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Council questions $1.2M contract increase for MWBE outreach tied to Forever Home Durham bond work
Summary
Council members pushed staff to provide more detail before approving an amendment to a contract with United Minority Contractors of NC to extend outreach, section 3 and Davis-Bacon compliance work connected to Forever Home Durham; staff and the vendor said the amendment funds compliance, outreach and contractor capacity-building.
Durham City Council members on Thursday questioned a proposed amendment to a contract with United Minority Contractors of North Carolina Inc. (UMC NC) to expand outreach, workforce and federal compliance support for Forever Home Durham bond projects and other housing work.
Reginald J. Johnson, director of the Community Development Department, and Renee Jones, the project lead for UMC NC, described the contract’s purpose as threefold: (1) outreach to minority- and women-owned (MWBE) firms; (2) assistance to general contractors and developers to create and implement workforce development and Section 3 plans; and (3) compliance monitoring for Davis-Bacon wage rules that apply to federal funds. "The contract…
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