EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM Clause Samples
The Equal Business Opportunity Program clause establishes requirements to ensure that businesses owned by minorities, women, or other disadvantaged groups have fair access to contracting and procurement opportunities. Typically, this clause outlines specific participation goals, reporting obligations, and procedures for monitoring compliance, such as requiring contractors to make good faith efforts to include diverse suppliers or subcontractors. Its core function is to promote diversity and inclusion in business dealings, addressing historical disparities and fostering equitable competition in the marketplace.
EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. A. The CONSULTANT shall demonstrate good faith effort toward the utilization of City of Certified Women/Minority Business Enterprise (W/MBE) and Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) subconsultants or suppliers.
B. The CITY shall make available a list of Certified W/MBEs and SLBEs.
C. The CONSULTANT shall report to the CITY its subcontractors/subconsultants/suppliers solicited or utilized (Exhibit D).
D. At the time of the submission of invoices, the CONSULTANT shall submit to the CITY a report (Exhibit D) of all subcontractors, subconsultants or suppliers utilized with their final contract amounts and any other reports or forms as may be required by the CITY.
EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. A. See Exhibit D for Tampa’s Equal Business Opportunity Program Procedures.
EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. Contractor shall comply with all applicable provisions of Article III of Chapter 18 of the Durham City Code (Equal Business Opportunity Program), as amended from time to time. The failure of the Contractor to comply with Article III of Chapter 18 shall be a material breach of contract which may result in the rescission or termination of this Contract and/or other appropriate remedies in accordance with the provisions of Article III of Chapter 18, this contract, and State law. The Participation Plan submitted in accordance with that chapter is binding on the Contractor. Section 18-59(f) of that Article III of Chapter 18 provides, in part, "If the City Manager determines that the Contractor has failed to comply with the provisions of the Contract, the City Manager shall notify the Contractor in writing of the deficiencies. The Contractor shall have 14 days, or such time as specified in the Contract, to cure the deficiencies or establish that there are no deficiencies." It is stipulated and agreed that those two quoted sentences apply only to the Contractor’s alleged violations of its obligations under Article III of Chapter 18 and not to the Contractor’s alleged violations of other obligations.
EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. It is the policy of the City to provide equal opportunities for City contracting for underutilized firms owned by minorities and women doing business in the In accordance with the Ordinance, all contractors are required to provide information requested in the “Equal Business Opportunity Program Procurement Forms” package included with this Request for Bids. Bids that do not contain the appropriate, completed forms will be deemed non-responsive and ineligible for consolidation. For procurement services that have no UBE goals, only the “Employee Breakdown” form is required. This project has no UBE goals. The Department of Equity and Inclusion is responsible for the Equal Business Opportunity Program. All questions about “Equal Business Opportunity Program Procurement Forms” should be referred to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or other department staff at (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇.
EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. A. See Exhibit D for Tampa's Equal Business Opportunity Program Procedures.
B. The Firm shall demonstrate good faith effort toward the utilization of City of Tampa Certified Women/Minority Business subcontractors, subconsultants or suppliers.
C. The City shall make available a list of Certified Women/Minority Enterprises.
D. The Firm shall report to the City its subcontractors/subconsultants/suppliers solicited or utilized as required by Exhibit D.
E. At the time of the submission of invoices, the Firm shall submit to the City a report (Exhibit D) of all subcontractors, subconsultants or suppliers utilized with their final contract amounts and any other reports or forms as may be required by the City.
EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. (TAB 4) Equal Employment Opportunity Clause
EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. The Architect shall comply with all applicable provisions of Article III of Chapter 18 of the Durham City Code (Equal Business Opportunities Ordinance), as amended from time to time. The failure of the Architect to comply with that article shall be a material breach of contract which may result in the rescission or termination of this contract and/or other appropriate remedies in accordance with the provisions of that article, this Agreement, and State law. The Participation Plan submitted in accordance with that article is binding on the Architect.