Andre M.

Community Coordinator @Nyc Department Of Design And Construction

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Office of Diversity, and Industry Relations (ODIR) develops and implements innovative solutions that promote economic development and contracting opportunities for Minority and Women Owned Enterprises (M/WBEs).• ODIR is charged with monitoring agency contracts for compliance with New York City Local Law I (LLI) and Local Law 129 (LLI29).• Responsible for assisting in establishing a sustainable strategy that increased M/WBE utilization and foster agency relationship with the M/WBE community and serving as a single point of contact for interaction with all stakeholders. Acted as a liaison between the agency and M/WBE firms and identifying obstacles to M/WBE contracting.• Attended networking and outreach events, maintained diverse supplier databases and relevant contract data elements.• Assisted in outreach programs designed to attract M/WBE contractors and subcontractors to projects and facilitated meetings with vendors and construction managers to discuss and identify vendor opportunities.• Set M/WBE utilization goals during the early stages of procurement, on a contract-by-contract basis, by taking into consideration the project scope and the availability certified M/WBEs capable of performing the work• Responsible for monitoring contracts for compliance with the goals throughout the life of the contract at 25%, 50% and 75% project completion. • Reviewed and approved all Requests for Approval of Subcontractors (RFAS), as well as vendor requests for contract modification. • Assisted with special projects and additional tasks as needed.