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Councilmember proposes procurement resolution to collect demographic and contract-size data to boost small and minority-owned business participation
Summary
A councilmember proposed a resolution directing the Department of Purchasing and Contracting to collect disaggregated data by contract size and by race, gender and veteran status, and to develop outreach and inclusion plans and an annual report to council.
Councilmembers heard a staff briefing and discussion of a proposed resolution asking the mayor to direct the Department of Purchasing and Contracting to collect and report data on city contracting to better measure participation by small, minority-, women- and veteran-owned firms.
The draft resolution, presented by Councilmember Alex, directs the department to collect data disaggregated by contract size and by race, gender and federal veteran status, to develop an…
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