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Section 200.190 – Deposit of one percent of highway construction contract amount.

The Department of Transportation, when undertaking a public improvement highway construction contract, shall deposit with the State Treasurer an amount equal to not more than one percent of the contract award amount. The State Treasurer shall credit the amount reserved to the Emerging Small Business Account established in the State Highway Fund. The deposit must […]

Section 200.005 – Definitions.

As used in ORS 200.005 to 200.075, 200.110, 200.120, 200.160 to 200.200 and 279A.105: (1) “Contracting agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 279A.010. (2) “Contractor” means a person that agrees to legally enforceable terms and conditions under which the person performs services or supplies materials in accordance with a contracting agency’s specifications […]

Section 200.200 – Security for performance by emerging small business.

(1) When any requirement exists under ORS 279.835 to 279.855 or ORS chapter 279A, 279B or 279C to provide a surety bond or other security for the faithful performance of a public contract, an emerging small business may provide: (a) A surety bond issued by a corporate surety qualified by law to issue surety insurance […]

Section 200.015 – Legislative findings.

(1) The Legislative Assembly supports the aspirations of minorities, women and emerging small businesses to enter the mainstream of Oregon social, political and economic life. (2) The Legislative Assembly finds: (a) The opportunity for full participation in our free enterprise system by minorities, women and emerging small businesses is essential; (b) Greater economic opportunity for […]

Section 200.025 – Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity; Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity; duties.

(1) The Governor shall appoint a Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity within the office of the Governor. (2) The Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity is created within the Oregon Business Development Department, and the Director of the Oregon Business Development Department shall appoint the employees of the office. (3) The […]

Section 200.045 – Required participants; rebuttable presumption of responsibility and good faith efforts to encourage participation in public contracts.

(1) As used in this section, “required participant” means: (a) A disadvantaged business enterprise; (b) A minority-owned business, a woman-owned business or a business that a service-disabled veteran owns; or (c) An emerging small business. (2) If a public contract requires participation from a required participant and a bidder or proposer for the public contract […]

Section 200.055 – Certification as disadvantaged business enterprise, minority-owned business, woman-owned business, business that service-disabled veteran owns or emerging small business; fees; rules; appeal.

(1)(a) An enterprise or business may apply to the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity for certification as: (A) A disadvantaged business enterprise; (B) A minority-owned business; (C) A woman-owned business; (D) A business that a service-disabled veteran owns; or (E) An emerging small business. (b) An enterprise or business shall submit a separate […]