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<br />Memorandum <br />$ ³¤Ȁ - ¸ΐΓǾ ΑΏΐΘ <br />4®Ȁ - ¸®±  ­£ #¨³¸ #®´­¢¨« <br />&±®¬Ȁ !¡¡¸ !«¶ ¸Ǿ %°´¨³¸ ¨­ #®­³± ¢³¨­¦ 0±®¦± ¬ #®®±£¨­ ³®±Ǿ &¨­ ­¢¤ $¨µ¨²¨®­ <br />3´¡©¤¢³Ȁ 5¯£ ³¤ ®­ ³§¤ %°´¨³¸ ¨­ #®­³± ¢³¨­¦ 0±®¦± ¬ <br />The Equity in Contracting Program is looking forward to providing a program update and <br />discussing plans for the upcoming year (see attachment for overview) at your work session <br />th <br />on May 28. <br />The Equity in Contracting (EIC) Program focuses on Supplier accessibility to work with the <br />City of Eugene. Collaborating City-wide, the EIC program provides education and resources <br />to Suppliers interested in working with the City, as well as to internal customers on how to <br />find, engage and contract with businesses, in particular with minority and womenbusiness <br />enterprises, emerging small businesses and service disabled veteran business enterprises <br />(COBID-certified). The program focuses on: <br /> Leading the effort to establishbest practices for data collection and supplier <br />engagement and working towards changing the anecdotal impression that the City of <br />Eugene is “closed to new business”. <br /> Understanding the business practice needs of both our supplier community and our <br />internal customers. <br /> Educating suppliers on how to successfully navigate working with government, <br />particularly with the needs of specific departments, and educating internal customers <br />on the impact that both large and small purchases make within the business <br />community. <br /> Connecting suppliers with established resources to help build their capacity and <br />ability to adequately respond to,and complete, City of Eugene projects. <br />Developing relationships with suppliers interested in working with the City, and with <br /> <br />internal customers responsible for making both large and small purchases, while <br />working to build trust and understanding between the two. <br /> <br /> <br />