RESOLUTION
ADOPTING THE 2020 DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) GOAL
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2017, the City Council approved the Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise (DBE} portion of the Savannah Business Opportunity (SBO} program, a two-year pilot
program aimed at increasing opportunities for local small and disadvantaged businesses; and
WHEREAS, this initiative establishes a cumulative annual participation goal to increase
subcontracting opportunities for DBEs certified at the state and federal level; and
WHEREAS, the City considered Department of Transportation (DOT} goal-setting guidelines in
setting an annual target.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Savannah City Council establishes a twenty
percent (20%} cumulative annual DBE participation goal for the total dollar value of all eligible
City of Savannah contracts awarded January 1 through December 31, 2020. Be it further
resolved that City Council establishes a ten percent (10%} Local DBE goal for the same period.
Signed and sealed: October 10, 2019
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EDDIE W. DeLOACH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
MARK MASSEY, CLERK OF COUNCIL