Template revised April 12, 2018.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No. 10a
ACTION ITEM Date of Meeting June 24, 2025
DATE: June 18, 2025
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Mian Rice, Director, Diversity in Contracting
Vy Nguyen, Strategic Advisor, Commission Office
SUBJECT: Introduction of Resolution 3836, Updating the Diversity in Contracting Directive
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission introduction of Resolution No. 3836: A Resolution of the Port of Seattle
Commission amending Resolution No. 3737 and the Diversity in Contracting Policy Directive to
increase women and minority business opportunities.
SUMMARY
Introduction of this resolution seeks to update and amend the Port of Seattle’s Diversity in
Contracting program to reflect growth of the program established by Resolution No. 3737,
adopted by the Port of Seattle Commission in January 2018.
The overall program goals remain the same: to increase women and minority business
enterprises (WMBE) participation and utilization in Port of Seattle contracting opportunities
through the Diversity in Contracting program of the Port.
In preparation of the future goals, Port staff conducted 3 Round Tables, 2-2-1’s, executive
leadership briefings, with WMBE committee supporting and advancing new goals.
This resolution seeks to establish goals and objectives for the Diversity in Contracting program;
updated goals include: an increase of the percentage of dollars spent on WMBE, SBE, and VBE
contracts, increase in the utilization of WMBE, SBE, and VBE firms portwide, and creates a new
baseline for WMBE utilization in construction. There are additional programmatic shifts to
increase knowledge and transparency of payment timelines, project labor agreements and
expectations and requirements of firms that it applies to; strategies such as leveraging
alternative delivery methodologies or lowering risk to increase WMBE, SBE, and VBE
participation, and additional data collection in support of the program evaluation. The
proposed updates would apply to the Diversity in Contracting program through 2030.
Attachments/References
1. Draft Resolution No. 3836
2. Resolution No. 3737
3. Presentation
