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Page 6-1 <br />LPPL36016.16-O Sunny Isles Beach Landscape Architect Services.indd <br />THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH <br />SERVICES <br />LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT <br />6. Minority/Women (M/WBE) Participation <br />Firm M/WBE Status and M/WBE Utilization <br />Kimley-Horn has a company policy of meeting or exceeding our clients’ stated minority business participation <br />goals. Kimley-Horn is not a certified Minority/Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) or Disadvantaged Business <br />Enterprise (DBE) firm, but through corporate policies and philosophy, the firm actively seeks to encourage and <br />promote the use of M/WBE and DBE firms. <br />We provide interested minority/women firms with the opportunity to serve as a subconsultant on our teams and, <br />actively seek to increase and update our large database of qualified M/WBE/DBE firms to use on future projects. <br />Our aggressive M/WBE and DBE utilization policy ensures that Kimley-Horn is furthering the positive economic <br />development momentum that the state of Florida advocates through the use of M/WBE/DBE businesses by its <br />contractors. <br />Kimley-Horn is committed to engaging the services of M/WBEs whenever possible on a project. We believe that <br />it is important to select M/WBE and DBE firms who are not only qualified, but also have the ability to meet your <br />specific needs on this contract. Our commitment in retaining M/WBE firms to assist on projects is demonstrated <br />by the amounts we have paid these firms over the past 10 years (see following table). <br />Year Total Paid Number of M/WBE and DBE Firms Used <br />2015 $14.32 million 195 <br />2014 $12.22 million 190 <br />2013 $10.87 million 191 <br />2012 $11.17 million 204 <br />2011 $9.0 million 214 <br />2010 $11.15 million 258 <br />2009 $13.63 million 311 <br />2008 $15.58 million 345 <br />2007 $14.31 million 374 <br />2006 $13.48 million 343 <br />2005 $9.27 million 339