M-DCPS TO CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING ON DISPARITY STUDY

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is conducting a Disparity Study and invites all interested parties to a public hearing. The Disparity Study will review the utilization of Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) for the Miami-Dade County Public School District.

The study will examine:  the procurement of construction and construction and design-related professional services for the District, the subcontracting practices of prime contractors who do business with the District, and the anecdotal evidence collected from a broad cross section of M/WBE and non-M/WBE firms.

The purpose of the public hearing is to obtain testimony and accounts of experiences by construction and construction and design-related professional services firms working with or seeking work from Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

WHEN:           Wednesday, April 3, 2013
                        6 – 8 p.m.

WHERE:         Miami Jackson Senior High Auditorium
                      1751 N.W. 36th Street, Miami, FL 33142

NOTICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: Persons with disabilities who plan to participate in this activity and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters
for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, large print or Braille, also non-English speaking persons who may need assistance are requested to contact Vernetta Mitchell at
704-531-4099.

Individuals or business owners with questions or comments about this study can contact Vernetta Mitchell, MGT of America, Inc., at 704-531-4099, or Vmitchell@mgtamer.com.

For more information, contact Michelle Hicks-Levy, Coordinator II, at 305-995-3003, or at mhicks-levy@dadeschools.net.

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