PREFERENCE FOR SECTION 3 BUSINESS CONCERNS IN CONTRACTING
OPPORTUNITIES
The HA has established the following priority for preference when providing contracting opportunities to
Section 3 Businesses:
Priority I
Category 1a Business
Business concerns that are 51 percent or more owned by residents of the housing development
or developments for which the Section 3-covered assistance is expended.
Priority II
Category 1b Business
Business concerns whose workforce includes 30 percent of residents of the housing development
for which the Section 3-covered assistance is expended, or within three (3) years of the date of
first employment with the business concern, were residents of the Section 3-covered housing
development.
Priority III
Category 2a Business
Business concerns that are 51 percent or more owned by residents of any other housing
development or developments.
Priority IV
Category 2b Business
Business concerns whose workforce includes 30 percent of residents of any other public housing
development or developments, or within three (3) years of the date of first employment with the
business concern, were “Section 3” residents of any other public housing development.
Priority V
Category 3 Business
Business concerns participating in HUD Youth-build programs being carried out in the
metropolitan area in which the Section 3-covered assistance is expended.
Priority VI
Category 4a Business
Business concerns that are 51 percent or more owned by Section 3 residents in the metropolitan
area, or whose permanent, full-time workforce includes no less than 30 percent of Section 3
residents in the metropolitan area, or within three (3) years of the date of employment with the
business concern, were Section 3 residents in the metropolitan area.
Priority VII
Category 4b Business
Business concerns that subcontract in excess of 25 percent of the total amount of subcontracts to
Section 3 business concerns.
Eligibility for Preference
A business concern seeking to qualify for a Section 3 contracting preference shall certify or
submit evidence that the business concern is a Section business concern.