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Topeka staff recommends holding 40% MWDBE utilization goal after 2024 gains
Summary
City procurement staff recommended keeping the Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (MWDBE) goal at 40% for 2025 after reporting a 43% year-end utilization figure for 2024 and proposing outreach and education steps to boost participation and contracting.
City procurement manager Luis Matos briefed the Topeka Governing Body on Jan. 14 on the recommended 2025 Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (MWDBE) utilization goal and the city’s vendor outreach plans.
Matos said the program review committee — established under the Topeka Municipal Code and chaired by procurement staff — recommends maintaining a 40% utilization goal for 2025. He told council staff had tracked 174 bids in 2024, with diverse vendors…
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