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Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas2012 Amended and 2013 Operating BudgetDepartment OverviewDepartment Overview:Contract Compliance DepartmentThe Contract Compliance Department’s responsibilities include management of the UnifiedGovernment’s Supplier Diversity Ordinance, Affirmative Action/EEO policy, and Davis-Bacon PrevailingWage policy. Functions include collecting and analyzing L/M/WBE utilization reports, businessoutreach and training, on-site monitoring of prevailing wage rates, and management of the UnifiedGovernment’s supplier registration portal. The Contract Compliance Division was formerly a division ofthe Procurement Department, but with the demands of the Supplier Diversity Ordinance in place, itrequired additional emphasis and organizational support/resources.Important Issues: Increased expansion of LMW and Prevailing wage application across both public anddevelopment policies with existing staff resources; Necessity of a reporting tool linked to Cayenta to facilitate M/WBE subcontractor utilization onUnified Government projects Necessity of a reporting tool to facilitate streamlined reporting on development projects; and Revision/streamlining of Prevailing Wage monitoring as a result of increased project activity andlimited staff resources.Highlights: Through April 2012:o 21 total Public Works projects with M/WBE goals assignedo $1.9 Million subcontracted to MBE companieso $2.7 Million subcontracted to WBE companieso $2.5 Million subcontracted to LBE companies Hosted M/WBE training and information sessions in 2012 Staff recognized by Mid-America Minority Business Development Council and Greater KCChamber for business outreach efforts; and Revised Public Works project manual to reflect reporting requirements referenced in SupplierDiversity Ordinance.New Initiatives: Issuing RFP for electronic Prevailing Wage documentation portal; Planning “How to Do Business” training for Fall 2012; Tentative procurement and implementation of compliance tracking tool; Increased partnership with Labor/Trade Unions; and Continued implementation of Race/Gender neutral remedies as provided in the SupplierDiversity Ordinance.14