TOOLSTo successfully implement Section 3

requirements on construction projects

Tom Crabson, CDBG Contract Compliance OfficerCommunity Development Commission, County of Los Angeles

◄ Notify Section 3 Residents & Business concerns of economic opportunities

◄ Notify contractors and sub-recipients about their Section 3 responsibilities

◄ Include Section 3 Clause in covered contracts

◄ Monitor contractors for compliance and impose penalties for non-compliance

◄ Annual report met on a timely basis, and meet minimum goals, and/or

► Identify barriers explaining why goals were not met

http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/handbooks/cpdh/6509.2/index.cfm

Section 3 “Blueprint”

Community Planning and Development Monitoring(Handbook - 6509.2, Exhibit 22-7)

Project Manager’s

File

Consultant’s

File

Inspector’s File

Tools that help the project file speak for itselfand keep us on track

Section 3 Project Checklist

Bid Document Checklist

Project File Checklist (Prime & Subcontractor)

Section 3 Pre-Bid Meeting Checklist

PROJECT FILE CHECKLIST

TOOLBid Evaluation Memorandum

Business & Resident Certification

Section 3 Commitment

Agency Report of Contract Award

Contractor’s Payroll ChecklistEmployment / Training Opportunity Notice

Economic Opportunity Plan & Report