SUBCONTRACTORS
SUPPLIER
INCLUSION
SUCCESS IS BETTER TOGETHER
It’s not just about the percentages. Our Mentor-Protégé Program, launched in 2014, focuses on helping businesses flourish by addressing industry challenges and achieving true inclusion on the job site.
We partner with minority- and women-owned businesses, providing best practices, technology, and processes to foster growth. These partnerships span higher education, civic, and healthcare projects, continually expanding to support more businesses and strengthening our community’s economic fabric.
OUR PLAN
We embrace the principles of diversity and inclusivity as essential drivers of success. Our comprehensive plan for Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) participation in this project reflects our unwavering commitment to fostering equitable opportunities within our community.
INCLUDE / Goal 1
Capture interest by publicly reaching out to capable minority and woman owned firms in the community to inform them about opportunities to participate in this project.
EMPOWER / Goal 2
Offer our experience and knowledge by providing training, networking opportunities, and assistance with the completion of our subcontractor/ supplier prequalification process.
FACILITATE / Goal 3
Structure specific bid packages with reduced financial and bonding requirements in order to maximize SWMBE participation.
ASSIST / Goal 4
Track and assist targeted SWMBE firms from the time of identification through the bidding process in order to ensure a successful bid response for this project.
SUPPORT / Goal 5
Offer follow up project management assistance to SWMBE firms who are successfully awarded subcontracts to participate in this project.
MAXMIZE / Goal 6
Take all reasonable measures to ensure that SWMBE participation in this project exceeds our stated goal.
TONY PHILLIPS
MWBE COORDINATOR / UNC Greensboro
ANTONIO WALLACE
CEO + OWNER / GP Supply Company
LISA GILGEOURS
CEO + FOUNDER / Gilgeours Construction
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
MMCA
Metrolina Minority Contractors Association — Our mission is to serve diverse construction professionals through education, public policy, community service, and economic development.
NC MWBE
The members of MWBE Coordinators’ Network are committed to ensuring that all segments of the community have an equitable opportunity to participate in professional service contracts, procurement contracts, and construction projects, in both the public and private arenas.
Link: http://mwbenetwork.org/
UMCNC
The organization’s principal focus is on issues and concerns common to African American, Asian American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American construction professionals.
Link: https://umcnc.org/
MWBE INSTITUTE
Our mission is to strengthen the asset base of diverse populations through policy, education, and economic opportunities.
HUB
NC Department of Administration’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) mission is to promote the economic opportunities for historically underutilized businesses in State Government contracting and procurement that will foster their growth and profitability.
CBI
City of Charlotte Business Inclusion seeks to enhance competition and participation of small, minority, and women-owned firms in City contracting and to promote economic growth and development in the City of Charlotte.
Link: https://charlottenc.gov/GS/procurement/cbi/Pages/default.aspx
GSO MWBE
It’s the City’s policy to ensure all businesses, including those owned by minorities and women, are afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the City’s contracting processes for commodities, construction, and other professional services.
Link: https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/business/minority-and-women-s-business-enterprise
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