5-E. Non-Discrimination Form.docx

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Pavement Marking Materials
Solicitation number
269- 2026-211
Issued by
Mecklenburg County, Charlotte City, North Carolina

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This is a Non-Discrimination Form for the City of Charlotte, North Carolina, related to ITB 269-2026-211 for Pavement Marking Materials. The form must be completed and submitted by all bidders as part of the procurement process for the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT), which maintains 690,000 linear feet of pavement markings annually, including center lines, lane lines, edge lines, crosswalks, stop bars, and approximately 850 pavement arrows throughout the city. All materials must meet North Carolina Department of Transportation specifications. Bidders are required to certify that they have considered all qualified subcontractors and suppliers without engaging in or condoning discrimination based on protected characteristics including race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, familial status, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression), veteran status, pregnancy, natural hairstyle, or disability.

As a condition of contracting with the City, bidders must agree to comply with Charlotte's Commercial Non-Discrimination Policy and provide all requested information regarding the solicitation and selection of suppliers and subcontractors. Bidders must also disclose any complaints or pending legal or administrative proceedings filed within the past ten years alleging discrimination against their subcontractors, vendors, or suppliers, along with descriptions of the status, resolution, and any remedial action taken. False certification constitutes grounds for bid rejection, contract termination, and potential disqualification from City contracts or bid processes for up to two years, in addition to remedies available under the City's Commercial Non-Discrimination Ordinance.

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NON-DISCRIMINATION FORM

All requests for bids or Bids issued for City contracts shall include a certification to be completed by the Bidder or Proposer in substantially the following form:

The undersigned Bidder or Proposer hereby certifies and agrees that the following information is correct:

1.In preparing the enclosed Bid, the Bidder has considered all bids submitted from qualified, potential subcontractors and suppliers, and has not engaged in or condoned discrimination as defined in Section 2 below.
2.For purposes of this form, discrimination means discrimination in the solicitation, selection, or treatment of any subcontractor, vendor, supplier or commercial customer on the basis of a person's race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, familial status, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression), veteran status, pregnancy, natural hairstyle or disability, or any otherwise unlawful form of discrimination. Without limiting the foregoing, discrimination also includes retaliating against any person or other entity for reporting any incident of discrimination.
3.Without limiting any other remedies that the City may have for a false certification, it is understood and agreed that, if this certification is false, such false certification will constitute grounds for the City to reject the Bid submitted with Non this certification, and terminate any contract awarded based on such Bid. It shall also constitute a violation of the City’s Commercial Non-Discrimination Ordinance and shall subject the Bidder to any remedies allowed thereunder, including possible disqualification from participating in City contracts or bid processes for up to two years.
4.As a condition of contracting with the City, the Bidder agrees to promptly provide to the City all information and documentation that may be requested by the City from time to time regarding the solicitation and selection of suppliers and subcontractors in connection with this solicitation process. Failure to maintain or failure to provide such information shall constitute grounds for the City to reject the Bid and to any contract awarded on such bid or Bid. It shall also constitute a violation of the City’s Commercial Non-Discrimination Ordinance and shall subject the Bidder to any remedies that are allowed thereunder.
5.As part of its bid, the Bidder shall provide to the City a list of all instances within the past ten years where a complaint was filed or pending against Bidder in a legal or administrative proceeding alleging that Bidder discriminated against its subcontractors, vendors or suppliers, and a description of the status or resolution of that complaint, including any remedial action taken.
6.As a condition of submitting a bid to the City, the Bidder or Proposer agrees to comply with the City’s Commercial Non-Discrimination Policy as described in Section 2, Article V of the Charlotte City Code, and consents to be bound by the award of any arbitration conducted thereunder.

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ITB 269-2026-211

Pavement Marking Materials

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