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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
n
EXECUTIVE ORDER
UNJ[)ElitUflH:l~ED BUSINESSES
WHEREAS, it is North Carolina's collective expectation that all citizens of the State will
be given equal opportunities to participate in providing State government with the goods and
services it requires; and
WHEREAS, it is my expectation, as Governor of the State, that this will be
accomplished without regard to race, gender, or disabling condition; and
WHEREAS, when the General Assembly set the purchasing and contracting policy for
the State, it encouraged State agencies to provide contracting opportunities for small and
historically underutilized businesses (hereinafter "HUBs") as defined in North Carolina General
Statutes§ 143-48 and§ 143-128.4, which includes businesses owned by minorities, women, and
the disabled; and
WHEREAS, it is my desire that a coordinated effort is undertaken to eliminate any
barriers which may have acted as impediments to equal opportunities for HUBs in doing
business with the State; and
WHEREAS, it is also my desire that HUB owners are able to benefit from State agencies
contracting with and purchasing from such firms using the resources provided by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
NOW, THEREFORE by the power vested in me as Govemor by the and
Constitution of North Carolina, IT IS ORDERED:
l. Each executive branch agency should strive to increase the total amount of goods and
services acquired by it from HUB firms" whether directly as principal contractors or
indirectly as subcontractors or otherwise" It is expected that each agency will issue an
aspirational goal of at least ten percent ( 10%), by dollar amount, of the State's purchases
of goods and services that will be derived from HUB firms. It is further expected that
such aspirational goal shall be adjusted per any disparity study findings as recommended
by the North Carolina Department of Administration, Office of Historically Underutilized
Businesses (hereinafter "HUB Office"'), and the North Carolina Department of
Transportation, Business Opportunity and Workforce Development Office, and Office of
Civil Rights.
Object Description
| Title | Perdue, Bev. Executive Order No. 013: Support for Historically Underutilized Businesses |
| Other Title | Executive Order No. 013: Support for Historically Underutilized Businesses |
| Creator |
North Carolina. Office of the Governor Perdue, Bev, 1947- |
| Date | 2009-05-07 |
| Subjects |
Perdue, Bev, 1947- Governors--North Carolina Executive orders--North Carolina |
| Time Period | (1990-current) Contemporary |
| Description | Records contain executive orders issued by the Governor concerning legal and governmental matters. |
| Collection | Beverly Perdue. Governors' Papers. State Archives of North Carolina |
| Type | Text |
| Format | Executive orders |
| Digital Collection | Governors Papers, Modern |
| Digital Format | application/pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Full Text | BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE GOVERNOR n EXECUTIVE ORDER UNJ[)ElitUflH:l~ED BUSINESSES WHEREAS, it is North Carolina's collective expectation that all citizens of the State will be given equal opportunities to participate in providing State government with the goods and services it requires; and WHEREAS, it is my expectation, as Governor of the State, that this will be accomplished without regard to race, gender, or disabling condition; and WHEREAS, when the General Assembly set the purchasing and contracting policy for the State, it encouraged State agencies to provide contracting opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses (hereinafter "HUBs") as defined in North Carolina General Statutes§ 143-48 and§ 143-128.4, which includes businesses owned by minorities, women, and the disabled; and WHEREAS, it is my desire that a coordinated effort is undertaken to eliminate any barriers which may have acted as impediments to equal opportunities for HUBs in doing business with the State; and WHEREAS, it is also my desire that HUB owners are able to benefit from State agencies contracting with and purchasing from such firms using the resources provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. NOW, THEREFORE by the power vested in me as Govemor by the and Constitution of North Carolina, IT IS ORDERED: l. Each executive branch agency should strive to increase the total amount of goods and services acquired by it from HUB firms" whether directly as principal contractors or indirectly as subcontractors or otherwise" It is expected that each agency will issue an aspirational goal of at least ten percent ( 10%), by dollar amount, of the State's purchases of goods and services that will be derived from HUB firms. It is further expected that such aspirational goal shall be adjusted per any disparity study findings as recommended by the North Carolina Department of Administration, Office of Historically Underutilized Businesses (hereinafter "HUB Office"'), and the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Business Opportunity and Workforce Development Office, and Office of Civil Rights. |
