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Automated red-light enforcement contract passes after vendor details outreach and DBE participation questions
Summary
The commission approved a red-light enforcement plan presented by VeriMobility (prime) and contractors who described outreach to DBE vendors; commissioners pressed the prime on why many MBEs were outside Pittsburgh and asked for documentation of outreach and reasons for non‑qualification.
The Equal Opportunity Review Commission approved the automated red‑light enforcement plan after staff and the prime described outreach to minority‑ and women‑owned businesses (MBE/WBE) and a local nonprofit intermediary.
During discussion commissioners asked whether the prime had identified Pittsburgh‑based MBEs and why several identified MBEs either did not respond or did not qualify. Wayne Jenkins (introduced on the record as representing the prime team) said the prime was not itself a DBE but had partnered with multiple DBE and minority vendors and a local…
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