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Read. Follow. Verify.Greensboro City Council Work Session: Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Program Update
Record date · August 21, 2018
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What This Bill Does
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.
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 It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
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.
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.
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- 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
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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.
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