AR3312.11
Business and Non-Instructional Operations
State Allocation Board Contracts

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
When a lease-purchase contract or emergency portable building project
is funded by state bonds, the District must comply with the disabled veteran
business enterprise participation requirements established by the State
Allocation Board.
Upon request, the District shall provide bidders with information to
help them identify such businesses.
Bidders for contracts of over $10,000 under California lease-purchase
or emergency portable building laws shall provide certification of one
of the following:
1. That at least 3 percent of the dollar amount of the contract
will be performed by a certified disabled veteran business enterprise.
Approval letter(s) from the Office of Small and Minority Business shall
be included with the certification.
2. That they have made a good faith effort to comply with disabled veteran
business enterprise participation requirements for such contracts. To demonstrate
good faith efforts, the bidder shall submit documentation of all of the
following:
a. Contact with the District to identify disabled veteran business enterprises
b. Contact with the Office of Small and Minority Business and local
disabled veteran business organizations to identify disabled veteran business
enterprises
c. Advertising published in trade papers and papers focusing on disabled
veteran business enterprises
d. Submission of bid invitations to potential disabled veteran business
enterprises
e. Consideration given to available disabled veteran business enterprises
Bidders are encouraged to advertise at least 14 calendar days prior
to bid/proposal opening, or for as many days as possible. The only exception
arises when time constraints imposed by the District prohibit the bidder
from advertising; all bidders shall be notified of this exception.
The Superintendent or designee shall use the above documentation
to evaluate bidders' efforts to seek out and consider disabled veteran
business enterprises as potential subcontractors or suppliers of material
or equipment. This evaluation shall be submitted for review by the Office
of Public School Construction (OPSC). Bidders shall be eligible for the
award of a District contract if they meet the participation goal or are
found to have made a good faith effort to meet the goal.


Legal References:
Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989)488 U.S. 469, 109 S.Ct. 706
Management Resources
Office of Public School Construction Publications
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Forms and Information Package



















Adopted: 9/10/97
Revised: