(a) The contractor demonstrates that the contractor and its subcontractors made good faith efforts to achieve the workforce participation goal on the state contract, and that insufficient minority group members or women were available in the construction trades, professions, and occupations required to perform the work of the state contract; or
(b) The contractor contractually required each of its subcontractors to make a good faith effort to achieve the maximum feasible participation of minority group members and women in the performance of the subcontracted work, periodically monitored such subcontractors' deployment of minority group members and women in the performance of the subcontracted work, provided notice to such subcontractors of any deficiencies in their deployment of minority group members and women in the performance of such subcontracted work, and could not achieve the workforce participation goal for one or more construction trades, professions, or occupations without the good faith efforts of such subcontractors. * NB Effective January 11, 2020 * NB Repealed December 31, 2024