2-OESBD Ownership Disclosure.docx

The document is an Ownership Disclosure form from Broward County, Florida, focused on collecting vendor ownership information for research purposes related to potential contracting opportunity disparities. The form is specifically tied to a Boulder Reef Construction project involving the construction of nearshore and offshore boulder reefs, encompassing 3.70 acres of nearshore seafloor and 0.30 acres of offshore seafloor using limestone boulders. The project requires electronic submission through BPRO by a specified closing date, with vendors encouraged to submit in advance and required to follow specific solicitation requirements including state licensing, bonding, and Florida Department of Environmental Protection grant compliance.

The ownership disclosure process is explicitly designed to be informational and non-discriminatory, with the county emphasizing that the data will not be used in determining contract awards. In accordance with Section 287.05701 of Florida Statutes, the county is prohibited from requesting documentation or considering a vendor's social, political, or ideological interests when evaluating vendor responsibility. Vendors are instructed to submit the ownership disclosure form through a specific link, separate from their electronic bid response, by the form date of 9/9/24. The solicitation allows for vendor questions and clarification inquiries to be submitted through BPRO, with the county providing responses in the platform's Messages section.