LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as: (a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or (b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. In the event of Consultant’s noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information and information contained on the attached Consultant Description Form is true and correct and includes all material information necessary to identify and explain the operations of as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide complete and accurate information regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in association with this agreement.”
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Samples: Consulting Agreement, Consulting Agreement
LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status of all LBEs. Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit as part of the executed agreement the attached Affidavit and Contractor Description Form. The Contractor Description Form, when signed, will signify the Consultant’s intent to comply with the SBE and LBPP requirements. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status of all SBEs. In addition, prior to being awarded a contract with the Harbor Department, all contractors and subcontractors must be registered on LABAVN. In the event of Consultant’s noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information and information contained on the attached Consultant Contractor Description Form is true and correct and includes include all material information necessary to identify and explain the operations of as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide either through the prime consultant or, directly to the Harbor Department, complete and accurate information regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in association with this agreement.”
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LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. Prior to contract award, the Department will verify the status of all LBEs. Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit as part of the executed agreement the attached Affidavit and Contractor Description Form. The Contractor Description Form, when signed, will signify the Consultant’s intent to comply with the SBE and LBPP requirements. Prior to contract award, the Department will verify the status of all SBEs. In addition, prior to being awarded a contract with the Department, all contractors and subcontractors must be registered on LABAVN. In the event of Consultant’s noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information and information contained on the attached Consultant Contractor Description Form is true and correct and includes include all material information necessary to identify and explain the operations of Name of Firm as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide either through the prime consultant or, directly to the Harbor Department, complete and accurate information regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in association with this agreement.”
(1) Small/Very Small Business Enterprise Program: Please indicate the ownership of your company. Please check all that apply. At least one box must be checked: A Small Business Enterprise (SBE) is an independently owned and operated business that is not dominant in its field and meets criteria set forth by the Small Business Administration in Title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 121. A Very Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) is 1) a small business that has average annual gross receipts of $3,500,000 or less within the previous three years, or (2) a small business manufacturer with 25 or fewer employees. A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is defined as a business in which a minority owns and controls at least 51% of the business. A Woman Business (WBE) is defined as a business in which a woman owns and controls at least 51% of the business. For the purpose of this project, a minority includes:
(1) Black (all persons having origins in any of the Black African racial groups not of Hispanic origin);
(2) Hispanic (all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish Culture or origin, regardless of race);
(3) Asian and Pacific Islander (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, The Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands); and
(4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and maintaining identifiable tribal affiliations through membership and participation or community identification). A Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) is defined as a business in which a disabled veteran owns at least 51% of the business, and the daily business operations are managed and controlled by one or more disabled veterans. An OBE (Other Business Enterprise) is any enterprise that is neither an SBE, VSBE, MBE, WBE, or DVBE.
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Samples: Dealer Agreement
LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. In the event of Consultant’s noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information and information contained on the attached Consultant Description Form is true and correct and includes all material information necessary to identify and explain the operations of AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Name of Firm as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide complete and accurate information regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in association with this agreement.”
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Samples: Consulting Agreement
LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. Consultants who do not qualify as a LBE may receive a maximum 5% preference for identifying and utilizing LBE subconsultants. Consultants may receive 1% preference, up to a maximum of 5%, for every 10% of or portion thereof, of work that is subcontracted to a LBE. LBE subconsultant preferences will be determined by the percentage of the total amount of compensation proposed under the Agreement. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. In the event of Consultant’s noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information and information contained on the attached Consultant Description Form is true and correct and includes all material information necessary to identify and explain the operations of as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide complete and accurate information regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in association with this agreement.”Equal Benefits Ordinance
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Samples: Consulting Agreement
LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in In local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s 's Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. , The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s 's score. Consultants who do not qualify as a LBE may receive a maximum 5% preference for identifying and utilizing LBE subconsultants. Consultants may receive 1% preference, up to a maximum of 5%, for every 10% of or portion thereof, of work that is subcontracted to a LBE. LBE subconsultant preferences will be determined by the percentage of the total amount of compensation proposed under the Agreement. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its Its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. In the event of Consultant’s noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is Is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s 's audit of books and records of Consultant and its Its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “"The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information and information Information contained on the attached Consultant Description Form is true and correct and includes Includes all material information Information necessary to identify Identify and explain the operations of as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide complete and accurate information regarding ownership in In the named firm, and all of its Its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in In association with this agreement.”"
(1) Small/Very Small Business Enterprise Program; Please indicate the ownership of your company. Please check ajj that apply. At least one box must be checked; □SBE DVSBE DMBE D/VBE DDVBE 06BE * A Small Business Enterprise (SBE) is an Independently owned and operated business that Is not dominant in its field and meets criteria set forth by the Small Business Administration in Title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 121, ■ A Very Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) is 1) a small business that has average annual gross receipts of $3,500,000 or less within the previous three years, or (2) a small business manufacturer with 25 or fewer employees. ■ A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is defined as a business in which a minority owns and controls at least 51% of the business. A Woman Business (WBE) is defined as a business In which a woman owns and controls at least 51% of the business, For the purpose of this project, a minority includes;
(1) Black (all persons having origins in any of the Black African racial groups not of Hispanic origin);
(2) Hispanic (all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish Culture or origin, regardless of race);
(3) Asian and Pacific Islander (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, The Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands); and
(4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and maintaining identifiable tribal affiliations through membership and participation or community identification).
■ A Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) is defined as a business In which a disabled veteran owns at least 51% of the business, and the dally business operations are managed and controlled by one or more disabled veterans. « An OBE (Other Business Enterprise) is any enterprise that Is neither an SBE, VSBE, MBE, WBE, or DVBE.
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Samples: Professional Services
LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s 's Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status of all LBEs. Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit as part of the executed agreement the attached Affidavit and Contractor Description Form. The Contractor Description Form, when signed, will signify the Consultant's intent to comply with the SBE and LBPP requirements. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status of all SBEs. In addition, prior to being awarded a contract with the Harbor Department, all contractors and subcontractors must be registered on LABAVN. In the event of Consultant’s 's noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s 's audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “"The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pe�ury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information and information contained on the attached Consultant Description Form is true and correct and includes / n all material information inf rmation necessary to identify and r n7d explain the operations of as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide complete and accurate information infonnation regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliatesxxxx, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the xxxx ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in association with this agreementagreemenl"
(1) SmallNery Small Business Enterprise Program: Please indicate the ownership of your company. Please check fill that apply. At lea·st one box musl be checked: )�XX �XXX 0XXX �XX 0DVBE 00BE • A Small Business Enterprise {SBE) is an independently owned and operated business that is not dominant in its field and meets criteria set forth by the Small Business Administration in Title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 121. • A Very Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) is 1) a small business that has average annual gross receipts of $3,500,000 or less within the previous three years, or (2) a small business manufacturer with 25 or fewer employees. • A Minority Business Enterprise {MBE) is defined as a business in which a minority owns and controls at least 51% of the business. A Woman Business (WBE) is defined as a business in which a woman owns and controls at least 51% of the business. For the purpose of this project, a minority includes:
(1) Black {all persons having origins in any of the Black African racial groups not of Hispanic origin);
(2) Hispanic (all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish Culture or origin, regardless of race);
(3) Asian and Pacific Islander (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, The Indian Subcontinent, or th� Pacific Islands): and
(4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and maint�ining identifiable tribal affiliations through membership and participation or community identification). • A Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) is defined as a business in which a disabled veteran owns at least 51% of the business, and the daily business operations are managed and controlled by one or more disabled veterans. • An OBE (Other Business Enterprise) is any enterprise that is neither an SBE, VSBE, MBE, WBE, or DVBE.”
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Samples: Consulting Agreement
LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s 's Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status of all LBEs. Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit as part of the executed agreement the attached Affidavit and Contractor Description Form. The Contractor Description Form, when signed, will signify the Consultant's intent to comply with the SBE and LBPP requirements. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status of all SBEs. In addition, prior to being awarded a contract with the Harbor Department, all contractors and subcontractors must be registered on LABAVN. In the event of Consultant’s 's noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s 's audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “'The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information and information contained on the attached Consultant Description Form is true and correct and includes all material information necessary to identify and explain the operations of COM Xxxxx Inc. Name of Firm as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide complete and accurate information regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in association with this agreement.”"
(1) SmallNery Small Business Enterprise Program: Please indicate the ownership of your company. Please check all that apply. At least one box must be checked: 0SBE OVSBE OMBE OWBE 0DVBE [&JOBE • A Small Business Enterprise (SBE) is an independently owne.d and operated business that is not dominant in its field and meets criteria set forth by the Small Business Aqministration in Title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 121. • A Very Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) is 1) a small business that has average annual gross receipts of $3,500,000 or less within the previous three years, or (2) a small business manufacturer with 25 or fewer employees. • A Minority Busin·ess Enterprise (MBE) is defined as a business in which a minority owns and controls at least 51 % of the business. A Woman Business (WBE) is defined as a busi!less in which a woman owns and controls at least 51 % of the business. For the purpose of this project, a minority includes:
(1) Black (all persons having origins in any of the Black African racial groups not of Hispanic origin);
(2) Hispanic (all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, �entral or South American or other Spanish Culture or origin, regardless of race);
(3) Asian and Pacific Islander (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples .of-the Far East, Southeast Asia, The Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands); and
(4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and maintaining identifiable tribal affiliations· through membership and participation or com.munity identification). • A Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) is defined as a business in which a disabled veteran owns at least 51 % of the business, and the daily business operations are managed and controlled by one or more disabled veterans. • An OBE (other Business Enterprise) is any enterprise that is neither an SBE, VSBE, MBE, WBE, or DVBE.
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Samples: Consulting Agreement
LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. Consultants who do not qualify as a LBE may receive a maximum 5% preference for identifying and utilizing LBE subconsultants. Consultants may receive 1% preference, up to a maximum of 5%, for every 10% of or portion thereof, of work that is subcontracted to a LBE. LBE subconsultant preferences will be determined by the percentage of the total amount of compensation proposed under the Agreement. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. In the event of Consultant’s noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information and information contained on the attached Consultant Description Form is true and correct and includes all material information necessary to identify and explain the operations of as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide complete and accurate information regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in association with this agreement.”
(1) Small/Very Small Business Enterprise Program: Please indicate the ownership of your company. Please check all that apply. At least one box must be checked: SBE VSBE MBE WBE DVBE OBE A Small Business Enterprise (SBE) is an independently owned and operated business that is not dominant in its field and meets criteria set forth by the Small Business Administration in Title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 121. A Very Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) is 1) a small business that has average annual gross receipts of $3,500,000 or less within the previous three years, or (2) a small business manufacturer with 25 or fewer employees. A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is defined as a business in which a minority owns and controls at least 51% of the business. A Woman Business (WBE) is defined as a business in which a woman owns and controls at least 51% of the business. For the purpose of this project, a minority includes:
(1) Black (all persons having origins in any of the Black African racial groups not of Hispanic origin);
(2) Hispanic (all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish Culture or origin, regardless of race);
(3) Asian and Pacific Islander (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, The Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands); and
(4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and maintaining identifiable tribal affiliations through membership and participation or community identification). A Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) is defined as a business in which a disabled veteran owns at least 51% of the business, and the daily business operations are managed and controlled by one or more disabled veterans. An OBE (Other Business Enterprise) is any enterprise that is neither an SBE, VSBE, MBE, WBE, or DVBE.
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Samples: Funds in Agreement
LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. In the event of Consultant’s noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information and information contained on the attached Consultant Description Form is true and correct and includes all material information necessary to identify and explain the operations of Xxxxxx Engineering Group, Inc. as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide complete and accurate information regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in association with this agreement.”
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Samples: Consulting Agreement
LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s 's Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status of all LBEs. Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit as part of the executed agreement the attached Affidavit and Contractor Description Form. The Contractor Description Form, when signed, will signify the Consultant's intent to comply with the SBE and LBPP requirements. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status of all SBEs. In addition, prior to being awarded a contract with the Harbor Department, all contractors and subcontractors must be registered on LABAVN. In the event of Consultant’s 's noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s 's audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation .participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “"The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information and information contained on the attached Consultant Description Form is true and correct and includes all material information necessary to identify and explain the operations of as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide complete and accurate information regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership ownership_ and to lo permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in association with this agreement.”"
(1) SmallNery Small Business Enterprise Program: Please indicate the ownership of your company. Please check all that apply. At least one box must be checked: 0SBE. OVSBE OMBE DWBE ODVBE IK!OBE • A Small Business Enterprise (�BE) is an independently owned and operated business that Is not dominant In Its field and meets criteria set forth by the Small Business Administration in Title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 121. • A Very Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) is 1) a small business that has average annual gross receipts of $3,500,000 or less within the previous three years, or (2) a small business m.anufactµrer with 25 or fewer employees. • A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is defined as a business in which a minority owns and controls at least 51% of the business. A Woman Business (WBE) Is defined as a business in Which a wo.mi:m �. wns and co. ntrol.s at least 51 % of the business. For the purpose of this project, a minority i'ncludes:
(1) Black {all persons having origins in any of the Black African racial groups not of Hispanic oijgln);
(2) Hispanic (all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other'Spanlsh Culture or · ·origin, regarclless of-race);
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Samples: Consulting Agreement
LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s 's Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status' of all LBEs. Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit as part of the executed agreement the attached Affidavit and Contractor Description Form. The Contractor Description Form, when signed, will signify the Consultant's intent to comply with the SBE and LBPP requirements. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status of all SBEs. In addition, prior to being awarded a contract with the Harbor Department, all contractors and subcontractors must be registered on LABAVN. In the event of Consultant’s 's noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s 's audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “"The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information infonnation and information contained on the attached Consultant Description Form is true and correct and includes all material information necessary to identify and explain the operations of Castle Environmental Consulting, LLC Name of Xxxx as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to provide complete and accurate information infonnation regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and the ownership documents of all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, in association with this agreement.”·
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Samples: Consulting Agreement
LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE PROGRAM. The Harbor Department is committed to maximizing opportunities for local and regional businesses, as well as encouraging local and regional businesses to locate and operate within the Southern California region. It is the policy of the Harbor Department to support an increase in local and regional jobs. The Harbor Department’s 's Local Business Preference Program (LBPP) aims to benefit the Southern California region by increasing jobs and expenditures within the local and regional private sector. Consultants who qualify as a Local Business Enterprise (LBE) will receive an 8% preference on any proposal for services valued in excess of $150,000. The preference will be applied by adding 8% of the total possible evaluation points to the Consultant’s score. The Harbor Department defines a LBE as:
(a) A business headquartered within Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. Headquartered shall mean that the business physically conducts and manages all of its operations from a location in the above-named counties; or
(b) A business that has at least 50 full-time employees, or 25 full-time employees for specialty marine contracting firms, working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura Counties. In order for Harbor Department staff to determine the appropriate LBE preference, Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit the attached Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form. The Affidavit and Consultant Contractor Description Form will signify the LBE status of the Consultant and subconsultants. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status of all LBEs. Consultant shall complete, sign, notarize (where applicable) and submit as part of the executed agreement the attached Affidavit and Contractor Description Form. The Contractor Description Form, when signed, will signify the Consultant's intent to comply with the SBE and LBPP requirements. Prior to contract award, the Harbor Department will verify the status of all SBEs. In addition, prior to being awarded a contract with the Harbor Department, all contractors and subcontractors must be registered on LABAVN. In the event of Consultant’s 's noncompliance during the performance of the Agreement, Consultant shall be considered in material breach of contract. In addition to any other remedy available to City under this Agreement or by operation of law, the City may withhold invoice payments to Consultant until noncompliance is corrected, and assess the costs of City’s 's audit of books and records of Consultant and its subconsultants. In the event the Consultant falsifies or misrepresents information contained in any form or other willful noncompliance as determined by City, City may disqualify the Consultant from participation in City contracts for a period of up to five (5) years. “AFFIDAVIT OF COMPANY STATUS "The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the State of California that the following information infonnation and information contained on the attached Consultant Description Form is true and correct and includes all material information infonnation necessary to identify and explain the operations of Xxxxx as well as the ownership and location thereof. Further, the undersigned agrees to lo provide complete and accurate information infonnation regarding ownership in the named firm, and all of its domestic and foreign affiliates, any proposed changes of the ownership and to permit the audit and examination of firm ownership documents, and documents in association with'this agreement.·
(1) SmallNery Small Business Enterprise Program:_ Please indicate the ownership documents of your company. Please check all that apply. At least mmbox must be checked: 0SBE OVSBE OMBE OWBE ODVBE F!i:IPBE :• A Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Is an independently owned end operated business that is not dominant ,n Its field and meets criteria set forth by the Small Business Administration in Title 13, Code of its domestic and foreign affiliatesFederal Regulations, in association with this agreement.”Part 121. ft'- A Very Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) is .1) .a small business that has average annual gross receipts of $3,500,000 oi less· within the preVIOUS three years: or (2t11 im�II xx�x_xxxx xxxx�xxxxxx � 00 '9r 'tewer employees. ' , • 1 . • •, ,:1 . • ',_;• • '• • ' I , :J-.. '
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Samples: Consulting Agreement
