Drafter
Clerk 09/13/2011
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AN ORDINANCE creating a small business accelerator for small contractors and suppliers seeking contracting opportunities with King County as prime contractors, and amending Ordinance 13983, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.19.030, Ordinance 13983, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.19.070, Ordinance 12138, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.16.080 and Ordinance 12138, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.16.155.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. Small businesses represent a significant portion of all enterprises in King County and employ a large segment of the workforce in the Puget Sound region. King County's economic health and well being is directly tied to the success of small businesses.
2. It is King County's policy to encourage the creation of new businesses, support the growth of existing businesses, and promote more small businesses contracting with the county.
3. King County currently certifies small businesses as small contractors and suppliers under the contracting opportunities program. Over the last three years, the number of certified small businesses participating as subcontractors and subconsultants on county contracts has increased thirty-three percent. Participation in the contracting opportunities programs has helped these firms build their capacity, establish a track record and improve their ability to compete.
4. To build on this success, the county continues to seek ways to enhance the contracting opportunities program and work with the contracting community to expand participation in the program and enhance certified small contractors and suppliers competition for county contracts.
5. Establishment of a small business accelerator within the contracting opportunities program will provide access to new contracting opportunities for certified small contractors and suppliers to compete only against other certified small contractors and suppliers to obtain county contracts as prime contractors.
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