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government receives state appropriations for a building project or other state grant funds for a building project, including project done by a private entity on a facility to be leased or purchased by the local government unit, where the project cost is $100,000 or for any building projects costing over$300,000. In addition to the formal solicitation, the local government shall have a verifiable 10% goal for participation by minority businesses in the total value of work. A local unit of government may apply a different standard if the goal was adopted prior to December 1, 2001 and had and continues to have a sufficiently strong basis in evidence to justify the goal. If a building construction and repair contract falls into the $300,000 and above cost range, then both the local government unit and the bidder must follow the County's outreach plan, which is now being presented as an addendum to the purchasing policy of the Board. The local government must solicit bids following formal good faith efforts and document such efforts to the Department of Administration Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses site. The bidders must also follow good faith effort in submitting bids on projects and ensuring that they meet the 10% goal adopted by Lee County and they must also report their efforts to the Office of Historically Underutilized Businesses. Staff is going to include requirements that these same solicitation goals and plans for all construction and repair contracts as opposed to only building construction and repair. NCGS 143-131 requires that construction contracts costing between $30,000 and$300,000 require public entities to follow informal solicitation of minority participation. The local government must maintain a record of those businesses solicited and report certain data to the Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses. The 1990 Resolution adopted by the Board has been updated and the Board is now being asked to adopt the policy as part of an addendum to the purchasing policy. Draft Policy Resolution 2.27.20.doc Original 1990 Policy.pdf Final Memo to Board.docx Final Policy HUB Requirements.doc Motion: Motion to waive the policy regarding taking action on items following a public hearing. Mover: Dr. Andre Knecht For: 6 - Amy Dalrymple, Arianna Del Palazzo, Dr. Andre Knecht, Robert Reives, Cameron Sharpe, Kirk Smith Absent: 1 - Kevin Dodson Motion Result: Passed Motion: Motion to adopt Lee County's Outreach Plan and Goal for participation for minority businesses in building construction and repair contracts. Mover: Kirk Smith For: 6 - Amy Dalrymple, Arianna Del Palazzo, Dr. Andre Knecht, Robert Reives, Cameron Sharpe, Kirk Smith Absent: 1 - Kevin Dodson Motion Result: Passed 5