Ohio Department of Administrative Services
Equal Opportunity Division
614.466.8380 voice
Bob Taft,
Governor
30 E. Broad Street
614.728.5628 fax
Carol Nolan Drake,
Director
18th Floor
www.das.ohio.gov/eod
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Date printed -
10/24/2006
Global Control Inc.
22 East Main Street
Geneva
,
Oh
44041
Dear
Sonia
Hambleton
:
The Equal Opportunity Division of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services is pleased to confirm your business as a participant in the State of Ohio’s Encouraging Diversity, Growth and Equity Program pursuant to O.A.C. 123:2-16-01.
Your company is now eligible to participate in the Encouraging Diversity, Growth and Equity Program with the State of Ohio.
By law, state agencies, colleges, universities, boards and commissions are required to spend 5% of their aggregate expenditures for goods & services, professional services, information technology services, construction, and architecture, and engineering open market expenditures for EDGE program participates. As further required by law, "The Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator shall maintain a list of Certified Encouraging Diversity, Growth and Equity Enterprises and will provide the list to all contracting authorities."
Global Control Inc.
will be added to that listing. In addition, it will be included on listings provided by the State Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator to entities requesting certified Encouraging Diversity, Growth and Equity enterprises
approved
for a particular procurement category(ies).
For the purposes of participating in Ohio’s EDGE Program your firm is
approved
with our office for the following procurement category(ies)
Goods & Services
.
In order to take full advantage of opportunities with the State of Ohio, we strongly suggest that you contact the following agencies:
Vendor Registration:
You may register on the Department of Administrative Services, General Services Division Office of State Purchasing World Wide Web home page at
http://www.das.ohio.gov/gsd
or by contacting the office at (614) 466-4635. State Purchasing sends bid notifications based upon the NIGP codes for which vendor(s) have registered.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification, Registration, Pre-qualification:
To participate in the DBE program and in the construction of Ohio highways, the Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Contracts, DBE Section can be contacted at (614)728-8499 or (800) 459-3778.
Technical Assistance Resources:
The Ohio Department of Development offers management, technical, financial, contract procurement assistance, loan, grant, and bond packaging services. They can be contacted at (614) 466-5700 or (800) 848-1300 ext. 65700. Local Minority Contractors Business Assistance Program (MCBAP) offices can also be contacted for these services.
If you need any assistance or should you have questions regarding any of the enclosed information, please contact
Maceo Whitfield
, EEO Compliance Officer at (614) 466-8380.
Sincerely,
Todd McGonigle
EEO Program Supervisor
State of Ohio
The Department of Administrative Services
Equal Opportunity Division
Bob Taft
Carol Nolan Drake
Governor
Director
Encouraging Diversity, Growth and Equity Certificate
Global Control Inc.
is approved for the procurement category(ies) of
Goods & Services
Issuance Date:
Expiration Date:
04/06/2006
04/06/2008
Wiley H. Clodfelder
State EEO Coordinator
Equal Opportunity Division