Iris Saint, Senior Associate BBC Research & Consulting 1999 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 321-2547 isaint@bbcresearch.com Delceno Miles, Principal The Miles Agency delcenomiles@themilesagency.com Brian Kirwin, Government Relations Kirwin Development Strategies brian@kirwinstrategies.com
2017-18 City of Virginia Beach Disparity Study Delceno Miles, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2017-18 City of Virginia Beach Disparity Study Delceno Miles, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2017-18 City of Virginia Beach Disparity Study Delceno Miles, Principal Iris Saint, Senior Associate The Miles Agency BBC Research & Consulting delcenomiles@themilesagency.com 1999 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, Colorado 80202 Brian
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PROJECT TEAM
BBC Research & Consulting
Denver, CO
Prime Consultant
The Miles Agency
Virginia Beach, VA
Engagement Expert
Holland & Knight
Atlanta, GA
Legal Expert
Customer Research International
San Marcos, TX
Survey Expert
Kirwin Development Strategies
Virginia Beach, VA
Program Expert
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DISPARITY STUDY OBJECTIVES
- Assess any underutilization of M/W/SDV firms
- Examine conditions in local marketplace
- Review contract policies, program measures
- Refine current program measures
- Ensure legal compliance
Assess whether minority-, woman-, service- disabled veteran-owned firms (M/W/SDVs) face discrimination in City contracting
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BBC DISPARITY STUDY
Project management Community engagement Legal analysis and framework Review of contracting Utilization analysis Availability analysis Disparity analysis Explorations of any disparities Analyses of Virginia Beach Marketplace Recommendations Reports and presentations
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Engagement efforts Informational efforts
- Webpage
- Public notices
- Report dissemination
- Stakeholder meetings
- Telephone surveys
- In-depth interviews
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UTILIZATION ANALYSIS Determine percentage of dollars that went to M/W/SDVs
City data
- Contract data
- Vendor data
Survey data
- Lines of work
- Race and gender
%
Utilization
- Veteran ownership
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AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS Determine percentage of dollars M/W/SDVs available for on relevant contracts
City data
- Contract data
- Vendor data
Survey data
%
Availability
- Lines of work
- Contractor role
- Year established
- Relative capacity
- Interest
- Race and gender
- SDV ownership
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DISPARITY ANALYSIS Assess differences between participation and availability
X%
Utilization
X%
Availability
DISPARITY INDEX
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ANALYSES OF VIRGINIA BEACH MARKETPLACE
- Human capital
- Financial capital
- Business ownership
- Business success
- Historical discrimination
Anecdotal Information Quantitative Information
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PROJECT TIMELINE
Final report Data collection and analyses Stakeholder meetings Draft results Project Initiation Draft report
Month
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
QUESTIONS
Verbal or written testimony related to experiences in the local marketplace
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QUESTIONS AND TESTIMONY
- Race-, gender-, or SDV-based discrimination
- Barriers to success
- Payment issues
- Private or public sector work
- Prime contractor or subcontractor work
- Working with the City