Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.45
Liaison Benjamin Newton
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Central Community College
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 3.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1. Institution-wide sustainable procurement policies

Does the institution have written policies, guidelines, or directives that seek to support sustainable purchasing across multiple commodity categories institution-wide?:
Yes

A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
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The policies, guidelines or directives:
Vendors within the CCC taxing jurisdiction shall receive preference when competing with nonresident vendors. Preference will be given to other vendors based on their location in the following order: Vendors in the 1) CCC’s service area; 2) State of Nebraska; 3) U.S.A. In the order of preference defined above, CCC shall extend an offer to the vendor(s) to match the lowest net bid, assuming quality, value and the vendor’s history with CCC are favorable

Part 2. Life Cycle Cost Analysis 

Does the institution employ Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) when evaluating energy- and water-using products and systems?:
No

Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
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A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
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Part 3. Product-specific sustainability criteria

To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products and/or services in each category, e.g. by requiring or giving preference to multi-criteria sustainability standards, certifications and labels appropriate to the category. Broader, institution-wide policies should be reported in Part 1, above. 

Chemically intensive products and services

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating chemically intensive products and services?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
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Consumable office products

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating consumable office products?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for consumable office products:
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Furniture and furnishings

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating furniture and furnishings?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for furniture and furnishings:
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Information Technology (IT) and equipment

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating Information technology (IT) and equipment?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for Information Technology (IT) and equipment:
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Food service providers

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating food service providers?:
Yes

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food service providers:
https://dineoncampus.com/ccchastings/sustainability

See below attached Chartwells RFP document language on Article 3 line G

Garments and linens 

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating garments and linens?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
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Professional service providers

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating professional service providers?:
No

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional service providers:
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Transportation and fuels

Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating transportation and fuels?:
Yes

A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
Use of Public Transportation
The College encourages the use of public transportation whenever possible such as; shuttles, taxi, Uber, Lyft, trolley, rail and bus. Travel to and from airports, hotels, conference centers or meeting facilities can be reimbursed. Additional travel outside of conference/meeting activities will be at the traveler’s expense.

Attached travel procedure adopted by Board of Governor's and Amended by College Cabinet attached below. Page 2 references use of public transportation.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable procurement program or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
See RFP from Chartwells letter G. in the contract states that Chartwells will partner with Central CC (client's) Sustainability goals, even if it results in demonstrated change of operating costs to Chartwells.

CCC Travel Procedure attached, see page 2 for reference to use of public transportation.

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