NCDOT: Office of Civil Rights & Business Development, Equal Opportunity Contract Compliance

The program objectives of the equal employment opportunity contract compliance are:

To ensure that contractors do not discriminate in employment and contracting on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or sex.
NCDOT is responsible for enforcing the required EEO contract provisions on a contract by contract basis in accordance with Title 23 USC 140, FHWA 1273 and Executive Order 11246.
To ensure nondiscrimination in the hiring, employment practices and subcontracting of primes and subcontractors involved in the highway program.
Vendors and suppliers are subject to the federal contract provisions whenever they hold contracts where Federal aid funds are involved in excess of $10,000.

The equal opportunity contract compliance process is the means for determining whether a firm performing on Federal or Federal aid highway contracts is in compliance with its Equal Opportunity program requirements. The contract compliance program involves objectively applying analytical approaches to all pertinent evidence and information in making this determination of compliance. In the event non-compliance is found, a systematic process to obtain and ensure compliance must be applied.

Good Faith Efforts:

Good faith efforts must be demonstrated in the following areas:

Contractor's EEO Policy
Dissemination of the EEO Policy
Authority and Responsibility of EEO Officer
Periodic EEO meetings (EEO indoctrination)
Notices/posters on bulletin board
Advertising as an "EEO Employer"
Systematic and direct recruitment likely to yield minority and women employees
Educate all new supervisors on EEO responsibilities
Encourage employees to refer minorities and women
Evaluates wages to eliminate discrimination
Investigate all complaints
Increasing skills of minorities and women
Advises employees and applicants of training opportunities
Ensure non-segregated facilities
Minorities and women employed in all occupations, crafts, and job classifications on an equal basis
Contractor solicits bids from and utilize DBE subcontractors and or suppliers or subcontractors with meaningful minority and female representation
Monitor subcontractors’ compliance with nondiscrimination, EO, EEO obligations

Contract Compliance - Equal Opportunity Contract Compliance

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