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Commission adopts updates to equal-business-opportunity policies, launches three‑year bid‑discount pilot
Summary
The commission approved amendments to EBO policies and a three‑year pilot to raise construction bid discounts for eligible MLBE participation, while adding certification and eligibility updates.
The Grand Rapids City Commission on Oct. 21 voted to amend its equal-business-opportunity (EBO) policies and related administrative rules to expand eligibility, align certification language, and pilot higher bid discounts designed to increase use of certified micro-local, minority and women‑owned businesses (MLBEs).
Staff presented a package of amendments that touches three linked documents: the commission policies for construction (600‑12) and goods and services (600‑15), and the city‑manager administrative policy for MLBE certification (O4‑O1). Key changes the commission approved include:
- Updating MLBE eligibility language to match O4‑O1 and increasing the personal net‑worth limit to an inflation‑adjusted $375,000 (from an earlier 2007…
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