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New York City mayor moves to increase M/WBE access to city contracts

On March 1st, changes aimed at helping New York City's minority and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) find work with city government will go into effect.

At the beginning of the month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced changes to the City's Procurement Policy Board Rules that increase the micro-purchase limit for construction services and allow M/WBE certification to be considered as part of the "best value" evaluation of bids on city contracts.

"We must ensure that minority and women-owned firms have a fair shot at receiving City contracts, and we are leveraging every resource to create more opportunities for M/WBEs," said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The micro-purchase limit for construction services will be raised from $20,000 to $30,000, which will expand the pool of M/WBEs to which the city can award contracts.

In adjusting the "best value" rule, City-certified M/WBEs will be eligible for a price preference on best value bids and either a price preference or technical score preference on proposals.

For more information on the rule changes, visit http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/122-16/mayor-de-blasio-changes-procurement-policy-board-rules-help-increase-city-contract.