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Discussion on Roy Wilkins Park Recreation Center project and MWBE involvement
5:01:45
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Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about the status of the Roy Wilkins Park Recreation Center project and the involvement of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs). Executive Deputy Commissioner Austin provides information on the selected MWBE for the project.
- ALLETE Construction, a black-owned, city-certified MWBE firm, is leading the project in a joint venture with Triton
- No standalone MWBE or MBE was able to take on the project without a joint venture
- All submissions received were either non-MWBE or MWBE joint ventures
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
5:01:45
Thank you.
5:01:46
Going to MWBE, you answered a lot of it in the commissioner's testimony so I thank you for that.
5:01:53
Going back to Roy Wilkins Park, I know you mentioned it in the testimony, but what is the status of the Roy Wilkins Park Recreation Center?
5:02:00
Were MWBE selected in that process?
5:02:02
Is there an MWBE that's leading that process?
Magalie Desroches Austin
5:02:05
Yes.
5:02:06
ALLETE Construction is an MWBE, a city certified MWBE, a black firm.
5:02:13
They are in joint venture with Triton.
5:02:16
So that is an MWBE JV firm that's leading that project.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
5:02:24
Was there no MWBE or MBE that was able to not need to do a joint venture?
Magalie Desroches Austin
5:02:30
No, all of the submissions that we received were either there were no MWBE's or MWBE joint ventures.