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Memphis publishes MWBE disparity study

A report published by the City of Memphis last week recommends that the city continue to promote minority- and women-owned business enterprise (MWBE) participation on city contracts, following findings that significant disparity exists between the procurement participation rates of white male-owned businesses and MWBEs.

"It's obvious that the city has plenty of opportunity to improve," said Mayor Jim Strickland in a statement on Facebook. "You'll see very clearly why improving our contracting performance with minority and women-owned businesses has been a major priority to me in our first seven-plus months in office."

The study looked at Memphis contracting data from 2010 to 2014 and found that of the approximately $664 million dollars spent during that period, only 6.5 percent was awarded to MWBEs.

Among the report's recommendations are that the city establish project-specific MWBE contracting goals, enhance MWBE program training for the city's procurement officials, and overhaul it's MWBE certification process to make it easier for eligible companies to apply.

For more information about the City of Memphis MWBE Disparity Study, visit http://www.memphistn.gov/Business.aspx/DoingBusinesswithTheCity/MemphisDisparityStudyReport2016.aspx.