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• Carry out such other oversight or coordination functions as may be requested by the
Director.
4. Program Remedies
a. CSB Goals of Contracting Departments 323
This race- and gender-neutral program was adopted in 2008 based on the findings of the 2007
Disparity Study. The annual City-wide goal for CSB participation for contracts greater than
$10,000.00 is 30 percent in Public Improvement Contracts; 10 percent in Professional Services
Contracts; and 20 percent for all other contracts or such other goal fixed by the OEO Director for
a particular Contract.
CSB participation will be counted towards meeting the goals as follows:
• 100 percent of expenditures to CSBs that perform Commercially Useful Functions in
implementation or performance of a Contract;
• 100 percent of expenditures to CSB manufacturers (i.e., suppliers that produce goods
from raw materials or the product of raw materials and add value by substantially
altering them before resale); and
• 60 percent of expenditures to CSB suppliers that are not manufacturers, provided that
the CSB supplier performs a Commercially Useful Function in the supply process.
If a CSB subcontractor further subcontracts its participation a non-CSB subcontractor, only the
work or supplies actually performed or furnished by the CSB subcontractor will be counted
towards meeting the goals.
No credit is given for a contractor's or a subcontractor's contract(s) for the purchase of materials,
equipment, services, or supplies that are incident to the performance of services under the
contract or for the general operation of its business and not attributable exclusively to the
particular subcontract.
A percentage of the total dollar value of the contract with a CSB Joint Venture equal to the
percentage of CSB’s participation in the Joint Venture will be counted towards meeting the goal.
The CSB must be responsible for performance of a clearly defined portion of the work to be
performed, equal in proportion to its share in the ownership, control, management, responsibility,
risk, and profits of the Joint Venture.
Contractors must use CSBs to perform a Commercially Useful Function during the
implementation or performance of the contract. Failure to do so will be a material breach of the
323 C.O. § 187.06.
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