HomeMy Public PortalAbout1981_06_10_R076 TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED June 10, 1981
RESOLUTION NO. 81-76 ADOPTED June 10, 1981
A RESOLUTION: ESTABLISHING POLICIES FOR UTILIZATION OF MINORITY BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES (MBE) IN CONNECTION WITH EPA FUNDED PROJECTS
WHEREAS the Town of Leesburg has made application to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for grants to design and construct the
expansion of its wastewater treatment facility; and
WHEREAS Federal regulations require grant recipients establish policies
for increased MBE participation in federally assisted comtracts.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia,
as follows:
SECTION I. The following is the MBE Program for the Town of Le~esburg:
(1) It is the policy of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia to encourage the
participation of MBE's in the design and construction of the Town
of Leesburg's wastewater treatment improvements. '
(2) It is the. goal of the Town of Leesburg to voluntarily award ten to
twenty five percent of the dollar amount of design and construction
contracts in connection with EPA funded wastewater treatment plant
improvements to qualified MBE's.
(3) The Director of Engineering for the town shall be the MBE contact
person.
(4) All bid invitations for contracts shall be referred to the Greater
Washington Business Center, Inc. for circulation to MBE's.
(5) Where economically feasible, joint ventures among MBE's and/or
between MBE's and majority consultants and contractors are
encouraged.
(6) Where economically feasible the town will attempt to divide larger
contracts into smaller tasks to maximize MBE participation.
(7) The town will make available to MBE's lists of prospective consultants
and contractors as one method to implement acceptable joint ventures.
The town shall include a copy of this MBE policy statement: in all
bid invitations.
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(8) Upon request, the town will submit to majority contractors and
consultants a list of MBE consultants and contractors.
<9)
The Director of Engineering shall maintain records documenting
the town's good faith efforts to implement its MBE program, and
reach its MBE contract participation goals.
(10) Public Notices of RFP's shall be published in publications widely
read by the greater Washington SMSA minority community.
(11)
The Director of Engineering shall include all qualified MBE's
on any pre-qualified lists. The Director of Engineering shall
further:
(a) Insure that negotiations with consultant and contractor
candidates include discussions of compliance with the
town's MBE policies.
(b) Insure that MBE policies have been met in awarding all
contracts and subagreements.
(c)
Keep the regional office of civil rights and urban affairs
of EPA advised of all actual and proposed contracts awarded
or to be awarded to MBE's on a periodic basis.
SECTION II. This MBE policy statement shall be automatically repealed at
the time federal regulations no longer require a specific program for MBE parti-
cipation in federally assisted contracts.
PASSED this 10th
day of June , 1981.
Town of Leesburg
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