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RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHING THE DUPAGE COUNTY DISADVANTAGED, MINORITY,
AND WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
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WHEREAS, DuPage County ("County") seeks to ensure competitive business opportunities for certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises ("DBEs"), Minority-owned Business Enterprises ("MBEs") and Woman-owned Business Enterprises ("WBEs") in the award and performance of County contracts, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, or sex in the award of, or participation in, County contracts, and to abolish barriers to full participation in County contracts by all persons, regardless of race, ethnicity or sex; and
WHEREAS, the County is committed to equal opportunity for DBEs, MBEs, WBEs to participate in the award and performance of County contracts; and
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the United States in City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co., 488 U.S. 469 (1989), has enunciated certain standards, often referred to as strict constitutional scrutiny, that are necessary to maintain effective contracting for race and gender conscious programs in compliance with constitutional requirements; and
WHEREAS, the County is committed to implementing its Disadvantaged, Minority, and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise Program ("Program") for construction and construction-related contracts in conformance with the United States Supreme Court's decision in Croson and its progeny; and
WHEREAS, the County awarded a contract in 2022 to perform a study of the County's construction and construction-related contracts in conformance with the requirements of strict constitutional scrutiny ("Disparity Study"); and
WHEREAS, the Disparity Study was designed to gather and analyze evidence relevant to whether DuPage County has a strong basis in evidence of its compelling interest in using narrowly tailored me...
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