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April 19, 2018 - The ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê hosted a pre-bid informational meeting yesterday for a Request For Proposals (RFP) for consulting services related to HUB (Historically Underutilized Businesses) and MWBE (Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises) consulting services.

¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Director of Purchasing Tammy Craig and ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Chief Financial Officer Cindy Powell led the meeting and explained the details of the RFP and how to submit a proposal.

.Ìý Addendum 1 (includes the meeting's PowerPoint presentation.)

Through the RFP, the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê is seeking qualified professional consultant services to assist the district in researching allowable HUB and MWBE programs; and if appropriate, developingÌýa draft policy and implementing a program that encourages HUB participation inÌýconstruction contracts.

Proposals are dueÌýMay 3, 2018 by 2 p.m. See the for proposal instructions. Questions should be emailed to Tammy Craig (tcraig1@aisd.net).ÌýApril 20 is the last day for questions.

At the outset of the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê's 2014 Bond program, the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê's Board of Trustees expressed a desire to encourage HUB participation in bond-funded construction projects. As a result, the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê began encouraging and tracking HUB participation. Now in year four of the five-year bond program, the Board of Trustees wants to determine what the next step is. The consultant's purpose would be to determine what that next step is, if the next step includes a formal policy, what that formal policy would be, and how it would be implemented.