HomeMy Public PortalAboutR3017RESOLUTION NO. 3017
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is fully committed to the
utilization of certified Minority and Women Business Enterprises and minority and female
workforces in all aspects of its contracting activities to the maximum extent necessary to
adequately address its compelling interest in remedying past race and sex based discrimination
as it may have existed generally in this geographic area in the past and the corresponding needs
and obstacles of minority and women owned businesses to gain greater access to business
opportunities within the District’s jurisdiction , and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Trustees that Minority and Women
Business Enterprises and minority and female workforces shall have the maximum opportunity
to participate in District projects in a manner consistent with federal and state law; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees, the Executive Director and District staff have
engaged District stakeholders to solicit their input and suggestions on the means to establish
appropriate goals for minority and female participation in all aspects of District projects and to
develop a working consensus among stakeholders for implementation of such goals; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT, that the Executive Director is hereby
delegated full and complete authority to ensure that Minority and Women Business Enterprises
(MWBE) and minority and female workforces be afforded maximum opportunity to participate
in District construction and professional services projects, including those funded all or in part
by the State of Missouri or the Federal Government, in accordance with the established goals as
follows:
Section One: The District will contract for a disparity study performed by a
reputable consultant for the purposes of defining narrowly tailored MWBE contracting and
workforce goals for the program. The Board of Trustees will enact appropriate narrowly
tailored contracting and workforce goals, as defined by the study, when it is complete.
Section Two: In the interim period while the preceding work is being completed,
the District program will include the following narrowly tailored goals:
a.) The District will develop and implement a program to foster increased
employment of certified minorities and women in jobs related to its various design and
construction activities.
b.) Building construction subcontracting goals for projects over $50,000
shall be revised to 25% certified MBE and 5% certified WBE. Certified Minority or
Women owned prime contractors would be allowed to take credit for 5% of the category
for which they are certified.
c.) Non-Building construction subcontracting goals for projects over
$50,000 shall be revised to 25/5% certified MWBE with a goal that at least 7.5% of that
subcontracted work being performed by certified MBE subcontractors. Certified
Minority or Women owned prime contractors would be allowed to take credit for 5% of
the category for which they are certified.
d.) Professional services subcontracting goals for projects over $50,000
shall be revised to 25/5% for the combination of all certified MWBE subcontracting
Certified Minority or Women owned prime contractors would be allowed to take credit
for 15% percentage of the category for which they are certified.
e.) Workforce goals of 25% minority and 6.9% women, currently
mandated by federal law on District projects receiving federal funds, shall be
implemented for all construction projects over $500,000 .
f.) Workforce goals for all professional service projects over $500,000
shall be performed by a workforce of 25% minority and 6.9% women, based upon the
local office workforce.
g.) The program shall include a waiver for contractors and suppliers who
make a good faith effort to attain these interim contracting and workforce participation
goals but do not succeed. The standards for obtaining such a waiver are set forth in the
District’s MWBE Policy.
Section Three: The District will continue to develop an improved MWBE
program through the use of a stakeholder engagement process. As part of this process, the
District will review its program of race and gender neutral measures to improve meaningful
participation of minority and female businesses in District projects. This revised program is
intended to serve as a model for inclusion efforts throughout the region.
Section Four: The staff will report progress of these efforts to the Stakeholders
Committee of the Board on a quarterly basis.
The implementation of this resolution shall apply to all new construction or
professional service contracts whose solicitation process starts after April 1, 2012.
The foregoing Resolution was adopted March 8, 2012.