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FROM: Phil Batchelor
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DATE: April 20, 1993
SUBJECT: Approval of the Contract with Technical Data Corporation and the County
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize the County Commissioer or designee, to execute a
contract amendment with Technical Data Corporation effective April 1, 1993
for the provision of consulting Services to increase the payment limit by no
more than $30 . 00 per hour and extend from April 1, 1993 to June 30, 1993 .
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board of Supervisors adopted recommendations for the County' s Minority
and Women Business Enterprise Program on November 17, 1992 .
The Board directed the Contract Compliance Officer to:
Co-sponsor with Associated General Contractors (AGC) , Minority
Business Development Agencies, Women Contractors Association, and
minority contractors associations, workshops on bonding, financing,
business strategies, working with suppliers, and business net-
working for MBEs and WBEs;
- Identify and develop a "pool" of certified MBE/WBE subcontractors,
suppliers and truckers in the various trades;
- Refer MBEs and WBEs to the County for certification;
- Discuss and develop procedures to eliminate potential abuse in the
certification process; and
- Develop guidelines for a successful subcontracting firm for MBEs
and WBEs to use as a model .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Emma Kuevor 646-4106
CC: ATTESTED
Auditor PHIL BATCH LOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrators Office SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Technical Data Corporation
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Technical Data Corp has been assisting the Contract Compliance Office respond
to the above directives . Technical Data Corporation staff also:
- Review construction project specifications, goals, and "good faith
effort" documentation;
- Assist buyers identify certified MBE and WBE vendors, suppliers,
and manufacturers;
- Review Professional/Personal Services Request for Proposals/Quotes
or Statements from departments, evaluate their goals, and "good
faith effort" documentation;
- Review requests for certification from minority and women firms,
conduct site visits, and prepare letters denying certification; and
- Answer questions from prime contractors, vendors, consultant/
service providers regarding the County' s MBE/WBE program
requirements and procedures .
- Reviewed and certified or recertified twenty-seven (27 ) MBE/WBE
firms since January.
Technical Data Corporations ' contract was extended from April 1, 1993 to June
30, 1993; however it will exceed the accumulative $25,000 fiscal year
threshold level in which the Purchasing Agent can approve contract.
We would like your approval of this contract in order to finalize project
specifications for our three MBE/WBE Programs : Construction, Purchasing, and
Professional/Personal Services .
The construction season is beginning and we need to finalize our MBE/WBE
procedures and assist prime contractors identify MBE and WBE subcontractors,
suppliers and manufacturers . Subcontracting broadens the County' s economic
base and in its own way helps to stimulate the economy. Subcontracting to
certified MBE and WBE firms meets the County' s goal which is to help develop
and support Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBE ' s) and Women-Owned
Business Enterprises (WBE ' s) by providing opportunities for participation in
the performance of construction contracts .
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