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16 C H A P T E R 3 This chapter provides illustrations of policies and practices frequently used to promote business diversity in airport contracts outside of the Part 23 and Part 26 Programs. It also discusses the U.S.
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Non-Federal Business Enterprise Programs 17 • Making advance payments to smaller businesses in recognition that they may have limited access to working capital. • Relaxing bonding and insurance requirements for contracts under a certain dollar level.
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18 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities GOAA operates a Local Developing Business (LDB) program at Orlando International Airport (MCO)
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Non-Federal Business Enterprise Programs 19 preference on its bid, which makes the local firm's bid equivalent to $95,000. The local firm would still be paid the full amount of its $100,000 bid.
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20 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities • Identifying alternative acquisition strategies and structuring procurements to facilitate the ability of consortia or joint ventures consisting of small businesses, including DBEs, to compete for and perform prime contracts. • Ensuring that a reasonable number of prime contracts are of a size that small businesses, including DBEs, can reasonably perform.
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Non-Federal Business Enterprise Programs 21 3.4 Creating LBE or SBE Programs Local and state governments possess the legal authority and duty to provide for the general welfare of their citizens and residents, and thus have the discretion to enact laws fostering economic development. These government agencies, as well as airport entities that are not part of a municipality or state government organization, also are vested with the proprietary power or ability to enter into contracts for the operation of their facilities or enterprises.
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