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Business OpportunitiesWorkshop
Vicky Schiantarelli, Strategic Advisor
Human Resource and Service Equity Branch
Environmental Justice and Service EquitySlide2
SPU Priorities/Goals
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Treat all customers fairly & equitably by working closely with:
community business partners
community members
other City stakeholders
Continue to work towards equitable women & minority-owned business participation in
our procurement:
purchasing
consulting
construction contracts.Slide3
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SPU WMBE Priorities/Goals
Part of the City of Seattle:
Municipal Code 20.42.010
Mayor’s Executive Order 2014-03
City’s Race and Social Justice Initiative
SPU 2014 WMBE Consultant Goal -- 8%
SPU 2014 WMBE Purchasing Goal – 14%
SPU 2014 WMBE A/E Subconsultant Goal – 17%
SPU 2014 WMBE Other Consultant Goal – 14%Slide4
Public Involvement & Community Outreach Services
Need Proven Outreach Experience:
With communities in Seattle (esp. limited English speaking and underserved communities)
In public works projects (from planning, design to construction)Slide5
WMBE Inclusion Tools
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WMBE Inclusion Plans
Custom Reports
Building Relationships
(
“Coffees”) with Primes
Customized Outreach Workshops
Tipping PointSlide6
WMBE Goals & Spend (Consultant)
SPU Department Goals
2013 Total SPU Spend = $36,380,493.19
2013 Total WMBE Spend = $2,658,904.19 (7.31%)
NEW
A&E Subconsultant Goal = 17.0%
Customer Programs Goal = 14.0%Slide7
WMBE Goals & Spend (Consultant)
2013 Consultant Contracts (over $280,000)
$11,794,616.41 - Total Spend
$1,001,746.67 – 3.15% WMBE Spend
2013 Consultant Rosters (under $280,000)
$4,585,876.78 – Total Spend
$1,657,157.52 – 36.14% WMBE Spend
Note: Does not include sub-consultant spendSlide8
WMBE Goals & Spend (Purchasing)
SPU Department Goals
2013 Total SPU Spend = $42,843,684.98
2013 Total WMBE Spend = $5,664,603.95 (13.22%)
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WMBE Inclusion Plan for Purchase Contracts
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WMBE Goals & Spend (Purchasing)
2013 Direct Vouchers
$2,749,353.14 - Total Spend
$200,163.06 – 7.28% WMBE Spend
2013 Purchasing Blanket Contracts
$32,421,138.97 - Total Spend
$5,347,342.60 – 16.49% WMBE Spend
2013 Purchase Contracts
$7,591,951.55 – Total Spend
$117,098.29 – 1.54% WMBE SpendSlide10
Diversity – The Future Is Now
BEFORE
Familiarity/comfort is Driver
Large Firm Preference
Firm Name More Important Than Team Member
Principal-In-Charge With Project Manager– Key
Silo Teams
WMBEs in Support Functions
Qualifications are Driver
Limiting Competition
AFTER
Innovation is Driver
Nimble Firm Preference
Team Member More Important Than Firm Name
Project Manager & Critical Team Members – Key
Integrated Teams
WMBE in Key/Expert & Support Functions
Extras are Driver
Building Future CapacitySlide11
Case Study – Delridge CSO
Ops Analysis/Design:
Subconsultant turned Small Prime (1
st
Try)
Integrated Team
Impacts on Neighborhood Addressed in Proposal
WMBE firms in Key & Support Roles with Mentoring
Supplement Work With WMBE Primes
Work with Field Ops SPU Staff
Innovative Approach
Within Budget & Schedule
and
WMBE goal (19%) exceeded beyond proposal (24%)
$101M Estimated Project now $8.6MSlide12
Case Study – Phased Engineering - CSO Area (5 Sites)
Ops Analysis/Design:
Integrated Team with Prime Providing Written Guarantees to Subs
WMBE firms Matrixed in Key & Support Roles with Extensive Mentoring
New WMBE & Non-WMBE Firms Introduced to SPU
Known WMBEs Featured in New Roles
New Partnerships Developed
Impact on Neighborhood Addressed in Proposal
Work with Field Ops SPU Staff
Innovative Approach
Below Budget, Within Schedule &
WMBE goal (35%) exceeded beyond proposal (over 40%)Slide13
Case Study – Windermere & Genesee CSOs GC/CM
GC/CM Alternative Public Works Method:
Prime’s Inclusion Plan Incorporated Into Approach / Matched Owner
Included WMBEs Early in Process
Included Knowledge of WMBE Capacity When Creating Bid Packages
Outreached to Both WMBE Bidders & Subs
WMBE Goal = 12%
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MBE Spend = 20% - Windermere; WMBE Spend = 16% - GeneseeSlide14
WMBE Inclusion
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Questions???