to operations of North Star within the Expenditure Area which North Star elects to have performed by an independent contractor, which are normally put out to general bid, and which are a type of contract that Doyon has previously notified North Star that it is interested in per▇▇▇▇▇ng. To enable Doyon to have an adequate opportunity to prepare itself, and to assoc▇▇▇▇ with others in making proposals or bids for contracts, North Star shall notify Doyon not less than 30 days prior to the date any invitation to bid i▇ ▇▇▇eduled to be transmitted or published, as early as reasonably possible, of any contracts or activities in which Doyon has the opportunity to participate pursuant to this Section. In ▇▇▇▇ event, Doyon or such entity shall be first and preferentially considered for ▇▇▇▇ contracts to be performed for North Star as follows:
(a) Each proposal or bid from Doyon or such entity shall be accepted if (1) the goods o▇ ▇▇▇vices offered are substantially equivalent in quality to those offered by the best acceptable competing proposal or bid received by North Star, (2) after full consideration of likely operating efficiencies, if any, it will cost no more than the best acceptable competing proposal or bid received by North Star, and (3) the experience and capability of Doyon or such entity, if applicable, to perform in accord▇▇▇▇ with good and accepted practices can be demonstrated by Doyon or such entity to North Star's reasonable satisfact▇▇▇.
(b) North Star agrees that Doyon/Universal Services Joint Venture, or any successor ▇▇▇▇▇ or controlled by Doyon or in which Doyon maintains a twenty-five percent (▇▇%) or greater in▇▇▇▇▇t, is experienced and capable of performing remote site food service and housekeeping services for any operation of North Star.
(c) This Section shall not be construed to restrict in any way the right of North Star to perform any work or supply any services itself. North Star shall be relieved of the obligation to comply with any provision of this Section to the extent that such provision causes any delay in operations that would not occur if it were not in effect.
Contracting Preference. A business seeking to elect the Section 3 Contracting Preference shall self-certify or submit evidence that the business is a Section 3 Business. All contractors/subcontractors (contractors) claiming a Section 3 Preference in contracting must maintain that status throughout the life of the contract.
Contracting Preference. In entering into contracts for the supply of goods and services for the Enterprise, Manager shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, give preference to Qualified members of the Tribe, their spouses and children, and Qualified business entities certified by the Tribe to be controlled by members of the Tribe. Manager shall to the extent commercially practicable provide written notice to the Tribe in advance of all such contracting, subcontracting and construction opportunities. Manager shall notify the Business Board of any contract awarded to a member of the Tribe.