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Let's Celebrate!
The City of South Bend is supporting the Diversity Purchasing Ordinance to promote business with minority and women owned- businesses. We are
happy to report that several businesses were included in bids or purchase orders. Some M /WBEs received awards. Below is a summary of minority and
women owned - businesses that recently worked with the City.
• Bowen Street Sidewalk Bid: included 1 M /WBE in bid process and also awarded it to a M /WBE -Ortiz Concrete (South Bend)
• Michigan Street Project: included 1 M /WBE in bid process and also awarded it to a M /WBE -Ortiz Concrete (South Bend)
• Streets Department purchased traffic signs /lighting supplies from a WBE -SC Supply Company (South Bend)
• Cemetery Lawn Maintenance Bid: include 1 M /WBE in bid process -Black Diamond Landscaping submitted a quote
• Housing Demolition Bid (Division B of Project 114 -073): included 1 M /WBE in bid process and also awarded it to a M /WBE - Ritschard Bros, Inc.
(South Bend)
City Involvement
The Diversity Compliance Officer (DCO) and Purchasing Manager completed and filed the Diversity Purchasing & Development 2014 Annual Participation
Program Report with the City Clerk's Office, Mayor's Office and Common Council.
The Minority and Women Business Enterprise Directory was completed and will be distributed to all City Departments. The Directory includes local and
regional M /WBEs and is organized by business type. It also notes whether or not a M /WBE is registered with the Indiana Department of Administration
(IDOA).
Dialogues and trainings regarding M /WBE inclusion, data collection and data reporting occur regularly between the Purchasing Department and all other
City Departments.
The DCO and DUB Members were invited and attended the Michiana Women in Construction (MWIC) monthly meeting to connect with local WBEs.
Movinjg forward...
The Diversity Compliance Officer has developed a way to gather and report data consisting of the inclusion and awards given to M /WBEs. This data
expansion will help the City analyze its efforts to promote doing more business with M /WBEs in 2015.
Diversity Utilization Board will receive training on February 16th. The training will include topics such as legal policies, data reporting, history of the
ordinance, etc. All new board members will be required to receive this training.
The Diversity Compliance Officer is initiating discussions with the majority vendors doing business with the City to support their "good faith" efforts by
submitting data regarding hiring and employing minority and women staff. These discussions also include talking to majority contractors about
subcontracting work to M /WBEs. On February 61h, there will be a workshop with majority contractors to address this issue. The Diversity Compliance
Officer will discuss the City's goals for the use of M /WBEs in City projects.
DIVERSITY NEWNS ilanuary - 015 ** k #A
2014 Diversity Purchasing Activity -City of South Bend -IDOA Certified
Business Name
City /State
MBE
Local
PO's
MBE Local
$
WBE
Local
PO's
WBE Local
$
MBE
Regional
PO's
MBE
Regional
$
WBE
Regional
PO's
WBE
Regional
$
Bolt Document Management
Elkhart, IN
1
$3,600
Co orate Graphic Solutions
Elkhart, IN
1
$354.84
DLZ Indiana LLC,
South Bend, IN
2
$101,042.50
Dudeck Roofing & Sheet
Metal
South Bend, IN
8
$11,516.60
Emnet, LLC
South Bend, IN
2
$66,815.50
Kabelin Ace Hardware
LaPorte, IN
12
$5,636.38
McCormick Engineering
South Bend, IN
1
$14,000
Office Interiors
Granger, IN
28
$11,530.23
On Site Health Solutions
South Bend, IN
1
$39.54
Premium Concrete Services
Elkhart, IN
1
$401,792.59
Ritschard Bros Inc
South Bend, IN
1
$192,844
Sanco Distributing, Inc.
South Bend, IN
7
$2,923.41
Stanz Food Services Inc
South Bend, IN
18
$20,744.87
Coporate Graphics
Elkhart, IN
6
$7,255
Totals
19
$294,857.11
61
$244,795.02
0
$0
9
$413,002.43
*80 purchase orders or contracts were awarded to 10 locally registered (IDOA) M /WBE representing a
value of $539,652. On 12/31/14 there was a total of 29 M /WBEs registered with IDOA in St. Joseph
County (local).
*9 purchase orders or contracts were awarded to 4 regionally registered (IDOA) M /WBEs representing
a value of $413,002. On 12/31/14 there was a total of 29 M /WBEs registered with the IDOA in the
counties surrounding St. Joseph County (regional).
Contacts
James Summers, Diversity
Utilization Board President
j amesAtsgdiversity. com
Mandy Gallagher, Diversity
Compliance Officer
mgallagh(a)southbendin. gov
George King, Purchasing
Manager
gkinga,southbendin. gov