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Greensboro City Council Work Session: Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Program Update

Original title: City Council Work Session — Minutes

August 21, 2018

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The Frame

What this does

The City is revising how it awards contracts to minority and women-owned businesses, which will change the requirements for contractors bidding on city projects and the criteria used to measure local business participation.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

These businesses are the primary focus of the program changes, which aim to increase their participation in city contracting.

City Contractors

Contractors must comply with new goal-setting requirements and monitoring processes when bidding on city projects.

Guilford County School Board

The City Attorney is consulting with the board to learn from their existing good faith effort program.

What changed

Last recorded activity August 21, 2018.

What's next

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Summary

The Greensboro City Council met to review a regarding the city's Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise () program. The session focused on refining goal-setting processes, improving contractor compliance, and integrating new software to better track and support local diverse businesses.

Key Facts

The City is working on a final draft of the M/WBE Disparity Study recommendations, expected within 30 days.
The City plans to adopt a small business plan contingent on authorization from the state General Assembly.
The City is transitioning to B2Gnow software to track vendor information and contract monitoring.
The City is evaluating the integration of the Lawson system with the new B2Gnow software.
The City is considering implementing a local preference incentive for M/WBE firms.
The City is reviewing the 'fifty point system' and 'good faith effort' requirements for contractors negotiating with sub-contractors.
The City is exploring the expansion of the relevant market place for M/WBE participation beyond the current ten-county region.
The City Attorney will consult with the Guilford County School Board regarding their good faith effort program.
The City is considering increasing resources for outreach and field monitoring of M/WBE compliance.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the M/WBE Disparity Study?

It is a study commissioned by the City to analyze the participation of minority and women-owned businesses in city contracts and to provide recommendations for improving equity and access.

How does this affect local contractors?

Contractors bidding on city projects may face new requirements regarding 's' to hire sub-contractors and may be subject to stricter monitoring of their compliance with goals.

Will the city change which counties are included in the program?

The Council discussed expanding the current ten-county region to a twenty-four-county region, but no final decision was made; the consultants suggested focusing on local preference instead.

Why It Matters

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Shift toward data-driven compliance

The city is moving away from manual tracking toward integrated software (B2Gnow) and field auditing to ensure contractor compliance.

City of Greensboro

Connected Entities

organizationGriffin & Strong, P.C.“Consulting firm conducting the M/WBE Disparity Study”Map →

personBarbara Harris“Assistant City Manager”Map →

personTom Carruthers“City Attorney”Map →

personNancy Vaughan“Mayor of Greensboro”Map →

Sources

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