Requirements and Reports for Developers
OHCS requires sponsors to seek Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID) and non-COBID MWESB professional firms to increase the participation level of minority-owned businesses in its construction project to meet OHCS’s MWESB goal. OHCS also encourages the use of local labor and partnering with the community to help build healthy, affordable homes, which addresses OHCS’s goal of increasing apprenticeship programs in Oregon and improving economic and social vitality.
The general contractor and developer may use and include non-COBID certified Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and other qualifying firms, as stated above in their MWESB reporting, provided the MWESB firm listed will be encouraged to assist with becoming a COBID certified firm prior to construction completion of the project.
Below you will find reports required on all OHCS funded projects related to MWESB SVDBE criteria.
Reporting around MWESB-SDVBE use is a critical component of our agency work to center equity and racial justice in our funding efforts. Projects that are under development should
upload all MWESB-SDVBE reports (Initial, Quarterly, and Final) to Procorem Project Development Work Center. In that work center, you will find a new folder labeled “MWESB Reports". We will retrieve and review reports that have been submitted through Procorem and reach out with any questions.
MWESB Equity Reports
To be completed and submitted to OHCS program analyst: claudia.cantu@hcs.oregon.gov no later than 30 days prior to Finance Committee review.
To be completed at the time of finance closing.
To be completed on a quarterly basis throughout construction. Quarterly reports are due on the last day of each calendar quarter.
To be completed with final report due at construction completion.