Dayton to study if contracting gaps exist with women, minorities

LISA POWELL / STAFF

LISA POWELL / STAFF

The city of Dayton wants to know if there are gaps between the availability of small, minority-owned and women-owned businesses and how often the businesses are used for city contracts.

The study by MGT Consulting Group is projected to be completed in February.

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Area business owners are invited to attend one of two upcoming meetings, which will take comments regarding:

• Ease in finding City contracting or subcontracting opportunities.

• Recommendations for improvement of existing bid and proposal policies.

• Roadblocks encountered when trying to do business with the city of Dayton.

The meetings are scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 4 and 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 6.

Both will be held at the Dayton Metro Library Northwest Branch at 2410 Philadelphia Drive.

For more information, go to daytondisparitystudy.com

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