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City staff report MWBE progress; council asks for workforce data and applies goals to Maplewood Park contracts
Summary
City purchasing and finance staff reviewed MWBE goals and contract participation and answered council questions about tracking, compliance and public reporting.
City purchasing and finance officials briefed council committees on Rochester’s MWBE program and participation to date, and council members requested more detailed workforce utilization metrics and project-level reporting for upcoming construction and design contracts.
The presentation, led by Timothy Howard, director of purchasing, and Kim Jones, director of finance, summarized the city’s MWBE ordinance (No. 2018-54), which sets an annual aggregate contracting goal of 30 percent for MWBE participation on city contracts over $20,000, and noted alignment with New York State Executive Law Article 15-A. The city breaks the 30 percent into goals by category (for example, 20 percent minority and 10 percent women for many…
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