MBEWBE/Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee - Jan. 9, 2024
MBEWBE/Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Regular Meeting of the MBEWBE/Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee
REGULAR MEETING of the MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Tuesday, January 9, 2023 at 5:30 pm City of Austin Permit and Development Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive - Room 1215 Austin, Texas 78752 Some members of this MBE/WBE Advisory Committee may be participating by videoconference. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES The public will be allowed to speak at the Advisory Committee meeting remotely by phone or in-person at the address listed above. To participate remotely, speakers must register in advance with the board liaison before the registration deadline. Public Communication: General The first 10 speakers will be allowed to speak on any topic that is not posted on the agenda. The Committee Chair will call upon speakers at the beginning of the meeting. A person may not speak at general communication more often than once out of every three regularly scheduled committee meetings. Public Comment on Agenda Items Members of the public may speak on any item posted to the agenda. Speakers will be called upon when this agenda item is taken up by the Committee Chair. How to Register to Speak Remotely All speakers are required to register for remote participation. Registered speakers will be allowed 3 minutes to speak by telephone only. The deadline to register is at 12:00pm on the day before the meeting. To register to speak, email the board liaison, Nakia James at nakia.james@austintexas.gov before the deadline. Once registration closes, the board liaison will send all speakers an email to confirm registration, provide instructions on speaking at the meeting, and the number to call in on the day of the meeting. How to Sign-Up to Speak In-Person Speakers that would like to address the committee in person will be allowed to sign up until 15 minutes before the start of the meeting. Speakers will be allowed 3 minutes to speak. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please contact Nakia James at (512) 974-9108 or nakia.james@austintexas.gov for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the MBE/WBE and Small Business Procurement Program Advisory Committee, contact Nakia James at (512) 974-9108 …
PROPOSED REPORTS 6.53 Edward Campos, Director CURRENT REPORTS City Council Awards Report Certification Roll Report Provides an overview of the contracts that have been approved by Council with info related to Prime and Sub MBE/WBE/DBE goal achievement. Provides a monthly count of our current MBE/WBE/DBE vendors. Request for Change (RFC) Report Provides an overview of the number of RFCs processed (approved or denied) by SMBR Compliance staff and a brief rationale. 3rd Party Report Provides an overview of all current projects and their MBE/WBE achievement to date. Report Discussion 2 PROPOSED REPORTS Annual Reports • Annual Procurement Forecast Report – NEW • Annual Aspirational MBE/WBE Project Goal Report (reports would focus on projects with MBE/WBE goals for that previous fiscal year) – NEW • MBE/WBE Goal Achievement Report by Fiscal Year (payments) - NEW Monthly Reports • Monthly Award Report – CURRENT • Certification Rolls - CURRENT Quarterly Reports • MBE/WBE Project Goal Report – NEW (wrap up on the quarter to eventually roll up to the Annual Aspirational Goal Report) • Chapter 380 Reports – CURRENT (covering NEW projects only) 3 WHY THESE PROPOSED REPORTS • • • • In line with new Disparity Study In line with new Ordinance/Rules In line with previous discussions In line with transparency values 4 DISCUSSION 5
City of Austin Small and Minority Business Resources 2023 Accomplishments Edward Campos, Director, SMBR Accomplishments Completed Initiatives • Inclusive Procurement Working Group (IPWG) Final Report – March 2023 • MBE/WBE Procurement Program Ordinance Adopted – July 2023 • Extended Minority Trade Alliance Contracts – September 2023 • MBE/WBE Administrative Rule Revision Process Finalized – November 2023 • Hosted the 18th Annual Diversity in Contracting Awards – December 2023 • New Personal Net Worth Calculation – January 2024 City of Austin | SMBR 2 Accomplishments Minority and Small Business Connection Conference • SMBR collaborated with the City’s Economic Development Department and Financial Services Department to provide small, minority, women and disadvantaged business enterprises an opportunity to network, receive training and learn about upcoming procurement opportunities. • 392 Attendees City of Austin | SMBR 3 Accomplishments University of Texas Consortium • SMBR collaborated with the University of Texas, Travis County, AISD, ACC, Capital Metro, Austin Transit Partners on a consortium to provide a Readiness Training Program to assist in developing opportunities to small, minority and women-owned businesses. • Participation to Date: Fall 2022 – 39 participants/29 certified as MBE/WBE Spring 2023 – 34 participants/18 certified as MBE/WBE Fall 2023 – 38 participants/21 certified as MBE/WBE City of Austin | SMBR 4 Accomplishments B2G Enhancements • In March 2023, SMBR launched a new feature in the Certification and Compliance System (CCS) which included enhancements, such as online submission of Contractor's/Consultant's monthly expenditure reports (formerly known as the Sub-K Report) and automated tracking of progress towards meeting MBE/WBE and DBE participation goals B2G Award • SMBR received the "Energizer Bunny" award at the B2Gnow annual DRIVE User Training B2Gnow DRIVE. The award recognizes the department's positive outlook and dedicated perseverance to successfully implement the compliance module. City of Austin | SMBR 5 Accomplishments Partnerships Supportive Services • Partnered with City departments and various agencies to advance initiatives related to City of Austin | SMBR 6 City of Austin Small and Minority Business Resources Comments SMBR@austintexas.gov City of Austin | SMBR 7
SMALL MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCES DEPARTMENT ACTIVE THIRD PARTY October 2023 PROJECT GOALS CURRENT PARTICIPATION (Goals Met to Date) MBE WBE MBE WBE Developer Project Name AA H A/NA WBE AA H A/NA WBE Contract Amount SMBR Contact Project Status % Expensed Incentive Amount Expenditures to Date Contact Name (May extend past project completion date) Sponsor Dept. Project Completion Date Consultant/ Contractor Project Type/ Phase Goal Type: C=Contract or P=Project Specific Trammel Crowe Green Water Treatment Plant Block 185 D Professional (Block 185 D) STG Design P 2.90% 9.00% 4.90% 15.80% 0.00% 0.86% 2.27% 5.94% $3,748,283.78 $3,684,768.37 Jolene Cochran EDD Design in progress 98.31% 2/1/2024 NOTE: Based on December 2023 expenditure reports. Projects are incentive based contracts approved by Council and managed by the Economic Development Department. 1:53 PM THIRD PARTY PROJECTS PAGE 1 OF 1 1/9/2024
6 CLMP356 Expert Project Manager & Technical Services for Redev of ACC Project Control of Texas, Inc. (FB) Regina V Adams / Smith And Associates LLC $30,000,000 $30,000,000 25.35 5.10 5.32 4.08 4.24 4.43 4.70 Johnathan Williams J. White 11/9/2023 Yes Professional Services Transportation & Public Works Solicitation No Cost Estimate Award Amount Prime MBE AA H A/NA WBE DBE SMBR Liaison Project Manager Department Council Date Goals Met Type Kenneth Kalu U. Bhasker Reddy Austin Energy 11/2/2023 No Construction FY2024 Council Awards Report NOVEMBER 2023 SLBP Goal Information $2,500,000 $1,945,000 $655,262 $3,360 $1,236,378 2.36 0.00 0.58 0.00 1.34 0.00 1.52 0.18 0.18 MBE/ WBE Non Sub 65.24 65.24 $760,000,000 $760,000,000 2.01 4.87 4.98 5.63 Kenneth Kalu E. Kunkel 11/2/2023 Yes Construction $18,600,798 Amy Amaya R. Triggs 11/9/2023 No Construction $2,856,057 $2,856,057 Johnathan Williams Y. Mendoza 11/9/2023 Construction Amy Amaya M. Sarmiento Capital Delivery Services 11/9/2023 Professional Services Yes Yes $850,000 $850,000 2.48 2.48 3.60 3.60 6.00 Capital Delivery Services Transportation & Public Works Austin Transportation # 1 2 4 5 CLMC1007 Prime Subs Austin Energy-SCC Roof Replacement Port Enterprises, LTD (MB) Opifex LLC Non-M/WBE Subs Total CLMA050 Walnut Creek WWTP Expansion to 100 MGD McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Prime Subs (FB) Regina V Adams / Smith And Associates LLC (FH) Cortez Consulting Services, Corp. (MA) Integrated Testing And Engineering Company Of San Antonio LP / Intec Of San Antonio (FW) V&A Consulting Engineers, Inc. Non-M/WBE Subs Total 3 CLMB341 Zilker Metro Park - Barton Springs Bathhouse Rehabilitation SpawGlass Contractors, Inc. (FH) COE Concepts (FW) Tejas Destructors LLC Non-M/WBE Subs Total CLMC992 Prime Street Lighting Construction: Slaughter Lane, Howard Lane DeNucci Constructors, LLC CLMP352 Sunken Gardens - Habitat Enhancement and Historic Wall Repair HDR Engineering, inc. Prime Subs Prime Subs Prime Subs Prime Subs Prime Subs (MB) HVJ Associates, Inc. (MH) Zamora LLC / ZWA (MA) HVJ South Central Texas - M&J, Inc. (FW) Limbacher & Godfrey, Inc. (FW) MWM Designgroup, Inc. Non-M/WBE Subs Total (MB) Snap Management Group, Inc. (MH) Aguirre Project Resources, LLC (MH) Spire Consulting Group, LLC (MA) Civilitude, LLC (MA) Encotech Engineering Consultants, Inc. (FW) Fusearch Studio / Fuse Architecture Studio (FW) MWM Designgroup, Inc. Non-M/WBE Subs Total (FW) Woolery Custom Fence Co. (MH) Environmental Safety Services, Inc. (FB) All Points Inspection Services, Inc. (FW) Aggregate Logistics LLC / Toni Castiglioni (FN) KLP Commercial, LLC / KLP Construction Supply Non-M/WBE Subs Total (MH) Austin Underground, Inc. …