3369312 Public Oversight Roundtable Notice on "Compliance Performance of District Agencies and Public-Private Projects in the Utilization of Certified Small Business Enterprises and Certified Business Enterprises"

Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Small and Local Business Development

Notice of Public Oversight Roundtable

 

John A. Wilson Building   1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW    Washington, DC 20004                                          

 

 

COUNCILMEMBER VINCENT B. ORANGE, SR.

      ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE BY THE     

COMMITTEE ON SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

on

Compliance Performance of District Agencies and

Public-Private Projects in the Utilization of

Certified Small Business Enterprises and Certified Business Enterprises

 

Thursday, October 18, 2012, 10:00 am

John A. Wilson Building, Room 500

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

 

Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr. announces the scheduling of a public oversight roundtable of the Committee on Small and Local Business Development to review the progress of  District government agencies and private contractors engaged in District-related economic development projects in meeting their certified small business enterprise (CSBE) and certified business enterprise (CBE) utilization requirements.

 

The public oversight roundtable is scheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.  The purpose of the public oversight roundtable to is to hear from the Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD), the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, the Department of General Services, and the Office of Contract and Procurement on the performance of District agencies and public-private partnerships in meeting CSBE/CBE utilization requirements for fiscal year 2012.  Although fourth quarter reports will not be available by the hearing date, the Committee is seeking projections from key agency heads on the performance of District government agencies in meeting their CSBE/CBE expenditure and contract requirements under D.C. Official Code § 2-218.41.  The Committee will also seek projections on CSBE/CBE expenditures of public-private development construction projects for fiscal year 2012.

 

Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public oversight roundtable are asked to contact Mr. Stacey Lincoln of the Committee on Small and Local Business Development at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].  Witnesses will be asked to furnish their names, addresses, telephone number, email address, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business, Friday, October 12, 2012.  Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony.  Representatives of organizations and government agencies will be limited to 5 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard.  Individual witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes.

 

If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record.  The official record will remain open until the close of business of Thursday, November 1, 2012.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Small and Local Business Development, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 119, of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.