Construction Contract Awards Diversity Overview U NIVERSITY OF I LLINOIS U RBANA -C HAMPAIGN C HICAGO S PRINGFIELD Prepared for Presentation to the Board of Trustees September 23, 2010
Mi Mino nority rity an and d Fe Femal ale e Busi siness ness Ent nter erprise prise Con onst struction ruction Go Goal als — A A Com ompar parison ison ILCS S 575 et seq. U of I Weighted ted Avg. U of I nt ) “MAFBE” Act (Cur urre rent “High Aspiration” Goals Chicago ago 10% 10% 15.8% 8% 22% 22% 10% 10% 5.1% 1% 15% 15% Urbana ana 10% 10% 5.1% 1% 15% 15% Spring ngfiel field Peori oria/Roc a/Rockf kfor ord 10% 10% 5.1% 1% 15% 15% 2
St Stat ate e St Stat atutory tory Env nvironment ronment • MAF AFBE goa oals s are no not qu quot otas • Un Univ iversity ersity is s no not con onst strained ained from om est stablishing blishing higher her goa oals s than n thos ose e goa oals s articulated culated in n st statut ute • Lo Low w com ompetitiv etitive e se seale led bid wi wins ns pend nding ing revi view ew • Bidders are not allowed to “cure deficiencies” in their eir bid su submittals ittals after er bid op opening ning • Bidder ders s are requ quire ired d to o identify ntify their ir mino nority rity and nd femal male busi siness ness ent nter erprise prise su subcontra ontractors ctors and nd su supplie liers s wh when n su submitting itting their ir bid 3
St Stat ate e St Stat atutory tory Env nvironment ronment (con ont.) .) • Bi Bidder der may re request est a chang nge e in in or or waiv iver er of of th the e pro roject ect specifi ecific c MAFB FBE goa oal • Fo For accepta eptance ce of of a re reques est t for or a change ge in in or or waiv iver er of of the e spec ecified ified MAFB FBE goa oal, l, the e bid idder er must doc ocument ent that they demonstrated “good faith efforts” (GFE) • GFE FE proc oces ess s was dev evel elope oped d throu ough gh rev evie iew of of ot other er Un Univ iversity ersity and gov over ernment ment prog ograms rams and det etail iled ed in inte teracti raction on wit ith th the e tw two o St State te con onstr truction ction agen encie cies — Capit ital al Dev evel elopmen opment t Bo Board and Dep epartment rtment of of Tr Transportati nsportation on — that that currently ently util iliz ize e GFE FE rev evie iews ws of of bid id su submi missions ssions 4
Capita ital l Pr Proj ojec ect t Gu Guidel elines ines • Al All proj ojects cts wi with h a con onst stru ruct ction ion budget et > $250,000 0,000 (i (irrespectiv espective e of of fund nding ing so source) e) wi will ll have e requ quire ireme ments nts for or GFE doc ocumentation mentation • Proje oject ct goa oals s may y be higher er than n base se goa oals • Proj oject ect goa oals s may y have differential ferential goa oals s between ween minority nority and nd female ale vendor ndors 5
Po Poten ential tial Outcom omes es • Hig igh h as aspir irat ation ion goal als s sh shoul uld d driv ive an an in increas ase e in in MAFBE BE par arti ticipation ipation • Ove ver ti time me cap apac acity ity of MAFBE fir irms ms sh should ld in increas ase • Project ject sc schedule dule ma may b y be im impac acted ted to to in incorporate porate GFE documen umentat tation ion an and revi view • Proje ject ct cost sts s in init itia iall lly y ma may b y be effected ted due to to ad addit itio iona nal l ove verhead head requi uirements ements on n cont ntractors actors • Boar ard d wil ill l be pr provi vided ded an an ac acti tivi vity ty report rt on a q n a quar arte terly ly an and fis iscal al ye year ar end nd bas asis is • When n experience ience prove ves s th that at th the Boar ard goal als s ar are be bein ing me met, t, ne new goal als s ma may b y be est stab abli lished shed by t y the Boar ard 6
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