Metro - File #: 2021-0116

• File #: 2021-0116
• Type: Motion / Motion Response
• Status: Filed
• File created: 3/9/2021
• In control: Executive Management Committee
• On agenda: 4/15/2021
• Final action: 4/15/2021
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE the response to Board Motion 51 by Directors Dupont-Walker, Hahn, Mitchell, Butts, Najarian and Solis at the January 2021 Board meeting.
• Sponsors: Executive Management Committee
• Indexes: Ara Najarian, Budgeting, Business Solution Center, Central Los Angeles subregion, Certification, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Contractors, Disadvantaged business enterprises, Disparity Study, Hilda Solis, Holly J. Mitchell, Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, James Butts, Janice Hahn, Metro Equity Platform, Motion / Motion Response, Outreach, Prime Contractor, Procurement, Professional Services, Program, Request For Proposal, Research, San Fernando Valley subregion, Small Business Enterprise, Small Business Prime Program, South Bay Cities subregion, Subcontractors, Surveys, Westside Cities subregion

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/15/2021	Construction Committee

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
APRIL 15, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: ENHANCEMENTS TO METRO'S MEDIUM-SIZE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM AND SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the response to Board Motion 51 by Directors Dupont-Walker, Hahn, Mitchell, Butts, Najarian and Solis at the January 2021 Board meeting.

Issue
ISSUE

On January 28, 2021, the Board passed Motion 51 (Directors Dupont-Walker, Hahn, Mitchell, Butts, Najarian and Solis) and requested a report back in April 2021 on strategies to create new pathways for the increase and continued access to contracting opportunities for Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) and Medium-Size Business Enterprises (MSZs) through the enhancement of Metro's MSZ and SBE Programs.

Background
BACKGROUND

Metro has identified and implemented programs to provide opportunities for Disadvantaged (DBE) and Small Business Enterprises (SBE) to participate in many of the larger construction initiatives. Prime contractors are required to submit proposals with innovative DBE Contracting Outreach and Mentoring Plans (COMP), and must also include a Mentor Prot?g? program in their proposals. Race Conscious DBE contract goals apply to federal procurements and Metro has eliminated Good Faith Efforts (GFE) provisions for all non-federally funded RFPs and IFBs. Metro has designed and implemented programs to provide opportunities specific to helping SBEs win contracts as prime contractors and established set-aside contracting opportunities for medium-size businesses (MSZs) to compete with similar size firms to addresses the gap between small and large businesses.

While Metro recognizes that its programs offer exciting opportunities for small and medium sized businesses, Metro recently sought comments from this community by launching a survey that was distributed to over 20,000 participants to obtain feedback on their experiences and provide recommendations for improvemen...