STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: September 23, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Business Diversity
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) amendments to the Business Inclusion and Development Plan; and (2) renaming the Business Inclusion and Development Plan to the Business Inclusion and Development Policy - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
The City Council established the initial Good Faith Effort (GFE) Plan in 1984. In 2004, after conducting an Availability and Disparity (A&D) Study, the City Council authorized renewal and adoption of the GFE Plan.
On August 20, 2008, City Council was briefed on the GFE Plan and made the following recommended amendments to the plan:
* change name from GFE Plan to the Business Inclusion and Development (BID) Plan to reflect both inclusion and developing Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) firms
* grant evaluation points to encourage meaningful inclusion of M/WBE firms in response to the evaluation of proposals including best value bids estimated to be in excess of $250,000.00
* encourage bidders and proposers on City projects to create Joint Ventures, when feasible, to increase capacity and build stronger and larger M/WBE firms in the market
BID Plan will continue the Council mandated goal-based policy requiring awardees of City contracts to comply with the provisions of the BID Plan to utilize M/WBE firms for sub-contracting opportunities. The BID Plan is applicable to all contracts for the purchase of goods or services over $50,000.00 with special emphasis on those contracts with first tier sub-contracting opportunities.
On August 22, 2008, City Council authorized (1) amendments to the GFE Plan; and (2) renaming the GFE Plan to the BID Plan.
On September 26, 2018, the City commissioned an A&D Study to determine if...
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