<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 8-134. - Goals.</div>
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            <p class="incr0">
               (a)
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            <p class="content1">
               The county has determined to have an aspirational overall MWBE goal of 25 percent
               and to also set project specific goals, when deemed appropriate. The county manager
               and purchasing director in consultation with the county attorney's office shall adjust
               the goals annually, or from time-to-time, upon review of the county's utilization
               of MWBE firms verses their availability.
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               (b)
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            <p class="content1">
               Durham County hereby establishes the following aspirational goals, which may be adjusted
               from time to time as deemed necessary by the county manager or designee:
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               <div class="" style="width:100%">
                  <table class="thead1 table  left" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" rules="all" style="font-size:12px;">
                     <colgroup class="std">
                        <col width="16.666666666666668%">
                        <col width="16.666666666666668%">
                        <col width="16.666666666666668%">
                        <col width="16.666666666666668%">
                        <col width="16.666666666666668%">
                        <col width="16.666666666666668%">
                     </colgroup>
                     <tbody>
                        <tr>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; background-color: LightGray; " class="hasbg top ">
                              <span class="bold">Categories</span>
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; background-color: LightGray; " class="hasbg top ">
                              <span class="bold">Construction</span>
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; background-color: LightGray; " class="hasbg top ">
                              <span class="bold">Architect/Engineer</span>
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; background-color: LightGray; " class="hasbg top ">
                              <span class="bold">Services</span>
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; background-color: LightGray; " class="hasbg top ">
                              <span class="bold">Goods</span>
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; background-color: LightGray; " class="hasbg top ">
                              <span class="bold">MWBE Availability % (Median Availability)</span>
                              </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              Black American
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              14.6
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              9.8
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              10.9
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              2.8
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              10.4%
                              </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              Asian American
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              1.3
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              3.0
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              1.1
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              .43
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              1.3%
                              </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              Hispanic American
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              4.2
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              1.8
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              1.1
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              .43
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              1.5%
                              </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              American Indian
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              .65
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              .75
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              1.0
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              .5
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              .70%
                              </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              White Female
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              13.8
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              11.0
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              9.5
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              7.1
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              10.3%
                              </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " colspan="5" class="right  top ">
                              <span class="bold">Overall MWBE Participation Goal =</span>â€ƒ
                              </td>
                           <td style="vertical-align:middle; " class=" top ">
                              25.0%
                              </td>
                        </tr>
                     </tbody>
                  </table>
               </div>
               <p>&nbsp;</p>
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            <p class="b1" style="font-size:13px;">
               Source: Griffin and Strong, PC <span class="ital">Durham County/City of Durham Multijurisdictional Disparity Study, January 2015.</span>
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            <p class="historynote0">
               (Ord. of 11-28-16(1), Â§ 1)
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