Diversity in Contracting
2024 Road Map and Goals Order
Mian Rice and Tyler Emsky
Agenda Item: 10b_supp
Meeting Date: January 23, 2024
Diversity in Contracting Policy Directive
Purpose:
Advance equity and address contracting disparities by increasing the utilization
of Women Minority Business Enterprises and other disadvantaged firms.
Five-year Policy Benchmarks (2019 – 2023):
• Increase to 15% the amount of spend on WMBE contracts within 5
years (Baseline was 5.3%)
• Triple the number of WMBE firms doing business with the Port
(Baseline was 118; Goal is 354)
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Five Year Impact = $319 Million for WMBE Firms
WMBE
Utilization
2016 2017
2018
(Policy
Directive)
*2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 (Q3)
Percent
Utilization
5.30% 8.80% 8.90% 10.0% 10.90% 12.1% 12.6% 11.8%
Number of
Firms
118 200 258 296 318 344 329 342
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*2019: Start of 5-year goal - 15% utilization and 354 firms by 2023
DC 2024 Roadmap
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• Diversity
in Contracting
Program
Evaluation
• Commission Order
Extending Policy
• DC Evaluation
Results
• Disparity
Study Results
• Review
and Refresh
Policy
• Community
Engagement
• Community Stakeholder
Input re: Policy
and program goals
• First Reading
of updated resolution
Quarter One
Quarter Two
Quarter Three
Quarter Four
Order Extending 2024 Diversity in Contracting Goals
o The original five-year goals in the Diversity in Contracting Policy Directive ended
in 2023.
o While staff work on the update to the Diversity in Contracting Policy Directive
and complete the disparity study, the Commission may choose to set goals to
guide the Port’s efforts for the interim year (2024.)
o Per Commissioner feedback in the November 28
th
, 2023 EWFD Committee, staff
have drafted an order setting the 2024 Diversity in Contracting goals as follows:
1) Port-wide WMBE Goal: 15% of the total Port spend.
2) WMBE Firms Utilized Goal: 400 firms in 2024
o Additionally, all Port divisions/departments shall set non-construction WMBE
spending goals
.
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Thank You, Questions, and Possible Vote
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