14-Attachment P - Section 3 Bid Requirements - Obligation Summary for Contract Awardees.pdf

This document is a Section 3 Bid Requirements and Obligation Summary for Contract Awardees related to a Disaster Recovery Planning project for Harris County, Texas, funded through Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds. The file outlines the obligations and requirements that contractors awarded this one-year contract (beginning approximately August 1, 2026) must fulfill regarding Section 3 compliance, which is a federal requirement designed to ensure economic opportunities for low-income persons and businesses in connection with federal financial assistance. The document specifies that contract awardees must provide employment and contracting opportunities to Section 3 workers and businesses, with particular emphasis on hiring individuals from low-income households and awarding contracts to Section 3 businesses where feasible.

The contractor must maintain documentation demonstrating good faith efforts to meet Section 3 requirements, including tracking hiring practices, subcontractor utilization, and amounts of federal assistance dollars directed toward Section 3 businesses. Specific obligations include reporting requirements to Harris County, submission of affidavits confirming compliance efforts, and maintenance of records that evidence preference given to Section 3 workers and businesses. The awardee is required to flow down these Section 3 requirements to all subcontractors and must establish benchmarks and goals for Section 3 hiring and procurement that are proportional to the scope of work and federal funding provided.