Procurement and Contracting Committee Meeting - May 19, 2026
Procurement and Contracting Committee Meeting - May 19, 2026
The Procurement and Contracting Committee of Alameda County met on May 19, 2026, with Supervisors Marquez and Miley present. The committee received two quarterly reports: one from the Auditor-Controller on county procurement spending and one from the Public Works Agency on workforce and business outreach. No public comments were offered, and the meeting adjourned after discussions on future agenda items.
Discussion Items
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Auditor-Controller Procurement Report
Melissa Wilk, Auditor-Controller, presented the quarterly progress report on county procurement. For payments up to $500,000 from July 1, 2009, through March 31, 2026, total payments were $2.53 billion, with 58% ($1.48 billion) paid to local contractors and 48% ($1.23 billion) paid to minority, women, and small local emerging business (MWBE/SLEB) contractors. For payments over $500,000, totals reached $5.72 billion, with over 50% ($3 billion) to local contractors and 35% ($2 billion) to MWBE/SLEB firms. She noted plans to transition to a streamlined report covering the prior five years starting the first quarter of the next fiscal year. Supervisors had no questions. -
Public Works Agency Workforce and Business Outreach Report
Daniel Waldes, Director of Public Works, presented the biannual report. From September 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026, public works projects generated 79,500 construction labor hours, of which 33% were local, 54% minority, 11% apprenticeship, and less than 1% women. Ethnic breakdown showed Hispanic/Latino at 49.6%, Other at 39%, Caucasian at 7%, Asian at 2%, and African American at 1.4%. A five-year trend analysis indicated flat lines across all categories, with an unexplained rise in the "Other" category from 11% in 2021 to 49% in 2024. In business outreach, 26 projects were advertised; local prime contractors won 27% of bids, and 31% of subcontractors were local. Outreach included Bob Breakfasts and a Construction Contractors Academy. Supervisor Marquez asked if the report addressed the Project Stabilization and Community Benefits Agreement (PSCBA) and legal requirements for apprenticeship hours; Director Waldes clarified it did not and that such metrics fall under GSA reports. Supervisor Miley requested that future reports include dollar amounts for each project and expressed concern about flat local hiring (27%), low African American and Asian participation, and the unexplained "Other" category. He also noted ongoing efforts via the RAMP program and National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMAC). Director Waldes agreed to add contract values to future reports.
Key Outcomes
- Directive: Public Works Agency will include dollar amounts for each project in future quarterly workforce and business outreach reports.
- Future Agenda Item: The committee directed staff to prepare an informational report on the standard service agreement for a future meeting, responding to a request from Supervisor Marquez.
- No formal votes were taken during the meeting.
Meeting Transcript
Okay, so good afternoon, everyone. It's uh Monday, May the 18th. I'd like to call the procurement and contracting committee to order. Clerk roll. Supervisor Marquez. Present. Supervisor Miley. Present. We have a quorum. All right. Any instructions we need to provide? For all participants, please state your name for the record prior to your presentation. If you wish to speak on an item not on the agenda, please wait until Chair Miley calls for public input on non-agenda items only matters within the committee's jurisdiction may be addressed. To notify the clerk you wish to speak for in-person participants, please fill out a speaker card and hand it to the clerk. The speaker cards are at the front of the room, and I am the clerk. For online participants, please use the raise hand function when we are on an item you wish to comment on. For dialed in participants, please dial star nine to use the raise hand function. Dialing it again allows you to lower your hand. The clerk will call your name when it is time for public comment. If you are in person, please come to the podium to speak. If you're online or dialed in, the clerk will call your name and allow you to unmute. That concludes the clerk instructions for public comment. Thank you. All right. Thanks. Okay. So we have a short agenda this afternoon. Two items. First item is the quarterly report from the auditor controller. Good afternoon. All right. My name is Melissa Wilk. I'm the Alameda County Auditor Controller, Clerk Recorder, and I'm here to present the updated progress report on county procurement. The information presented today is based on payments made to contractors for the period covering July 1, 2009 through March 31st, 2026. Page A1 of this report includes total payments made up to $500,000. The total amount for that period was $2.53 billion. $1.48 billion was paid to local contractors, which equals about 58% of total dollars up to $500,000. $1.23 billion was paid to minority women business enterprises and small local emerging business contractors, which equals 48% of total dollars up to $500,000. Payments made to the MWBE SLEB contractors by category include construction of 125.5 million, architecture and engineering, 38.3 million, professional services, 499.3 million, and goods and services, 570 million. Also included in the report are all payments to contractors, including amounts over 500,000. This data is presented in summary on page A2. And again, it's for the period July 1, 2009 through the most recent quarter, ending March 31st, 2026. And total payments included are included in the report are $5.72 billion. $3 billion were paid to local contractors, which is over 50% of total dollars. 2 billion was paid to minority women business enterprises and small local emerging business contractors, which equals 35% of total dollars paid to contractors. And then by category, the payments to our MWBE SLEB contractors include construction of $334 million, which is $28% of all payments made for construction dollars, architecture and engineering, $56.8 million, which is almost 50%. Professional services, $691 million, which is 32%. And goods and services, 932.7 million, which is 41.3% of goods and services for that period of time. Again, all of the reports, including this one, are um included on our website. And we do plan based on the Board of Supervisors recommendation to bring back the more streamlined uh report with uh the July 1st um quarterly, um which I'm sorry, which will cover July 1 through September.
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