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Specifications, Terms & Conditions <br /> for Operation and Maintenance Services of Sewer and Water Systems <br /> and which holds a valid business license issued by the County or a city within the <br /> County. <br /> The County is vitally interested in promoting the growth of small and emerging <br /> local businesses by means of increasing the participation of these businesses in the <br /> County's purchase of goods and services. As a result of the County's commitment <br /> to advance the economic opportunities of these businesses the following <br /> provisions shall apply to this RFP: <br /> a. If Bidder is certified by the County as either a small and local or an <br /> emerging and local business, the County will provide a five percent (5%) <br /> bid preference, in addition to that set forth in paragraph 1., above, for a total <br /> bid preference of ten percent(10%). However, a bid preference cannot <br /> override a State law, which requires the granting of an award to the lowest <br /> responsible bidder. <br /> b. Bidders not meeting the small or emerging local business requirements set <br /> forth above do not qualify for a bid preference and must subcontract with <br /> one or more County certified small and/or emerging local businesses for at <br /> least twenty percent (20%) of Bidder's total bid amount in order to be <br /> considered for the contract award. SLEB subcontractors must be <br /> independently owned and operated from the prime contractor with no <br /> employees of either entity working for the other. Bidder, in its bid <br /> response, must submit written documentation evidencing a firm contractual <br /> commitment to meeting this minimum local participation requirement. <br /> Participation of a small and/or emerging local business must be maintained <br /> for the term of any contract resulting from this RFP. Evidence of <br /> participation shall be provided immediately upon request at any time during <br /> the term of such contract. <br /> c. The County reserves the right to waive these small/emerging local business <br /> participation requirements in this RFP, if the additional estimated cost to <br /> the County, which may result from inclusion of these requirements, exceeds <br /> five percent (5%) of the total estimated contract amount or Ten Thousand <br /> Dollars ($10,000), whichever is less. <br /> d. The following entities are exempt from the Small and Emerging Local <br /> Business (SLEB) requirements as described above and are not required to <br /> subcontract with a SLEB: <br /> (1) Non-profit community based organizations (CBOs) that are <br /> providing services on behalf of the County directly to County <br /> clients/residents; <br /> Page 25 of 29 <br />