Minority and Women Business Enterprises Participation Sample Clauses

Minority and Women Business Enterprises Participation. 2.15.1 It is the City’s policy to ensure that Minority and Women Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") have the full opportunity to compete for and participate in City contracts. The objectives of Chapter 15, Article V of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to City-wide Percentage Goals for contracting with MWBEs, are incorporated into this Contract. 2.15.2 Engineer shall make good faith efforts to award subcontracts or supply agreements in at least 2.15.2.1 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Minority Business Enterprises; 2.15.2.2 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Women’s Business Enterprises; and 2.15.2.3 Specific efforts to identify and award subcontracts and supply agreements to MWBEs. 2.15.3 Engineer shall submit periodic reports of its efforts under this Section to the Director of Office of Business Opportunity in the form and at the times he or she prescribes. 2.15.4 Engineer shall require written subcontracts with all MWBE subcontractors and suppliers and shall submit all disputes with MWBE subcontractors to binding mediation in Houston, Texas if directed to do so by the Director of Office of Business Opportunity. If Engineer is an individual person (as distinguished from a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity), and the amount of the subcontract is $50,000 or less, then the subcontract must also be signed by the attorneys of the respective parties.
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Minority and Women Business Enterprises Participation. 2.15.1 It is the City’s policy to ensure that Minority and Women Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") have the full opportunity to compete for and participate in City contracts. The objectives of Chapter 15, Article V of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to City-wide Percentage Goals for contracting with MWBEs, are incorporated into this Contract. 2.15.2 Engineer shall make good faith efforts to award subcontracts or supply agreements in at least 2.15.2.1 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Minority Business Enterprises; 2.15.2.2 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Women’s Business Enterprises; and 2.15.2.3 Specific efforts to identify and award subcontracts and supply agreements to MWBEs. 2.15.3 Engineer shall submit periodic reports of its efforts under this Section to the Director of Office of Business Opportunity in the form and at the times he or she prescribes. 2.15.4 Engineer shall require written subcontracts with all MWBE subcontractors and suppliers and shall submit all disputes with MWBE subcontractors to binding mediation in Houston, Texas if directed to do so by the Director of Office of Business Opportunity. If Engineer is an individual person (as distinguished from a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity), and the amount of the subcontract is $50,000 or less, then the subcontract must also be signed by the attorneys of the respective parties. 2.15.5 Additionally, contracts funded in whole or in part by federal funding (e.g. FEMA Public Assistance Grants) are also subject to the requirement located at 2 C.F.R. § 200.321 to solicit minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, and labor area surplus firms when possible. A list of labor surplus areas is provided on the Department of Labor’s website at xxxxx://xxxxxx.xxx/programs/lsa.cfm. Regulation 2 C.F.R. § 200.321 requires, where subcontracting is permitted, contractors to take the following affirmative steps:
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Minority and Women Business Enterprises Participation. 2.13.1 It is the City’s policy to ensure that Minority and Women Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") have the full opportunity to compete for and participate in City contracts. The objectives of Chapter 15, Article V of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to City-wide Percentage Goals for contracting with MWBEs, are incorporated into this Contract. 2.13.2 Engineer shall make good faith efforts to award subcontracts or supply agreements in at least 15.34%% of the value of this Contract to MWBEs. Engineer acknowledges that it has reviewed the requirements for good faith efforts on file with the city’s Office of Business Opportunity (“OBO”) and will comply with them. To this end, Engineer shall maintain records showing: 2.13.2.1 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Minority Business Enterprises, 2.13.2.2 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Women’s Business Enterprises, and 2.13.2.3 Specific efforts to identify and award subcontracts and supply agreements to MWBEs. 2.13.3 Engineer shall submit periodic reports of its efforts under this Section to the Director of Office of Business Opportunity in the form and at the times he or she prescribes. 2.13.4 Engineer shall require written subcontracts with all MWBE subcontractors and suppliers and shall submit all disputes with MWBE subcontractors to binding mediation in Houston, Texas if directed to do so by the Director of Office of Business Opportunity. If Engineer is an individual person (as distinguished from a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity), and the amount of the subcontract is $50,000 or less, then the subcontract must also be signed by the attorneys of the respective parties.
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Minority and Women Business Enterprises Participation. 2.15.1 It is the City’s policy to ensure that Minority and Women Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") have the full opportunity to compete for and participate in City contracts. The objectives of Chapter 15, Article V of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to City-wide Percentage Goals for contracting with MWBEs, are incorporated into this Contract. 2.15.2 Engineer shall make good faith efforts to award subcontracts or supply agreements in at least reviewed the requirements for good faith efforts on file with the city’s Office of Business Opportunity (“OBO”) and will comply with them. To this end, Engineer shall maintain records showing: 2.15.2.1 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Minority Business Enterprises; 2.15.2.2 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Women’s Business Enterprises; and 2.15.2.3 Specific efforts to identify and award subcontracts and supply agreements to MWBEs. 2.15.3 Engineer shall submit periodic reports of its efforts under this Section to the Director of Office of Business Opportunity in the form and at the times he or she prescribes. 2.15.4 Engineer shall require written subcontracts with all MWBE subcontractors and suppliers and shall submit all disputes with MWBE subcontractors to binding mediation in Houston, Texas if directed to do so by the Director of Office of Business Opportunity. If Engineer is an individual person (as distinguished from a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity), and the amount of the subcontract is $50,000 or less, then the subcontract must also be signed by the attorneys of the respective parties.
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Minority and Women Business Enterprises Participation. 3.14.1 It is the City’s policy to ensure that Minority and Women Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") have the full opportunity to compete for and participate in City contracts. The objectives of Chapter 15, Article V of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to City-wide Percentage Goals for contracting with MWBEs, are incorporated into this Contract. 3.14.2 Construction Project Manager shall make good faith efforts to award subcontracts or supply agreements in at least 24% of the value of this Contract to MWBEs. Construction Project Manager acknowledges that it has reviewed the requirements for good faith efforts on file with the City’s Office of Business Opportunity (“OBO”) and will comply with them. To this end, Construction Project Manager shall maintain records showing: 3.14.2.1 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Minority Business Enterprises; 3.14.2.2 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Women’s Business Enterprises; and 3.14.2.3 Specific efforts to identify and award subcontracts and supply agreements to MWBEs. 3.14.3 Construction Project Manager shall submit periodic reports of its efforts under this Section to the Director of Office of Business Opportunity in the form and at the times he or she prescribes. 3.14.4 Construction Project Manager shall require written subcontracts with all MWBE subcontractors and suppliers and shall submit all disputes with MWBE subcontractors to binding mediation in Houston, Texas if directed to do so by the Director of Office of Business Opportunity. If Construction Project Manager is an individual person (as distinguished from a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity), and the amount of the subcontract is $50,000 or less, then the subcontract must also be signed by the attorneys of the respective parties.
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Minority and Women Business Enterprises Participation. 2.14.1 It is the City’s policy to ensure that Minority and Women Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") have the full opportunity to compete for and participate in City contracts. The objectives of Chapter 15, Article V of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to City-wide Percentage Goals for contracting with MWBEs, are incorporated into this Contract. 2.14.2 Engineer shall make good faith efforts to award subcontracts or supply agreements in at least .1 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Minority Business Enterprises; .2 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Women’s Business Enterprises; and
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  • Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises Compliance Award of this Contract was based, in part, on the Minority and/or Women’s Business Enterprise (“MBE” and/or “WBE”) participation plan as detailed in the Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises Subcontractor Commitment Form, commonly referred to as “Attachment A” in the procurement documentation and incorporated by reference herein. Therefore, any changes to this information during the Contract term must be approved by MWBE Compliance and may require an amendment. It is the State’s expectation that the Contractor will meet the subcontractor commitments during the Contract term. The following MBE/WBE Division (“Division”) certified MBE and/or WBE subcontractors will be participating in this Contract: [Add additional MBEs and WBEs using the same format.] MBE or WBE COMPANY NAME PHONE EMAIL OF CONTACT PERSON PERCENT A copy of each subcontractor agreement must be submitted to the Division within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this Contract. The subcontractor agreements may be uploaded into Pay Audit (Indiana’s subcontractor payment auditing system), emailed to XXXXXxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.XX.xxx, or mailed to MWBE Compliance, 000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Street, Indianapolis IN 46204. Failure to provide a copy of any subcontractor agreement may be deemed a violation of the rules governing MBE/WBE procurement and may result in sanctions allowable under 25 IAC 5-7-8. Requests for changes must be submitted to XXXXXxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.XX.xxx for review and approval before changing the participation plan submitted in connection with this Contract. The Contractor shall report payments made to Division certified subcontractors under this Contract on a monthly basis using Pay Audit. The Contractor shall notify subcontractors that they must confirm payments received from the Contractor in Pay Audit. The Pay Audit system can be accessed on the IDOA webpage at: xxx.xx.xxx/xxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxx.xxx. The Contractor may also be required to report Division certified subcontractor payments directly to the Division, as reasonably requested and in the format required by the Division. The Contractor’s failure to comply with the provisions in this clause may be considered a material breach of the Contract.

  • Minority Business Enterprise The Recipient shall comply with the minority business requirements pursuant to Section 164.07(A) of the Revised Code and rule 164-1-32 of the Administrative Code when making direct purchases of equipment, materials or supplies.

  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprises In connection with the performance of this Agreement, the Municipality/Sponsor shall cause its contractors to cooperate with the State in meeting its commitments and goals with regard to the utilization of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and will use its best efforts to ensure that DBEs will have opportunity to compete for subcontract work under this Agreement. Also, in this connection the Municipality or Municipality/Sponsor shall cause its contractors to undertake such actions as may be necessary to comply with 49 CFR Part 26. As a sub-recipient under 49 CFR Part 26.13, the Municipality/Sponsor hereby makes the following assurance. The Municipality/Sponsor shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the award and performance of any United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)-assisted contract or in the administration of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program or the requirements of 49 CFR Part 26. The Municipality/Sponsor shall take all necessary and reasonable steps under 49 CFR Part 26 to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of the United States Department of Transportation-assisted contracts. The New York State Department of Transportation’s DBE program, as required by 49 CFR Part 26 and as approved by the United States Department of Transportation, is incorporated by reference in this agreement. Implementation of this program is a legal obligation and failure to carry out its terms shall be treated as a violation of this agreement. Upon notification to the recipient of its failure to carry out its approved program, the USDOT may impose sanctions as provided for under part 26 and may, in appropriate cases, refer the matter for enforcement under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and/or the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (31 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).

  • Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises This section is applicable if Contractor received a disabled veteran business enterprise (“DVBE”) incentive in connection with this Agreement. Contractor’s failure to meet the DVBE commitment set forth in its bid or proposal constitutes a breach of the Agreement. If Contractor used DVBE subcontractor(s) in connection with this Agreement: (i) Contractor must use the DVBE subcontractors identified in its bid or proposal, unless the Judicial Council approves in writing replacement by another DVBE subcontractor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and (ii) Contractor must within sixty (60) days of receiving final payment under this Agreement certify in a report to the Judicial Council: (1) the total amount of money Contractor received under the Agreement; (2) the name and address of each DVBE subcontractor to which Contractor subcontracted work in connection with the Agreement; (3) the amount each DVBE subcontractor received from Contractor in connection with the Agreement; and (4) that all payments under the Agreement have been made to the applicable DVBE subcontractors. A person or entity that knowingly provides false information shall be subject to a civil penalty for each violation.

  • Certification as Small Contractor or Minority Business Enterprise This paragraph was intentionally left blank.

  • Certified and Minority Business Enterprises Reports Upon Customer request, the Contractor shall report to the requesting Customer the Contractor’s spend with certified and other minority business enterprises in the provision of commodities or services related to the Customer’s orders. These reports shall include the period covered, the name, minority code, and Federal Employer Identification Number of each minority business utilized during the period; commodities and services provided by the minority business enterprise, and the amount paid to each minority business enterprise on behalf of the Customer.

  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise To the extent authorized by applicable federal laws, regulations, or requirements, the Recipient agrees to facilitate, and assures that each Third Party Participant will facilitate, participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, also referred to as “Disadvantaged Business Enterprises” (DBEs), in the Underlying Agreement as follows:

  • DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OR HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS The Engineer agrees to comply with the requirements set forth in Attachment H, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise or Historically Underutilized Business Subcontracting Plan Requirements with an assigned goal or a zero goal, as determined by the State.

  • Participation in Employee Benefit Plans The Executive shall be permitted during the Term, if and to the extent eligible, to participate in any group life, hospitalization or disability insurance plan, health program, or any pension plan or similar benefit plan of the Company, which is available generally to other senior executives of the Company.

  • Defined Contribution Plans The Company does not maintain, contribute to or have any liability under (or with respect to) any employee plan which is a tax-qualified "defined contribution plan" (as defined in Section 3(34) of ERISA), whether or not terminated.

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