Historically Underutilized Businesses
The TDA HUB Program Office ensures the agency’s good faith effort to include HUB businesses in its procurement efforts. This good faith effort involves evaluating and determining HUB Subcontracting opportunities, administration of the HUB mentor/protégé program, participating in marketing and outreach efforts for HUB participation, and
HUB reporting to SPD.
HUB Qualifications
A HUB is a for-profit business legally recognized by the State of Texas and that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more of the following groups:
In addition, the business needs to meet the following:
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Texas resident for at least one year
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Texas must be the business primary place of business
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HUB-eligible individual(s) must be in financial, managerial, and daily control of the business
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HUB Goals
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11.2% Heavy Construction
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21.1% Building Construction, including general contractor
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32.9% Special Trade Construction
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23.7% Professional Services contracts
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26.0% Other Services contracts
- 21.1% Commodities contracts
HUB Advantages
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Only certified HUBs are listed in the online Texas
HUB Directory.
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For Purchases of $10,000 or less, state entities can directly contact a business to buy goods and services.
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For Purchases over $100,000 with a
HUB Subcontracting Plan (if applicable) require respondents/vendors to send notifications of their subcontracting opportunities.
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Increased exposure to the public as well as other entities that have a supplier diversity program, and are searching for minority-owned, woman-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
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Per
TAC Rule §20.284, each state agency shall make a good faith effort to utilize HUBs in contracts for construction, services (including professional and consulting services) and commodities purchases.
Statues