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11/08/2023 9:12 am
Equity Services and Resources
News Published 10/31/2023 Updated 11/8/2023
The City of Raleigh works to ensure minority and women-owned businesses (MWBE) have equitable opportunities to contract with the City. A recent study found that, like many local governments, Raleigh continues to have disparities in MWBE representation in its contracting. The study also recommended ways to improve MWBE participation.
The evaluation looked at services contracted by the City of Raleigh and the racial and gender breakdowns of contractors hired. The study looked for gaps between contractors’ race and gender and Raleigh’s demographics. What we learned is that there are disparities in the following service types:
The following challenges were shared with us through surveys of local MWBE firms. These findings are anecdotal and not part of the statistical evaluation.
We reviewed a five-year period to see what racial and gender groups were underrepresented in the following categories: Design Services, Goods and Supplies, Professional and Nonprofessional Services, Construction and Construction-Related Services.
To learn more about our MWBE work, visit the program landing page or contact mwbe@raleighnc.gov.
Lekesha R. Shaw
MWBE Program Manager
lekesha.shaw@raleighnc.gov
919-996-6958
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