MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday – March 2, 2021 The MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee convened in a Regular meeting on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 via videoconference. CALL TO ORDER Committee Chair, Eliza May calls meeting to order at 5:32pm. BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Eliza May (Chair), Reginald World (Vice-Chair), Lena Banks, Daniel Berner, Usha Boddapu, Barbra Boeta, Tina Cannon, Schiller Liao, Ahmed Moledina CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes for the regular meeting of February 2, 2020 were considered for approval. The minutes were approved on a motion by Committee Member, Schiller Liao and seconded by Committee Member, Ahmed Moledina. Minutes approved on an 8-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS For discussion and possible action on recommendations to City Council (City Code § 2-1-163(B)) regarding the following: a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding information on the City’s MBE/WBE participation and usage; and the use of a Personal Net Worth (PNW) and the Economic Disadvantage definition in the MBE/WBE Procurement Program. • Frank Fuentes and Salvador Chavarria of the US Hispanic Contractors Association (USHCA) and Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce both presented on this item. o One of their key goals is to increase minority participation of their members. Have been working on this goal for about two years. They represent over 1800 businesses in Austin ranging from construction firms, IT firms, professional firms, and commodity firms. o Reviewed Austin’s certification process compared to the other four municipalities. Austin is the only city that does not accept certificates from other regional organizations. Many of our members have their regional MBEs and state HUBs but no COA MBE. Page 1 of 10 o Austin imposes a personal net worth (PNW) limit for any owners of any business that have MBE/WBE certification. o The payment process on contracts, lack of reciprocity with certification, and firm size limits have considerably decreased the pool of MBE/WBE firms. o Our recommendations are as follows: Eliminate Personal Net Worth cap and support immediate State HUB reciprocity for City projects while firms recertify. Expand pool of MBE/WBE firms prior to the new Disparity Study, then revise the program once the Disparity Study is completed. Request City Council to drive accountability to increase MBE/WBE/SBE participation as part of the COVID-19 economic recovery plan. Create quarterly reports and present …
Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Tuesday, January 5, 2021 MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee to be held Tuesday, January 5, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Monday, January 4, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the January 5th MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-9108 or nakia.james@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, a telephone number, and email address. • Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to nakia.james@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Reunión del MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee FECHA de la reunion (January 5, 2021) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (Monday, January 4, 2021 by noon antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. la junta en Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de (512) 974-9108 or nakia.james@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si …
PURPOSE • Provide information about the City of Austin’s ACDBE Program • Provide information of the ACDBE Program requirements • Provide ACDBE Goals and Methodology • Get input regarding the ACDBE Program Program administered by the Small & Minority Business Resource Department Edward Campos Interim Director/ ACDBE/DBE Liaison Officer Tamela Saldana Compliance Officer/ ACDBE/DBE Program Designee Jolene Cochran Program Compliance Coordinator/ ACDBE/DBE Program Designee STAKEHOLDERS • Minority contractor and concessionaire groups • Women contractor and concessionaire groups • General contractor and concessionaire groups • Community organizations • Trade Associations • Service Providers City of Austin ACDBE Program ACDBE Program Overview The U.S. Department of Transportation's Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) program through the Department of Aviation provides a vehicle for increasing the participation of women and minorities in state and local procurement. Federal Regulations require Departments of Aviation that receive USDOT financial assistance to establish a ACDBE Program and goals for the participation of ACDBE’s. Departments of Aviation are required to establish annual ACDBE goals and review contracts throughout the year to establish project-specific ACDBE subcontracting goals. ACDBE Program Participants All Large Hub, Medium Hub or General Aviation Airports with commercial service • • • • Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW) • George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Dallas Love Field (DAL) • Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) • William P. Hobby (HOU) San Antonio International Airport (SAN) All other primary airports in Texas What is a Concession A business, located on an airport that is engaged in the sale of consumer goods or services to the public under an agreement with the recipient, another concessionaire, or the owner or lessee of a terminal, if other than the recipient. A business conducting one or more of the following covered activities, even if it does not maintain an office, store, or other business location on an airport, as long as the activities take place on the airport: • Management contracts and subcontracts • Web-based or other electronic business in a terminal or of which passengers can access at the terminal • Advertising business that provides advertising displays or messages to the public on the airport • A business that provides goods and services to concessionaires. City of Austin Aviation Department Program Areas • Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) • Concessions, Parking Management, Advertising, Vending, Marketing, Car Rental, etc. • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) • Projects with federal grant funding • Minority-Owned & …
# 1 Solicitation No CLMC804 Prime Subs 2 CLMC803 Prime Subs 3 CLMB333 Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime Prime Subs 4 CLMP296 5 CLMC800 Prime Subs 6 CLMA038 Prime Subs San Antonio St. Chilled Water Distribution Extension (MH) Santa Clara Construction, Ltd. (MB) Earthco Landscape Construction, LLC (MA) Benqwest, LLC (FW) Compliance Resources, Inc. (FW) S&R Investments, Inc. Non-M/WBE Subs Total St. Elmo Cheatham Building Renovations Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC (MB) Ceda-Tex Svcs, Inc. (MH) Mario L. Carlin Management, LLC (FW) NEIHI Glass, Inc. Non-M/WBE Subs Total 2020 Job Order Contract (JOC) Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC Jamail & Smith Construction, LP Warden Construction Corporation Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Alpha Building Corporation Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. (MH) Veliz Company, LLC Basic IDIQ, Inc. Urban Trails Plan and Sidewalk/ADA Transition Update Toole Design Group, LLC (MB) Reach Out Austin! (MB) A Drone's Eye View, LLC (MH) Altura Solutions, LP (MH) Cultural Strategies, Inc. (MA) Asakura Robinson Company, LLC (FW) MWM Design Group, Inc. Transportation Safety and Mobility Improvements IDIQ (MH) Muniz Concrete & Contracting, Inc. (MB) Robert E Ashford (MB) Avery's Lawn Care & Landscaping, LLC (MH) Pena's Traffic Services, LLC (MA) Benqwest, LLC (FH) Austin Constructors, LLC Non-M/WBE Subs Total Mueller Energy Center Chiller Capacity Addition Stellar Energy Americas, Inc. (MB) HVJ Associates, Inc. (MH) Garza EMC, LLC (MH) Casabella Architects (MA) Aptus Engineering, LLC (MA) Encotech Engineering Consultants, Inc. (FA) KWH Engineering, LLC (FW) Studio Balcones, LLC (FW) MWM Design Group, Inc. (FW) Dickensheets Design Associates, LLC (FW) Baer Engineering & Environmental Consulting, Inc. (FW) Balcones Geotechnical, LLC Non-M/WBE Subs Total Goal Information SG MG No Goals Compliant Compliant Compliant Compliant Compliant Compliant Compliant Compliant SG MG SG MG SG MG SG GFE SG MG SG MG Cost Estimate Award Amount Prime MBE AA H A/NA WBE DBE SMBR Liaison Project Manager Dept Goals Met Type John W. Smith Richard Duane Austin Energy Yes Construction Item 3b1 Council Date 10/1/2020 FY21 Council Awards Report October 2020 MBE/ WBE $6,000,000 $4,322,891 75.88 10.81 2.70 2.73 2.73 0.34 0.36 0.36 SG GFE $1,200,000 $1,247,733 27.58 2.47 7.43 7.43 3.24 2.91 2.91 1.51 0.00 1.88 6.72 John W. Smith Andrew Clements Public Works 10/1/2020 No Construction $2,178,568 John Smith Kevin Benson Contracting 10/1/2020 Yes Construction Capital $1,000,000 51.30 9.00 11.00 4.90 20.00 15.80 15.80 Rachelle Delouis Craig McColloch Public Works 10/1/2020 Yes Professional $2,000,000 $2,500,000 UNK Laura Moreno …
Request for Change Report - November 2020 Qty Reviewer DateAssigned Contract Amount Prime Contractor Project Description Subcontractor Certified Y/N Scope of Work Managing Department Project Manager Required? Action Date Notes Solicitation Number Add/Delete/ Contract Change/ Substitution- A(Add) or D(Delete) Contract Change Increase/ Like-Kind Decrease/Scope Substitution Like-Kind Availability Subcontract Amount or Percentage GFE Y/N RFC Approved Y/N Violation Letter Total No. of Issued this Month Y/N Firm's Violation(s) Total # RFCs KK KK JWS JWS 11/23/2020 11/23/2020 11/23/2020 11/23/2020 $66,068 $66,068 No Contract in eCAPRIS $750,528 CLMP290 HVJ Associates, Inc. CLMP290 HVJ Associates, Inc. CLMC781 Smith Contracting, Co., Inc. CLMC741 Facilities Rehabilitation, Inc. Contract Change MWM Design Group, Inc. Contract Change Thompson-Hamilton Engineering Llc/Atlas Design Services Add Add Alpha Ready Mix, LLC Penhall Company $0.00 Civil engineering $0.00 Civil engineering $1.00 Ready-mix concrete $0.00 Services not otherwise classified: Concrete cutting and sawing PW PW AWU AWU Octaviano Garza Octaviano Garza Colleen Kirk Michael Russ RD 11/20/2020 $46,829,811 GAL0022 MasTec North American, Inc. Substitution - Delete McKinney Drilling Services ($427,472.00) Pier drilling work AE Amelie Gonzalez 12/11/2020 Name change only 5a RD 11/20/2020 $46,829,811 GAL0022 MasTec North American, Inc. Substitution - Add Keller North America, Inc. $427,472.00 Pier drilling work AE Amelie Gonzalez 12/11/2020 Name change only 11/19/2020 $12,521,474 CLMA025 Southwest Corporation Contract Change Austin Roofing and Siding, Inc. Increase $2,045.66 Roofing Increasing an existing scope of work 11/18/2020 $61,496,414 CLMB329 JE Dunn Construction Jewel's Commercial Cleaning, LLC $40,709.00 Cleaning services 11/18/2020 $874,809 CLMB331 Gadberry Construction Company, Inc. $161,750.00 Fire supression; Fire alarm PARD Ellen Colfax 11/18/2020 $874,809 CLMB331 Gadberry Construction Company, Inc. 11/18/2020 $1,968,059 CLMP157 KSA Engineers, Inc. D R Kidd Co, Inc. Johnson Controls, Inc Adisa Public Relations Wiss, Janney Elstner, Associates, Inc. $27,203.23 Caps, tin, roofing (for roofing repair); Flashing, eave strips, gravel guards, ridge rolls; Roofing, gutters, and downspouts maintenance and Repair process $0.00 $0.00 Multiple flooring codes: Adheive floor installation; Vinyl; Cement patching; Base, cove, resilient; Carpets and rugs; Floor covering, etc. Comm & media related svcs; Comm; Pub relations consulting; Event planning svcs; Graphic design svcs for printing ABIA/PW Scott Hilton 11/23/2020 11/23/2020 $22,879,103 CLMC643A PLW Waterworks, LLC $2,200.00 Testing services Erik Kunkel 11/24/2020 Existing scope of work 11/16/2020 $6,285,774 CLMB328 Hensel Phelps Construction, Co Gomez Floor Covering, Inc. Riley Triggs 12/2/2020 11/16/2020 $6,285,773 CLMB328 Hensel Phelps Construction Centex Personnel Services, LLC $0.00 Laborers (common labor) , personnel, temporary 11/13/2020 $3,144,000 CLMC747 Gadberry Construction Company, Inc. …
MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday - January 5, 2021 The MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee convened in a regular meeting on Thursday, November 5, 2020 via videoconference at 5:39 pm. Board Members in Attendance: Eliza May, Lena Banks, Daniel Berner, Usha Boddapu, Barbra Boeta, Schiller Liao, Ahmed Moledina CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes for the regular meeting of October 6, 2020 were considered for approval. The minutes were approved on a motion by Committee Member Schiller Liao and seconded by Committee Member Barbara Boeta. Minutes approved on an 7-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS For discussion and possible action on recommendations to City Council (City Code § 2-1-163(B)) regarding the following: a. Director’s Updates and Announcements with discussion and possible action • Edward Campos, SMBR Interim Director gave the update. o Moved the Contractor’s and Consultant’s Appreciation virtual event to December 9th. b. Discussion and appropriate action regarding the 2016 Mobility Bond and Corridor Improvements Program • Susan Daniels, Deputy Director of the Corridor Program Office gave a presentation (posted on the Advisory Committee website) focused on the Corridor Mobility portion of the program. o There are three different areas within our regional mobility program, which is dedicated to primarily TxDOT partnership projects and a couple of local ones. We have local mobility programs, which are our sidewalks, bikeways, urban trails, Safe Routes to School and others, and then the Corridor Mobility Program all totaling $720 million. There are over 300 projects. o Nine different corridors eligible for construction funding. These 50 miles of roadway in Austin reaches many of the people who are using our roadway network throughout the days/week, therefore the focus is improving these 50 miles. A very large project out is out to bid right now. 2021 will be a big year for the Corridor Program. About 25 projects are scheduled to move through the design process over this next year. There are about 10 different projects completed as well as some that are in process right now. Spent $58 million thus far. o o We have continued stakeholder input and engagement with business owners, property owners, Page 1 of 8 and the general community, ensuring that we are doing the right improvements. Ensuring that the public understands upcoming work that will be done and any potential impact …
Versión en español a continuación. Special Meeting of the MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Thursday, November 5, 2020 MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee to be held Thursday, November 5, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Wednesday, November 4, 2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the November 5th MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-9108 or nakia.james@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, a telephone number, and email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to nakia.james@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Reunión del MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee FECHA de la reunion (November 5, 2020) la junta en La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (Wednesday, November 4, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de (512) 974-9108 or nakia.james@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, …
MBE/WBE & Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee 2021 REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE Meeting Time 5:30 p.m. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, January 5, 2021 Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Tuesday, September 7, 2021 Tuesday, October 5, 2021 Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Goal Information Cost Estimate Award Amount Prime MBE AA H A/NA WBE DBE SMBR Liaison Project Manager Dept Goals Met Type SG MG $1,000,000 48.30 4.90 5.00 15.80 15.80 20.00 Rachelle Delouis Scott Sinn 9/3/2020 Yes Professional Council Date Parks and Recreation FY20 Council Awards Report September 2020 MBE/ WBE Non Sub $3,000,000 $1,339,000 41.78 Amy Amaya Annette Guerra Austin Energy 9/17/2020 Yes Construction 3 CLMC788A ATD - Pavement Markings Toolbox IDIQ $3,440,000 John W. Smith Tooran Khosh Transportation 9/17/2020 Yes Construction # 1 Solicitation No CLMP279 Prime Subs 2 CLMC770 Prime Subs Colony and Givens District Park Aquatic Facilities Marmon Mok, LLP (MB) S Jackson CCM Group LLC dba ICMS (MH) Jose I. Guerra, Inc. (MA) Encotech Egnineering Consultants, Inc. (FA) JQ+TSEN, LLC dba Tsen Engineering, LLC (FH) Gonzalez - De La Garza & Associates (FW) Aan Garrett-Coleman and Associates, Inc. (FW) Studio D Consulting & Design, LLC (FW) Aeparmia Engineering (FW) Gessner Engineering, LLC Non-M/WBE Subs Total Domain Chillers Demolition Project Flintco, LLC (MB) Unism Development Co., Inc. (FH) JS Electric, Inc. (FH) Ruiz-Boyter Construction & Supplies, LLC (MA) ATX Environmental Solutions, LLC (FW) Cheryl Supplies It Non-M/WBE Subs Total SEFBO Pipeline Bridge, Inc. (FH) Accurate Pavement Striping, LLC (FN) KLP Commercial, LLC (FA) HSU Equity, Inc. 4 CLMC801 Prme Subs 5 CLMA039 Prime Subs Corridor Mobility Program Traffic Signal Improvements IDIQ MasTec North America, Inc. (MB) Robert E. Ashford dba Ash-Nem Trucking (FH) The Personel Store, Inc. (MH) Pena's Traffic Services, LLC (MA) Benqwest, LLC (FW) ENCO Associates, Inc. Non-M/WBE Subs Total Mexican American Cultural Center - Phase 2 Improvements Rogers - O'Brien Construction Company, LLC (MB) Foster CM Group, Inc. (FH) Pink Consulting (MN) Square One Consultants, Inc. (FW) Studio D Consulting & Design, LLC (FW) Miller Imaging & Digital Solutions, Inc. Percent of "Met Goal" Awards for September 100.00% Percent of "Met Goal" Awards for FY20 To-Date 97.69% SG MG SG MG SG MG SG MG $6,934,885 98.25 $10,000,000 UNK $6,694,688 $5,341,070 84.52 1.90 1.90 1.90 9.00 9.00 9.00 5.00 2.47 4.11 4.11 2.33 7.17 2.84 4.33 0.32 0.75 0.75 6.00 1.00 4.00 1.80 1.00 2.00 0.15 0.37 0.37 1.37 1.37 1.37 2.63 3.09 3.09 4.54 4.54 2.27 2.27 3.90 4.06 6.23 0.97 0.97 2.15 2.15 0.97 2.15 1.19 4.06 4.03 4.27 4.06 1.70 0.40 1.75 1.75 0.59 0.58 0.58 20.00 45.82 45.82 UNK UNK Rachelle Delouis Chiang Lee Transportation 9/17/2020 Yes Construction Veronica Hawkins …
CORRIDOR MOBILITY PROGRAM MBE/WBE OUTREACH PLAN MBE/WBE ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 5, 2020 EDWARD CAMPOS, INTERIM DIRECTOR – SMALL & MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCES CLOTEAL DAVIS HAYNES – HEW – CORRIDOR PROGRAM CONSULTANT Corridors MBE/WBE Plan Objectives Status November 2017 Update Stakeholders SMBR and the Corridor Team will continue to update Stakeholders on the Corridors Program and Implementation of the MBE/WBE Plan. Stakeholder Annual Update Meetings to Date: 1. 11/06/2017 2. 12/14/2018 3. 11/15/2019 4. 12/11/2020 (Next Update) - - Construction Phase Virtual Outreach (June 23, 2020) Corridor Bid Alerts For Each Corridor Solicitation Follow-Up Phone Calls to Availability List SMBR and the Corridor Team will continue to attend stakeholder events that conform to City of Austin COVID 19 procedures. • • • • Notification of Opportunities Attend Stakeholder sponsored events and Partner with them to conduct outreach to their members • • • • Pilot Program for SMBR to conduct GFE Notifications GFE Pilot implementation in progress. Corridors MBE/WBE Plan Objectives Status November 2017 • • • • • • Conduct outreach to firms that are not City-Certified but are certified by other entities, e.g., State of Texas HUBs SMBR continues to invite HUB certified firms to all City certification workshops.. As of today 12 HUB certified firms have been certified as new COA MBE/WBE firms. Certification outreach through social media and ATXN (City Cable Station) SMBR continues to utilize Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and ATXN to inform the community about its programs including the MBE/WBE certification process. Share list of construction scopes and commodity codes required for the Corridor program with those seeking certification Typical Scopes of Work & Commodity Codes shared at Certification Workshops Corridors MBE/WBE Plan Objectives Status November 2017 • • • o o Amend MBE/WBE Ordinance to: Eliminate annual updates Extend the period for renewal from 3 to 4 years Renew Certification for firms with Corridor Program scopes within 10 Business Days of receipt of all required documentation Certify firms with Corridor Program scopes within 30 Business Days of receipt of all required documentation Ordinance Amendment approved by Council December 13, 2018. Rapid Renewal/Rapid Certification launched in 2018 continues to be successful. Rapid Certification launched in 2018. continues to be successful. • Corridors MBE/WBE Plan Progress November 2017 Status Develop a Corridor Program Contractor Preparation Course Corridor preparation course was held September 11-October 9, 2019 that included free OSHA 10/30 Certification Training …
MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, November 5th, 2020 The MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday October 6, 2020 via videoconference at 5:39 pm. Board Members in Attendance: Eliza May, Reginald Worlds, Lena Banks, Daniel Berner, Usha Boddapu, Barbra Boeta, Schiller Liao, Ahmed Moledina 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes for the regular meeting of September 9, 2020 were considered for approval. The minutes were approved on a motion by Committee Member Schiller Liao and seconded by Committee Member Reginald Worlds. Minutes approved on an 8-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS For discussion and possible action on recommendations to City Council (City Code § 2-1-163(B)) regarding the following: a. Director’s Updates and Announcements with discussion and possible action: • Edward Campos, Interim Director provides update. • SMBR will be holding our annual Contractor and Consultant Appreciation Day in November virtually. The Committee should be receiving a save-the-date soon. b. Discussion and appropriate action regarding the 2016 Mobility Bond and Corridor Improvements Program: • Error on the agenda so any discussion on the 2016 Mobility Bond and Corridor Improvements will be moved to the November meeting. 3. OLD BUSINESS For discussion and possible action on recommendations to City Council (City Code § 2-1-163(B)) regarding the following: a. Item withdrawn due to numbering error 4. OLD BUSINESS For discussion and possible action on recommendations to City Council (City Code § 2-1-163(B)) regarding the following: a. Update from SMBR regarding the Good Faith Effort Pilot Program Page 1 of 8 • Edward Campos, Interim Director provides update on the GFE Pilot Program. • The meeting minutes reflect that an overview of the GFE pilot program was completed and that the outcome of the test pilot program was successful. SMBR will be moving forward with the invitation for Bid projects out of the Corridor Program Office. • Discussed the four projects that were included in the pilot program and the MBE/WBE participation. • The MBE/WBE participation to date information on the four projects which included the pilot project topic will be brought before the Committee on a quarterly basis. The reason is that due to the number of projects, only those four projects can be monitored on a quarterly basis. Additional or more frequent discussions about to this particular program can be provided at the Committee’s request. Specifically related …
