Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) County - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Minority, Women, and Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) County Committee Report 1

MWSBE Committee Recommendations 1. Joint City/County Program Benefits the participants • Possible operational efficiencies • Possible additional costs from other • recommendations Enhanced certification process • Enhanced monitoring and oversight • 2. Joint Disparity Study Expand to include an anecdotal analysis • Include related agencies • 2

MWSBE Committee Recommendations 3. Tiered Certification Program Large vs. Small • Continuing education and demonstration of • satisfactory past performance required for re-certification 4. Current $ thresholds for eligibility be addressed by the disparity study Process establish to update those thresholds • on a periodic basis 3

MWSBE Committee Recommendations 5. Allow prime contractors on construction projects to count self-performed work towards the project’s MBE participation (aspirational) targets 6. SBE Program Recommendations: Raise the set aside ceiling from $100,000 to • $250,000 Allow eligible Minority and Women Business • Enterprises to automatically be certified as SBEs Have disparity study address graduation • requirements for the SBE Program 4

MWSBE Committee Recommendations 7. Require County departments making purchases of less than $50,000 to obtain quotes from a certified MWSBE, if one is available 8. Establish a mentor-protégé program (voluntary) 9. Support the concept of a MWBE loan Program 5