Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
200.005Definitions 200.015Legislative findings 200.025Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity; Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity; duties 200.035Notice to Governor’s Policy Advisor for Economic and Business Equity 200.045Required participants; rebuttable presumption of responsibility and good faith efforts to encourage participation in public contracts 200.055Certification as disadvantaged business enterprise, minority-owned business, woman-owned business, veteran-owned business or emerging small business; fees; rules; appeal 200.057Designation of certified emerging small business as tier one or tier two firm 200.065Fraudulent conduct prohibited; penalty and other sanctions 200.075Prohibited conduct; suspension of right to participate in public contracts; revocation of certification 200.085[1987 c.893 §1; repealed by 1989 c.1043 §14] 200.090Contracting agencies to pursue policy of providing opportunities 200.100[1991 c.559 §1; 2005 c.22 §152; repealed by 2015 c.565 §24] 200.110Mentor relationship; guidelines; eligibility 200.120Development plan for mentor relationship; contents; review; termination 200.150[1991 c.517 §1; repealed by 2005 c.683 §13] 200.160Transportation Commission duties; report 200.170Eligibility for participation 200.180Emerging Small Business Account; uses 200.190Deposit of one percent of highway construction contract amount 200.200Security for performance by emerging small business

Chapter 200 — Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; Minority-Owned Businesses; Woman-Owned Businesses; Veteran-Owned Businesses; Emerging Small Businesses

ORS 200.170 Eligibility for participation

(1)

Subject to subsection (2) of this section, to participate in the emerging small business program under ORS 200.160 to 200.200, an applicant must:

(a)

Be certified by the Oregon Business Development Department under ORS 200.005 to 200.075 as an emerging small business;

(b)

Show that the applicant’s place of business and the work in which the applicant seeks to participate are located in this state; and

(c)

Show that the applicant is in compliance with applicable licensing and registration requirements.

(2)

The Department of Transportation may limit eligibility for participation on a specific project or contract to emerging small businesses that are located in or draw a part of their workforce from economically distressed areas or enterprise zones in this state, as designated by the Oregon Business Development Department in consultation with the Employment Department.

(3)

An applicant who participates under ORS 200.160 to 200.200 must perform at least 51 percent of the labor provided by the applicant on a public improvement or maintenance project using the applicant’s own workforce.

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Online copy of the published ORS edition

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Version history

Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.