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Auditor: Nearly half of county procurement dollars have flowed to local and MWBE contractors

Alameda County Board of Supervisors – Procurement and Contracting Committee · November 17, 2025
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Summary

Auditor-Controller-Recorder Melissa Wilk reported that, for payments up to $500,000 in the analyzed period, roughly 60% of dollars went to local contractors and that MWBE/SLBE firms received a substantial share; staff said the full report and quarterly charts are online and can be summarized into five-year trend visuals on request.

Auditor-Controller-Recorder Melissa Wilk told the Procurement & Contracting Committee that Alameda County’s procurement payments through June 30, 2025 show strong participation by local and MWBE/SLEB contractors.

Wilk said payments up to $500,000 from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2025 totaled about $2.36 billion, with roughly $1.38 billion (about 60%) going to local contractors; payments across all dollar ranges in the same period totaled about $5.3 billion, with about $2.8 billion (roughly 53%) to local contractors. Wilk also reported $1.15 billion in payments to minority- and women-owned and small local emerging businesses in the up-to-$500,000 category (about 48% of that sub‑total) and provided category breakdowns (construction, architecture/engineering, professional services, goods and services).

Committee members asked for more accessible visuals and trend charts focused on the most recent five years; Wilk said staff already include five-year charts in appendices and can prepare simplified trend visuals by fiscal category on request.

Wilk also updated the committee on the East Bay Interagency Alliance outreach and said the alliance has resumed events and plans further outreach at county locations, with prior events drawing roughly 100 attendees each.

Next steps: Auditor’s office will publish the September 30 quarterly report online and staff agreed to provide trend charts and tailored summaries for committee review ahead of the next meeting.

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