Title
Local Minority Business and Local Small Business Procurement Program
Explanation
A copy of the proposed City of Gainesville Local Minority and Local Small Business Procurement Program (MBE/SBE Program) is submitted for your information. The MBE/SBE Program is targeted towards minority businesses and small businesses that are located within the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville. The term minority as defined in the Program is "a person who is both socially and economically disadvantaged which includes, but is not limited to, individuals who have been subjected to racial, ethnic, cultural or gender-bias" A small business is defined as "an independently owned and operated business concern that employs 100 or fewer permanent full-time employees and that together with its affiliates, has a net worth of not more than $3 million"
The main objective of the MBE/SBE Program is to identify, encourage participation by, and then utilize local minority businesses and local small businesses whenever possible. The basic components include:
1. aggressive outreach through workshops, advertising, working with other public entities and with local contractors;
2. identification of local minority businesses and local small businesses, provision of information on the commodities and services purchased by the City, and assistance with understanding insurance and bonding requirements, access to public records, filling out forms, etc.;
3. review of the City's procurement efforts, including review of projects for possible division into smaller segments, review of insurance requirements for unnecessary restrictive limitations, review of bids for unnecessary restrictive specifications and input from local businesses;
4. work with general government departments who have purchasing opportunities by educating them regarding the Program, providing them with a list of qualified local minority businesses and local small businesses;
5. prepare and maintain ...
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