2017-18 City of Virginia Beach Disparity Study Delceno Miles, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2017-18 City of Virginia Beach Disparity Study Delceno Miles, Principal Iris Saint, Senior Associate The Miles Agency BBC Research & Consulting delcenomiles@themilesagency.com 1999 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, Colorado 80202 Brian Kirwin, Government Relations (303) 321-2547 Kirwin Development Strategies isaint@bbcresearch.com brian@kirwinstrategies.com

PROJECT TEAM BBC Research & Consulting Denver, CO Prime Consultant The Miles Agency Kirwin Development Strategies Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach, VA Engagement Expert Program Expert Customer Research International Holland & Knight San Marcos, TX Atlanta, GA Survey Expert Legal Expert 2

DISPARITY STUDY OBJECTIVES Assess whether minority-, woman-, service- disabled veteran-owned firms (M/W/SDVs) face discrimination in City contracting • Assess any underutilization of M/W/SDV firms • Examine conditions in local marketplace • Review contract policies, program measures • Refine current program measures • Ensure legal compliance 3

BBC DISPARITY STUDY Project management Community engagement Legal analysis and framework Review of contracting Utilization analysis Availability analysis Disparity analysis Explorations of any disparities Analyses of Virginia Beach Marketplace Recommendations Reports and presentations 4

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Informational Engagement efforts efforts • Stakeholder meetings • Webpage • Telephone surveys • E-mail • In-depth interviews • Public notices • Report dissemination 5

UTILIZATION ANALYSIS Determine percentage of dollars that went to M/W/SDVs City data Contract data • Utilization Vendor data • % Survey data Lines of work • Race and gender • Veteran ownership • 6

AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS Determine percentage of dollars M/W/SDVs available for on relevant contracts City data Contract data • Vendor data • Availability % Survey data Lines of work • Contractor role • Year established • Relative capacity • Interest • Race and gender • SDV ownership • 7

DISPARITY ANALYSIS Assess differences between participation and availability X% DISPARITY Utilization = INDEX X% Availability 8

ANALYSES OF VIRGINIA BEACH MARKETPLACE • Human capital • Financial capital • Business ownership • Business success • Historical discrimination Quantitative Anecdotal Information Information 9

PROJECT TIMELINE Draft report Data collection Project Stakeholder Draft and analyses Final meetings Initiation results report Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Month 10

QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS AND TESTIMONY Verbal or written testimony related to experiences in the local marketplace VBdisparitystudy@bbcresearch.com • Race-, gender-, or SDV-based discrimination • Barriers to success • Payment issues • Private or public sector work • Prime contractor or subcontractor work • Working with the City 12