Common use of General Program Description Clause in Contracts

General Program Description. The PPS Board of Education has specified that the District will ensure apprenticeship opportunities in the construction trades and will promote construction employment opportunities for people of color and women (ref. Equity in Purchasing and Contracting Policy 8.50.095‐P). This objective includes a) ensuring that the District does business with contractors whose workforce reflects the diversity of the workforce found in the city of Portland and Multnomah County, and b) that their contracting dollars provide fair and equal opportunities to the Districts’ diverse populations. To implement this objective, the District has engaged City of Portland, Procurement Services to provide and administer the Workforce Training & Hiring Program ("Workforce Program"). The Workforce Program applies to all projects estimated at $200,000 or more and to each subcontractor having a subcontract of $100,000 or more on the project. The Contractor and all subcontractors are encouraged to fulfill the program requirements even if their contracts are less than these amounts. Contractors shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the city of Portland and Multnomah County. SAMPLE One way contractors can make reasonable efforts to ensure that their workforce is diverse is to recruit, train and employ minorities and women whenever possible. This portion of the Contract establishes requirements regarding that recruitment, training and employment. The “Contract" shall mean the contract awarded as a result of these bid specifications.

General Program Description. The PPS Board of Education has specified that the District will ensure apprenticeship opportunities in the construction trades and will promote construction employment opportunities for people of color minorities and women (ref. Equity in Purchasing and Contracting Policy 8.50.095‐P8.50.095-P). This objective includes a) ensuring that the District does business with contractors whose workforce reflects the diversity of the workforce found in the city City of Portland and Multnomah County, and b) that their contracting dollars provide fair and equal opportunities to the Districts’ diverse populations. To implement this objective, the District has engaged City of Portland, Procurement Services to provide and administer the Workforce Training & Hiring Program ("Workforce Program"). The Workforce Program applies to all projects estimated at $200,000 or more and to each subcontractor having a subcontract of $100,000 or more on the project. The Contractor and all subcontractors are encouraged to fulfill the program requirements even if their contracts are less than these amounts. Contractors shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the city City of Portland and Multnomah County. SAMPLE One way contractors can make reasonable efforts to ensure that their workforce is diverse is to recruit, train train, and employ minorities and women whenever possible. This portion of the Contract establishes requirements regarding that recruitment, training training, and employment. The “Contract" shall mean the contract awarded as a result of these bid specifications.