Ronnie Reeferseed at Austin City Council on law firm Andrews Kurth contract 8/4/11
Monday, September 12th, 2011
Ronnie Reeferseed addresses Austin City Council, on Andrews Kurth contract 8/4/11 Ronnie Reeferseed addresses the Austin City Council, on Item 10 on August 4, 2011.
Austin City Councilman Bill Spelman and Austin City Attorney Karen Kennard discuss the contract with Andrews Kurth LLP.
Authorize the negotiation and execution of an amendment to the legal services agreement Andrews Kurth, L.L.P., Austin, TX, to provide legal services related to the City’s Minority-Owned Business Enterprise Program (mbe/WBE), to increase funding in the amount of $100,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $200,000. Partial funding of $50,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Operating Budget of the Small & minority business Resources Department. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future fiscal years.
Austin City Council approved Item 10, by an unanimous vote.
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MoDOTs Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program works to involve minority-owned, women-owned and disadvantaged businesses in the design and construction of state transportation projects. Under the program, MoDOT sets a goal for the percentage of work that the prime contractor must provide to DBE subcontractors. MoDOT helps DBE companies become certified and monitors DBE participation on major projects. The department also hosts networking opportunities for DBE companies to introduce themselves to area prime contractors and trains DBE owners in good business practices.