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Gilbane Building Company Seeks Supplier Diversity Professional

Gilbane Building Company Seeks Supplier Diversity Professional

Gilbane Building Company is committed to maximizing the participation of Diverse-Owned Small Businesses (DOSB) and maintaining a diverse local workforce on our construction projects. We are dedicated to ensuring our contractors fulfill their commercially useful functions by overseeing the execution of work in the contract. Since 2022, we have awarded over $2.4 billion to minority, woman, disadvantaged, veteran, and LGBTQ+-owned businesses, with a commitment to reach $4 billion in awards by 2026. We place a 20% DOSB goal on all our projects.

RFP Opportunity: Supplier Diversity Professional

The Columbus Business Unit of Gilbane Building Company is seeking proposals from qualified candidates for a Supplier Diversity Professional to monitor the spend of diverse-owned small businesses and track labor workforce participation for an exciting Advanced Manufacturing Construction project in New Albany, Ohio. The estimated project value is $350 million (NDA required).

Scope of Services:

  • Collaborate with the Gilbane EI Manager and Project Economic Inclusion Lead to ensure accurate data reporting in the B2Gnow and LCP Tracker software systems.
  • Manage data entry and reporting for contractors and subcontractors, including up to tier 4, to capture expenditures and workforce participation.
  • Conduct trade contractor training to facilitate timely data gathering and reporting.
  • Ensure tier 2 and below vendors are entered by tier 1 vendors for awards and payments monthly in B2Gnow.
  • Verify workforce status in LCP Tracker monthly and use this data for reporting.
  • Create comprehensive monthly and quarterly customized reports to document DOSB and workforce participation against project goals, including an executive summary and data analysis.
  • Attend monthly inclusion meetings with the Gilbane Inclusion Team and present informed, data-driven reports.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Certified NGO’s (e.g., NMSDC, NVBDC, WBENC, etc.)
  • Previous experience working with the Gainfront platform reporting system.
  • Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a strategic diversity professional.
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience working with construction management clients.
  • Professional liability insurance.
  • Signed confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement with the RFP.

Project Schedule:

  • The project term is anticipated to be up to two (2) years, concluding by August 31, 2026.

Proposal Submission:

  • The Request for Proposal deadline is August 28, 2024, at 1:00 PM EST.
  • Proposals must be sent electronically (PDF format) to:
    Email: MRyan@GilbaneCo.com

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