mwdbe-coordination

M/W/DBE Coordination

The McCormick Group provides minority, women, disadvantaged business enterprise coordination services. These include plan development, monitoring contractor compliance, outreach, event planning, messaging, documentation reporting and serving as a liaison between the client and the M/W/DBE community.

Examples are provided below for your reference:

I-69 Section 5

The McCormick Group served as DBE Coordinator and Small Business Workforce Coordinator for the $325 million I-69 Section 5 expansion project. In this capacity, The McCormick Group exceeded the established DBE goal.

Services included:

Conducting DBE outreach to introduce and build awareness of participation opportunities
Publicizing the DBE program
Encouraging INDOT certified DBEs to bid participation opportunities
Ensuring non-discrimination in the award and administration consistent with 49CFR patr 26
Working closely with I69 DP team members to facilitate DBE contract participation
Serving as a central point of contact for all DBE related planning and executions
Providing monthly progress reports
Monitoring prompt payment
Providing oversight to bidding notifications
Providing on-site commercially utilized function evaluation monthly

Indiana University

Services included:

Meeting with each department of the University in purchasing and construction to define and expand utilization
Facilitating open house and direct meetings with vendors
Coordinating with academic management message outreach
Contacting prospective vendors to identify opportunities and to encourage response

The McCormick Group increased Indiana University’s utilization of DBE/M/WBE contracts by 389% in one year.

BP Global

The McCormick Group assisted BP Global in expanding its M/W/DBE vendor base.

Identifiing vendors to participate in the BP Global initiative to expand construction in urban centers
Facilitating open house meetings
Executing outreach to the vendor community
Managing compliance requirements

Emmis Communications

The McCormick Group worked with Emmis Communications (the eighth largest radio company in the U.S.) and prime contractors to facilitate increased DBE/M/WBE participation in the construction of the $30 million Emmis Corporate headquarters on the historic Monument Circle, the center of downtown Indianapolis.

Indiana Supplier Development Council

The McCormick Group conducted a statewide assessment with funding from the Lilly Endowment to define obstacles to business growth, through interviews with the DBE/M/WBE community, throughout the state of Indiana. Conducting this study provided the opportunity to document the challenges and to understand from primary assessment the potential options, to correct underutilization, of DBE/M/WBE firms.

NCAA Final Four

The McCormick Group served as Diversity Consultant to two consecutive NCAA Final Fours; successfully introducing new businesses to the NCAA and identifying business opportunities, for the local M/WBE community.

Contact us for further discussion. We welcome the opportunity to earn your business.