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Affirmative action office details workshops, MWBE results and seeks council help on contract goals
Summary
The city's affirmative action office described outreach and training for minority- and women-owned businesses, presented contract participation data from 2024, and asked the council to help increase MWBE participation and to consider policy changes including raising small-purchase thresholds.
Schenectady’s Office of Affirmative Action updated council members on training, certification and contracting efforts aimed at increasing participation by minority- and women-owned businesses.
Affirmative action staff told councilors they have partnered with SUNY Schenectady, the Small Business Development Center, the SBA and other agencies to run workshops on bidding, bonding and certification. The office described a mix of recruitment, technical-assistance and mentoring efforts intended to increase capacity among small firms so they can bid competitively on municipal contracts.
The report included a breakdown of 2024 contract awards and the share received by MWBE firms. Staff said the city’s MWBE participation percentages lag the…
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