The City of Boston has commissioned BBC Research & Consulting, Nunnally & Associates, Kelley Chunn & Associates, and Bevco & Associates, to conduct a Disparity Study to assess whether any barriers exist for M/WBEs to compete for City contracts.

At this Business Outreach Meeting, hosted in partnership with Black Market Dudley, we encourage businesses to share their testimony about about:

• successes or barriers encountered when doing business or trying to do business with the City or its primes
• recommendations for improvements to the bid/proposal procurement policies and procedures, and
• the ease or difficulty of identifying City contract or subcontracting opportunities.

All meetings are family friendly. Interpretation is available upon request.

The City of Boston has commissioned BBC Research & Consulting, Nunnally & Associates, Kelley Chunn & Associates, and Bevco & Associates, to conduct a Disparity Study to assess whether any barriers exist for small business, minority-owned businesses, and woman-owned businesses to compete for City contracts.

At this Business Outreach Meeting, hosted in partnership with Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation, we encourage small businesses to share their testimony about about:

• successes or barriers encountered when doing business or trying to do business with the City or its primes
• recommendations for improvements to the existing bid/proposal procurement policies and procedures, and
• the ease or difficulty of identifying City contract or subcontracting opportunities.

All meetings are family friendly. Interpretation is available upon request.

The City of Boston has commissioned BBC Research & Consulting, Nunnally & Associates, Kelley Chunn & Associates, and Bevco & Associates, to conduct a Disparity Study to assess whether any barriers exist for M/WBEs to compete for City contracts.

At this Business Outreach Meeting, hosted in partnership with Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (VietAid), we encourage businesses to share their testimony about about:

• successes or barriers encountered when doing business or trying to do business with the City or its primes
• recommendations for improvements to the bid/proposal procurement policies and procedures, and
• the ease or difficulty of identifying City contract or subcontracting opportunities.

All meetings are family friendly. Interpretation is available upon request.

Public Works is planning to reconstruct Cummins Highway. The work will take place from River Street to Harvard Street. With the help of the community, we will explore ways to improve the streetscape. We want to create a design that is safe, convenient, and comfortable for everyone.

We created a form that allows you to add your questions or comments about the project for this meeting. The deadline to submit your comments is 12 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, October 23:

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Come explore family-friendly STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities! Find out if you are taller than a whale rib! Learn about the ocean, the animals that live there, and join us in protecting the blue planet!

Come explore family-friendly STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities! Find out if you are taller than a whale rib! Learn about the ocean, the animals that live there, and join us in protecting the blue planet!

Come explore family-friendly STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities! Find out if you are taller than a whale rib! Learn about the ocean, the animals that live there, and join us in protecting the blue planet!

The City of Boston has commissioned BBC Research and Consulting to conduct a disparity study to assess whether any barriers exist for minority- and woman-owned businesses that make it more difficult for them to participate in City contracting.

• Examines participation of of minority- and woman-owned businesses in City contracting
• Measures the availability of minority- and woman-owned businesses for City contracts and procurements
• Assesses marketplace conditions for minority- and woman-owned businesses

• 8 a.m.: Refreshments and networking
• 9 a.m.: Presentation and discussion 

• Food
• Networking opportunities
• Interpretive services (upon request)
• A child-friendly environment

The City of Boston has commissioned BBC Research and Consulting to conduct a disparity study to assess whether any barriers exist for minority- and woman-owned businesses that make it more difficult for them to participate in City contracting.

• Examines participation of of minority- and woman-owned businesses in City contracting
• Measures the availability of minority- and woman-owned businesses for City contracts and procurements
• Assesses marketplace conditions for minority- and woman-owned businesses

• 12 p.m.: Refreshments and Networking
• 12:30 p.m.: Presentation and Discussion

• Food
• Networking opportunities
• Interpretive services (upon request)
• A child-friendly environment

The City of Boston has commissioned BBC Research & Consulting to conduct a disparity study to assess whether any barriers exist for minority- and woman-owned businesses that make it more difficult for them to participate in City contracting.

• Examines participation of of minority- and woman-owned businesses in City contracting
• Measures the availability of minority- and woman-owned businesses for City contracts and procurements
• Assesses marketplace conditions for minority- and woman-owned businesses

• 5 p.m.: Refreshments and networking
• 6 p.m.: Presentation and discussion

• Food
• Networking opportunities
• Interpretive services (upon request)
• A child-friendly environment