Workforce and LSDBE Utilization. The Department requires that (i) District of Columbia residents and (ii) Local, Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (“LSDBEs”) participate in this project to the greatest extent possible. To that end, the Design- Builder shall meet the goal of (i) the minimum percentage of labor hours for the Project required to be performed by District of Columbia residents (such requirement, the “Workforce Utilization Requirement”) as set forth in the RFP and (ii) Thirty-Five Percent (35%) of the Contract Work which must be awarded to entities that are certified as Small Business Enterprises by the District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development. The LSDBE certification shall be, in each case, as of the effective date of the subcontract. Supply agreements with material suppliers shall be counted toward meeting this goal. The Design-Builder has developed an LSDBE Utilization Plan and a plan that complies with the Workforce Utilization Requirement, both attached hereto as Exhibit D. The Design-Builder shall comply with the terms of the Workforce Utilization Requirement and LSDBE Utilization Plan in making purchases and administering its Subcontracts and Supply Agreements.
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