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Durham staff reports marked increases in minority- and women-owned contractor participation in FY2024
Summary
City staff presented an annual update on the city's Equal Opportunity for Businesses (eVOP) program showing larger certified vendor rolls and improved participation metrics for FY2024; staff also outlined an ongoing disparity study and proposed next steps.
Durham City staff told the City Council on a presentation item that participation by certified minority- and women-owned vendors rose materially in fiscal 2024 after the city cleaned and validated contractor data and added outreach and scoring incentives to solicitations.
The presentation, billed as the annual report for the city's Equal Opportunity for Businesses policy (eVOP), summarized process changes, improvements in the city's vendor database and outcomes for FY2024. Staff said their validation effort increased the number of certified vendors from about 221 to roughly 470 by June 30, 2024, and that participation rates across several construction and service categories improved versus FY2023.
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