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Contracting Diversity News

We established this diversity-in-contracting focus journal in 2005 to help the DBE, M/WBE, DVBE, and small business community stay informed about pertinent public procurement news and events.


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CA

The State of California spent $349 million - or 4.3 percent of all state contracting dollars - with disabled veteran businesses (DVBEs) last year, according to the Consolidated Annual Report recently published by the Depar...


Published Jan 19, 2017

MN

The public is invited to submit comments regarding the City of Red Wing's disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) utilization goal for federally-funded airport improvement projects in Fiscal Years 2017, 2018, and 201...


Published Jan 16, 2017




IL

This week, trustees at the University of Illinois are scheduled to review a proposal that would increase the institution's minority and women business (MWBE) contracting goals and create a veteran business enterprise prog...


Published Jan 16, 2017

NY

Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown signed a series of executive orders intended to increase the amount of business the city does with minority and women-owned companies (MBEs / WBEs).Through these...


Published Jan 12, 2017



RI

In an effort to get more minority, women, and disabled-person owned businesses (MBEs / WBEs) involved in government contracting, Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced last week that the state will aim to sp...


Published Jan 11, 2017

WA

Applications for inclusion in the Small Works Roster will be accepted from licensed and bonded contractors for the types of work listed on our website. You may register your company at http://www.ebidexchange.com/clarkpud/...


Published Jan 05, 2017

WA

Clark Public Utilities of Clark County, Washington, has established vendor lists for supplying materials, equipment and supplies under RCW 54.04.082 and 39.04.190 which allows the Utility to publish notice of the existence...


Published Jan 05, 2017



TN

Shelby County will be getting a minority and women-owned business enterprise (MWBE) program.In an 11-2 vote, the Shelby County Commission approved a measure that will require the County and companies looki...


Published Dec 29, 2016

CA

Express Lane Builders, a Joint Venture, requests bids bids/proposals from certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms for the following scopes of work on the I-15 Express Lane Design/Build project.S...


Published Dec 22, 2016

MN

According to figures released last week by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) are doing more business with the department, but still not at the levels expected....


Published Dec 13, 2016



TN

Shelby County officials are due to vote on ordinances relevant to small businesses and minority and women-owned businesses on December 14th.The relevant measures, proposed by the Shelby County Commission, invol...


Published Dec 08, 2016

CA

Lemanski & Rockwell Architects is requesting qualifications from DVBEs interested in participating as potential subconsultants in the following services areas within the San Francisco Bay Area for public school design ...


Published Dec 06, 2016

CA

Hamilton + Aitken Architects is requesting qualifications from DVBEs interested in participating as potential subconsultants in the following services areas within the San Francisco Bay Area for public school design and co...


Published Nov 22, 2016

Nat'l

A federal court ruled on the legality of the federal disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program last week.In its decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found that the DBE program is na...


Published Nov 18, 2016

MO

The City Council of Columbia unanimously approved a policy resolution last week directed at encouraging minority and women-owned business (M/WBE) participation in city contracting.The plan recommends that the c...


Published Nov 15, 2016