97-060 - King County - Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant

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4.18.010 REVENU D FINANCIAL REGULATION established by this chapter to be applied in certain competitive bid situations where minority /women's businesses respond to solicitation or are included as subcontracts in responding parties' responses to solicitation. Y. "Purchasing Contracts" shall mean, but not be limited to, those contracts which are awarded by the department of executive administration as the representative of King County, or any contract awarded by King County for the purchase of tangible goods. Z. "Responding Party" shall mean any person, partnership, corporation or business entity which makes a proposal as defined in this chapter in response to a solicitation as defined in this chapter. AA. "Service Contracts" shall mean those contracts for technical, professional or other work performed by a vendor, such as the making of repairs, servicing, maintenance and /or cleaning, and which does not involve the provision of substantial tangible items such as materials, supplies or equipment. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "service contracts" shall include services provided to members of the public, including public defender services, but shall not include construction, rental or leasing of equipment or the traditional professional services such as consulting, legal services, feasibility studies and design studies. BB. "Set Aside" shall mean that proportion of each contract which is designated for participation of minority /women's businesses as established by this chapter. CC. "Small Business Concern" means a small business as defined pursuant to Section 3 of the federal Small Business Act and relevant regulations promulgated thereto. DD. "Solicitation" shall mean a contract awarding authority's request for the provision of any one or more of the following: goods and services of any kind, equipment leases, and rentals /purchase of space. Solicitation shall include requests for proposals, invitations to bid and similar items. "Solicitation specifications," shall mean any documents, literature or other information accompanying a solicitation which provides additional data regarding the contract awarding authority's request. EE. "Utilization Goals" shall mean those separately designated annual goals for the use by King County of minority /women's businesses. The goals shall be expressed as a numerical percentage of the total dollar value of all contracts to be awarded by the county. These goals shall be applicable to businesses organized for profit, along with governmental agencies and quasi governmental agencies, unless the agencies are specifically excepted by or in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. FF. "Utilization Requirements," shall mean those efforts which the responding parties, King County and the particular department shall make to meet the county's utilization goals, including but not limited to the percentage factors and set aside requirements established by this chapter. GG. "Violating Party," shall mean a person or entity which has violated a provision or provisions of this chapter. HH. "Waiver Statement," shall mean a written statement directed to the director containing reasons why any provision or provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a particular person, partnership, corporation, business entity, contract awarding authority, department, or other entity. Where a waiver or waivers are granted, the utilization goals shall be applied in a manner so as to reflect the loss of the monetary value of those contracts exempted from the requisites of this chapter. II. "Women's Business," means a business certified by the Office of Minority and Women's Businesses of the State of Washington as a women's business enterprise and which has previously sought to do business in King County. The director is authorized to determine that women as a class have (King County 12 -94) 145 -4