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County consultant recommends shifting MWBE program toward broader SBE certification and stronger compliance
Summary
A consultant review of Liberty County's MWBE policy recommended moving to a broader small-business enterprise (SBE) approach, improving certification and tracking, expanding training/mentoring, and strengthening compliance monitoring.
Delisa Cliff, the county's MWBE consultant, gave a program review and recommended a series of operational changes and policy shifts aimed at increasing participation by locally based small businesses.
Cliff told the board the county's MWBE policy (adopted in 2012) had two core objectives: increase participation by minority- and women-owned businesses and provide technical assistance so smaller firms can bid on county contracts. She said the current policy attaches a 13 percent subcontractor participation goal to construction projects over $100,000 but that certification requirements and access to capital have become…
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