Section_3_Federal_Contract_Provisions_(CDBG-DR)_Escambia_County_Contract_Clause.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- PD 25-26.054
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- Escambia County, Florida
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This is a Section 3 Federal Contract Provisions document for Escambia County, Florida, applicable to the Construction Engineering & Inspection (CE&I) Services contract for the Alger Road Bridge Replacement and Jefferson Avenue Pipe Culvert Rehabilitation Projects. Escambia County is soliciting qualified firms to provide CE&I services for two infrastructure projects in the Town of Century: replacement of an existing bridge on Alger Road with a new approximately 31-foot structure spanning an unnamed creek, and rehabilitation of a dual 96-inch corrugated metal pipe culvert on Jefferson Avenue. The CE&I consultant will perform comprehensive project administration including construction inspection, quality assurance testing, progress payment processing, field surveys, shop drawing approval, erosion control conferences, project meetings, documentation, utility coordination, and citizen interface. Required qualifications include a minimum of three prior CE&I projects on similar infrastructure work. The solicitation was released February 27, 2026, with a mandatory pre-solicitation meeting scheduled for March 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams, a question submission deadline of March 18, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., and proposals due March 30, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. through the County's e-procurement portal. The evaluation process consists of proposal scoring for a shortlist followed by interviews and oral presentations, with evaluation based on Experience and Qualifications of personnel (30 points), Experience in Similar Projects (40 points), and Recent and Current Workload (30 points). The contract will be awarded on an "all-or-none total" basis to the highest-scoring responsive and responsible firm, which must execute the contract within five days of receiving the Notice of Award.
The projects are federally funded under the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program, which establishes Section 3 compliance requirements mandating that employment and economic opportunities be directed toward low and very low-income persons to the greatest extent feasible. The selected contractor must comply with all federal requirements including E-Verify verification, suspension and debarment certifications, and Section 3 hiring preferences and training obligations, with noncompliance potentially resulting in contract termination and debarment from future HUD-assisted contracts. Required insurance coverage includes Workers Compensation with statutory limits, General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Business Auto Liability of $1,000,000, and Professional Errors & Omissions of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate. No specific award value or budget range is provided in the solicitation documents; however, detailed 60% design plans for both projects are available for responsive proposal development. Proposals remain subject to acceptance or rejection for 90 days following submission.
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SECTION 3 CONTRACT CLAUSE
All Section 3 covered contracts and subcontracts must include the following clause:
I. The work to be performed under this contract is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 USC.1701u (Section 3). The purpose of Section 3 is to ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by HUD assistance, or HUD-assisted projects covered by Section 3, shall to the greatest extent feasible be directed to low and very low-income persons, particularly persons who are recipients of HUD assistance for housing.
II. The parties to this contract agree to comply with HUD's regulations in 24 CFR part 75, which implement Section 3.
As evidenced by their execution of this contract, the parties to this contract certify that they are under no contractual or other impediment that would prevent them from complying with the part 75 regulations.
III. The contractor agrees to send to each labor organization or representative of workers with which the contractor has a collective bargaining agreement or other understanding, if any, a notice advising the labor organization or workers' representative of the contractor's commitments under this Section 3 Clause and will post copies of the notice in conspicuous places at the work site where both employees and applicants for training and employment positions can see the notice. The notice shall describe the Section 3 preference, shall set forth minimum number and job titles subject to hire, availability of apprenticeship and training positions, the qualifications for each; the name and location of the person(s) taking applications for each of the positions; and the anticipated date the work shall begin.
IV. The contractor agrees to include this Section 3 Clause in every subcontract subject to compliance with regulations in
24 CFR part 75, and agrees to take appropriate actions, as provided in an applicable provision of the subcontract or in this Section 3 Clause, upon a finding that the subcontractor is in violation of the regulations in 24 CFR part 75. The contractor will not subcontract with any subcontractor where the contractor has notice or knowledge that the subcontractor has been found in violation of the regulations in 24 CFR part 75.
V. The contractor will certify that any vacant employment positions, including training positions, that are filled
(1) after the contractor is selected but before the contract is executed, and (2) with persons other than those to whom the regulations of 24 CFR part 75 require employment opportunities to be directed, were not filled to circumvent the contractor's obligations under 24 CFR part 75.
VI. Noncompliance with HUD's regulations in 24 CFR part 75 may result in sanctions, termination of this contract for default, and debarment or suspension from future HUD assisted contracts.
VII. With respect to work performed in connection with Section 3 covered Indian housing assistance, section 7(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 USC 450e) also applies to the work to be performed under this contract. Section 7(b) requires that to the greatest extent feasible (i) preference and opportunities for training and employment shall be given to Indians and (ii) preference in the award of contracts and subcontracts shall be given to Indian organizations and Indian-owned Economic Enterprises. Parties to this contract that are subject to the provisions of Section 3 and section 7(b) agree to comply with Section 3 to the maximum extent feasible, but not in derogation of compliance with section 7(b).
SECTION 3 CONTRACT CLAUSE
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