4-Attachment 3 - HUB.pdf

This file is a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Certification Attachment form issued by the State of Texas through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, applicable to state and local contract opportunities in Texas. The form is designed to encourage participation from minority-owned, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises (M/W/DBE) in the solicitation process. The document provides vendors with certification information and contact details for the Texas HUB Program, located at the Lyndon B. Johnson State Office Building in Austin, Texas, with contact number (512) 463-6958. The form requires certified vendors to complete vendor identification information as registered with the Comptroller's Centralized Master Business List (CMBL), including vendor ID, vendor name, HUB status confirmation, and the expiration date of active HUB certification status.

The form functions as a certification mechanism that allows bidders meeting HUB criteria to receive favorable consideration during the proposal evaluation process. Vendors must provide their CMBL vendor ID and name, confirm whether their HUB status is active or inactive, and document the expiration date of their certification. By signing and submitting the form, offerors acknowledge their understanding of the HUB certification requirements. This attachment is particularly relevant to the City of Buda, Texas's financial audit services solicitation, which seeks qualified public accounting firms for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, as minority-owned or disadvantaged accounting firms may utilize this certification to strengthen their bids and potentially receive evaluation preference points.