RFPs & RFQs

Equal Opportunity Policy

1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this document is to set forth CCDC's Equal Opportunity Policy and Equal Employment Opportunity Program guidelines for business contracting. Business contracting includes, but is not limited to; hiring of persons and businesses for consultant services, vendors, and contractors by CCDC and developers and property owners that enter into Disposition and Development Agreements (DDAs) and Owner Participation Agreements (OPAs) with the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Diego.


2. POLICY TO ENSURE & PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN BUSINESS CONTRACTING
A. It is the policy that race, religion, sex, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, national origin, and disabilities will not be used as criteria in its business contracting practices. Every effort will be made to ensure that all persons and businesses will have equal access to contracts and other business opportunities with CCDC.

B. CCDC is strongly committed to equal opportunity in the solicitation of business contracting to assure that persons or businesses doing business with or receiving funds from CCDC are an equal opportunity business and employer. CCDC endeavors to do business with firms sharing CCDC's commitment to equal opportunity and will not do business with any firm that discriminates.

C. The Board of Directors for CCDC and staff expect persons and businesses doing business with CCDC to take positive steps to expand their subconsulting and subcontracting solicitation base and offer opportunities to all eligible persons or businesses.

D. CCDC encourages businesses to contract with small businesses, disabled-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, firms owned by under-represented ethnic groups (African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Filipinos, Latinos and Native-Americans), and local firms or enter into a joint venture with these firms.


3. GUIDELINES FOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) PROGRAM FOR BUSINESS CONTRACTING
A. EEO is fair treatment in employment, promotion, training, and other personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, and physical or mental disability.

B. Business contractors shall take the required steps to ensure equal employment opportunity within their own workplace and set forth action to achieve the County Labor Force Availability measures for the employment of under-represented ethnic groups (African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Filipinos, Latinos and Native-Americans), women and people with disabilities.

C. CCDC has implemented the City's Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") Program. The overall objective of the program is to ensure that business contracting entities doing business with or receiving funds from the City of San Diego and CCDC will not engage in unlawful discriminatory employment practices prohibited by State or Federal law.

D. Persons or businesses shall comply with requirements of the City of San Diego Ordinance No. 18173, Section 27.2701 through 22.2708, Equal Employment Opportunity Outreach Program.



* Adopted by CCDC's Board of Directors December 5, 2001