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Committee advances ordinance to let state-certified MWBEs automatically qualify for King County contracting program
Summary
The committee voted 4-0 to forward an ordinance that would allow State of Washington-certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises to automatically qualify as small contractors and suppliers under King County's contracting opportunities program, removing a mandatory training requirement identified by a disparity study.
The Government Accountability and Oversight Committee on Feb. 10 voted to forward to the full council an ordinance that would amend county code so businesses certified by the State of Washington as minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) automatically qualify as small contractors and suppliers under King County's contracting opportunities program.
The change was presented by Brandy Parabello of Council Central staff, who said the measure implements an executive order from King County Executive Dow Constantine and responds to a disparity study that found state-certified MWBEs are experienced and…
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