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Southwestern
Community College - Policies and Procedures Manual |
| Policy
Title: |
Historically
Underutilized Business Program (HUB) |
7.17 |
| Responsible
Division: |
Business
Services |
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| Date
Approved: |
January
1996 |
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| 1. |
Purpose
- The purpose of the HUB Policy shall be to
promote, support, and strengthen the business
environment of HUB vendors in the State of
North Carolina though the utilization of HUB
vendor participation in all phases of the
College's goods, services and construction
procurement process, including non-competitive
small purchases, in accordance with Executive
Order No. 77 by the Governor of the state
of North Carolina.
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| 2. |
Objective
- The objective of the HUB policy
shall to be support state goals to exceed
the goal of four percent (4%) in the utilization
of HUB vendors in the purchasing and construction
procurement process. This objective will be
accomplished through:
| a. |
Ensuring
that all College departments develop
an awareness of the HUB Program and
its potential impact on state economy,
through distribution of HUB policy information
and vendor listings to appropriate faculty
and staff, as well as maintaining the
same information in the Library and
the Procurement Office, with follow
up distributions regarding policy changes.
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| b. |
Maintaining
an awareness among College administration
during the planning process of larger
College construction projects of the
significance of HUB vendors, with special
emphasis on the utilization of HUB vendors
for portions of these projects, when
and wherever feasible. |
| c. |
Identification
of new HUB vendors through relationship
with area Chamber of Commerce and local
Merchants' Association. |
| d. |
Direct
mailing to new vendors, requesting business
and ownership information, in order
to identify HUB vendors and to promote
awareness among HUB vendors of opportunities
to do business with state entities. |
| e. |
Continuation
of College practice of annual reconfirmation
and upgrading of current HUB vendor
information in order to ascertain present
business owner status. |
| f. |
Utilization
of State Special Interest Vendor Listing,
as well as State Disabled Business Enterprise
List, in order to identify specialty
area vendors and business enterprises
which could be utilized by the College
in the daily procurement process. |
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