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RFQ # 22-06-01 <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach Landscape Architectural Services <br />37 <br />LPOC36007.2022 <br />Continuing Services for <br />4.4 Florida Statute 287.055 Certified Minority Business Enterprise <br />Certification <br />Kimley-Horn has a company policy of meeting or exceeding our <br />clients’ stated minority business participation goals. Kimley-Horn <br />is not a certified Minority/Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) <br />or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firm, but through <br />corporate policies and philosophy, the firm actively seeks to <br />encourage and promote the use of M/WBE and DBE firms. For <br />this contract, Kimley-Horn will utilize the service of M.G. Vera & <br />Associates to provide surveying services. M.G. Vera & Associates <br />is a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise with the Florida <br />Department of Transportation. A copy of their certificate is provided <br />to the right. <br />We provide interested minority/women firms with the opportunity <br />to serve as a subconsultant on our teams, and actively seek to <br />increase and update our large database of qualified M/WBE/ <br />DBE firms to use on future projects. Our aggressive M/WBE and <br />DBE utilization policy ensures that Kimley-Horn is furthering the <br />positive economic development momentum that the state of Florida <br />advocates using M/WBE/DBE businesses by its contractors. <br />Kimley-Horn is committed to engaging the services of M/WBEs <br />whenever possible on a project. We believe that it is important to <br />select M/WBE and DBE firms who are not only qualified, but also <br />can meet your specific needs on this contract. Our commitment in <br />retaining M/WBE firms to assist on projects is demonstrated by the <br />amounts we have paid to minority businesses over the years. <br />Year Total Paid <br />No. of Minority <br />Businesses <br />Utilized <br />2021 $54.68 million 608 <br />2020 $54.56 million 553 <br />2019 $41.5 million 364 <br />2018 $25.5 million 165 <br />2017 $22.3 million 176 <br />2016 $16.5 million 186 <br />2015 $15.5 million 198 <br />2014 $12.2 million 190 <br />2013 $10.9 million 191 <br />2012 $11 million 204 <br />2011 $9 million 214 <br />2010 $11.5 million 258