Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JUNE 17, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: NEW ENHANCEMENTS TO METRO'S MEDIUM-SIZE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM AND SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE:
A. New Medium Size Business Program Enhancements;
B. Increase of Small Business Prime limits for competitively negotiated procurements;
C. Community Level Contracting Program Concept; and
D. Pursuit of Letters of Agreement with the County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Community College District, the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Metrolink, and Los Angeles World Airports for them to officially accept Metro's SBE Certification and pursue reciprocity agreements with BART and VTA since they have similar requirements for certification.
Issue
ISSUE
On January 28, 2021, the Board passed Motion 51 (Directors Dupont-Walker, Hahn, Mitchell, Butts, Najarian and Solis) requesting 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. Subsequently, the Board directed staff to report back in June with program recommendations for Board consideration with an implementation timeline.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro's current Small Business Enterprise (SBE) goal program has aided Metro in increasing SBE participation on Metro contracts. Over the last three fiscal years, Metro has awarded $424 million to small businesses on its non-federally funded contracts. Small business set-asides allow for small businesses to bid as primes, fostering opportunities to grow and build capacity. In 2014, Metro launched its Small Business Prime Set-Aside program to help small businesses compete for contracts as primes by "setting aside" specific purchases from three thousand dollars ($3,000) to th...
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