SVCE Supplier Diversity Survey

Please note that not all questions may apply to your business. For the questions that do not apply, please skip them or answer "not applicable."
 
*Pursuant to Proposition 209, SVCE does not give preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Providing information in these categories is optional and will not impact the selection process. Responses are collected for informational and reporting purposes only pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 255.

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* 1. Email Address

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* 2. Business Name

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* 3. Where is your business located/headquartered?

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* 4. Is your business certified under General Order 156 (GO 156)?

General Order 156 (GO 156) is a California Public Utilities Commission ruling that requires utility entities to report annually on their contracts with majority women-owned, minority-owned, disabled veteran- owned and LGBT-owned business enterprises (WMDVLGBTBEs) in all categories. Qualified businesses become GO 156 Certified through the CPUC and are then added to the GO 156 Clearinghouse database at
https://sch.thesupplierclearinghouse.com/

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* 5. If certified, when does your certification expire?

Date

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* 6. If you answered "yes" or "qualified but not certified", under which categories? Please choose all that apply.

*Pursuant to Proposition 209, SVCE does not give preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Providing information in these categories is optional and will not impact the selection process.

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* 7. If a minority-owned business enterprise, certified or qualified as which of the following?

*Pursuant to Proposition 209, SVCE does not give preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Providing information in these categories is optional and will not impact the selection process.

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* 8. Please list the Standardized Industrial Code (SIC) of the products and services contracted for. Reference sheet, here: 
www.osha.gov/data/sic-manual

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* 9. If certified, please list your business's annual revenue as reported to the Supplier Clearinghouse.
Refer to: https://sch.thesupplierclearinghouse.com/

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* 10. If your business is qualified but not GO 156 certified, please explain why your 
business has not gone through the certification process.

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* 11. If your business will use GO 156 certified subcontractors for your SVCE contract, please include a list of your subcontractor business names, if their subcontract is for products or services, and the anticipated subcontract amount.

Example: Electrical Design Technology, Inc; products (batteries); $100,000. If SVCE is audited, we’ll ask you for demonstration that subcontractor payments have occurred, such as a canceled check, bank statement, etc.

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* 12. If applicable, please describe any hiring targets your business has for minority- owned, women-owned, LGBTQ-owned, or disabled veteran-owned subcontractors.

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* 13.
Does your business have a history of using apprenticeship programs, local-hires, union labor, or multi-trade project labor agreements?

Local hires can be defined as labor sourced from within SVCE's service area which includes the cities and towns of Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, and unincorporated parts of Santa Clara County.

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* 14. If you answered yes, please describe your history with labor agreements, union labor, multi-trade labor, apprenticeship labor, or how many local workers/businesses you employ for your contract with SVCE.

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* 15. Does your business pay workers prevailing wage rates or the equivalent?

Prevailing wage in California is required by state law for all workers employed on public works projects and determined by the California Department of Industrial Relations according to the type of work and location of the project. To see the latest prevailing wage rates, go to
www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Prevailing-Wage.html

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* 16. Is there anything else you'd like to add? If you'd like for us to promote your 
survey participation on our social media, please include your handles here.

Pursuant to Proposition 209, SVCE does not give preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Providing information in these categories is optional and will not impact the selection process. Responses are collected for informational and reporting purposes only pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 255.

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