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Port reports $73.4M to LBEs last fiscal year; OEWD updates local-hire implementation
Summary
Deputy Director Elaine Forbes reported $73.4 million in contract spending to LBEs and year-end LBE subcontractor payments of $12.9 million (18% LBE participation, slightly below the port's 20% goal). OEWD described the mandatory local-hire ordinance (Admin Code 6.22) and CityBuild training pipeline, and said active port projects are meeting or on track to meet local-hire requirements using off-ramps and apprentice sponsorships where needed.
Port staff presented the fiscal-year contracting report and the city's local-hire program update.
Deputy Director Elaine Forbes said Port contracting for FY2012-13 directed $73.4 million to city-certified LBEs and $12.9 million to LBE subcontractors, yielding 18% LBE participation for the year-end snapshot (2% below the Port Commission's 20% policy goal). She said micro-LBE…
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