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Section 3 Self-Certification Instructions
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Section 3 Definitions
Section 3 Residents
Definition of a Section 3 Resident: • A public housing resident; • Low-Income persons with incomes that do not exceed 80% of the median income for the
area (Chicago Metropolitan Area); • Very Low- Income persons with incomes that do not exceed 50% of the median income for
the area (Chicago Metropolitan Area) HUD Link for Income Guidelines: http://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/il/il13/index_il2013.html
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Section 3 Business Concern
24 CFR 135.5
Definition of a Section 3 Business concern is a business concern under HUD Regulations: 1) 51 percent or more owned by section 3 residents; or
2) Whose permanent, full-time employees include persons, at least 30 percent of whom are currently section 3 residents, or within three years of the date of first employment with the business concern were section 3 residents; or
3) That provides evidence of a commitment to subcontract in excess of 25 percent of the dollar award of all subcontracts to be awarded to business concerns that meet the qualifications set forth in paragraphs (1) or (2) in this definition of “section 3 business concern.”
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Section 3 Business Concern Self-Certification
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Step One: Visit https://cha.diversitycompliance.com and click on the link “Register as a Self-Certified Section 3 Business Concern”
You can also search CHA’s registry from this main page!
Section 3 Business Concern Self-Certification
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Step Two: At the bottom of the next page, select which type of registration you need to move forward with. What option is right for you? Option 1 is for those businesses who have never logged into B2Gnow for a self-certification and who have never been a subcontractor assigned to a CHA project in B2Gnow Option 2 is for those businesses who have registered in B2Gnow in the past and know their username and password Option 3 is for those businesses who have registered in B2Gnow in the past and forget your username and password
Section 3 Business Concern Self-Certification
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Section 3 Business Concern Self-Certification
Step Three: Complete all of the business information on this page and click “Next” to continue…
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Section 3 Business Concern Self-Certification
Step Four: You can have two things happen at this point in the process… You may get a message that reads “Warning” if some of the information you provided is similar or the same as another vendor • If it is similar, compare the
details and proceed if you feel it is okay
• If it is duplicate information, such as a tax ID number, you should contact B2Gnow for assistance
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Section 3 Business Concern Self-Certification
If no warning notifications pop up, you should check the box to “create an account in this system” and click “next”
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Step Five: Business Details • You are required to enter
information for all fields with a red asterisks next to it (*)
• Business Information will
be the portion of the self-certification where you select how you qualify as a Section 3 Business Concern (check all that apply)
• Signature will be your
electronic signature for this self-certification
• Once this is all completed, click “Next”
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Section 3 Business Concern Self-Certification
FINAL STEP
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Section 3 Business Concern Self-Certification *HELPFUL TIPS*
• Once your self-certification is completed, you will be required to update your profile annually
• Self-certification does not guarantee a contract, but it does make your business
information accessible to the public and all vendors will be referred to the registry as a source for locating Section 3 Business Concerns for contracting opportunities
• Stay active and attend Pre-Bid Meetings and Pre-Proposal Meetings • You should still register in BuySpeed, in order to download solicitations and
stay up-to-date on new projects
