State and Local Governments
MBE Certification. Goals by Availability. Payment Compliance.
Improve the accuracy and reduce processing time and cost for D/M/WBE certification processes with more efficient intake and approval workflows; on-line application and document submission; and issuance of certification letters and certificates via electronic mail.
Expand the sources of bidders and increase inclusion of D/M/WBE businesses using central supplier registration; defining D/M/WBE attainment goals based upon available firms; and enabling buyers and contractors to identify D/M/WBE partners and demonstrate good faith efforts using our web-based vendor-facing tools.
Secure acknowledgement of D/M/WBE Commitments for all contract participants; proactively track prime and sub payment transactions and generate DMWBE Attainment Scorecard; and integrate PRiSM with ERP and Procurements systems to generate MBE Program Performance Reports and trigger non-compliance alerts.
Accelerate the economic benefits of your contracting by identifying the contractors’ workforce composition. Gain transparency and accountability in hiring policy for New, Youth, Local, and Apprentice hires.
Transportation
Two words: DBE & Davis Bacon.
Highway, Transit, Railway, Tollway grant recipients plan and fulfill the US Department of Transportation requirements of CFR 49 Part 26 and increase the accuracy and streamline preparation of Uniform DBE Commitment and Participation Reporting. Survey contract activity for Commercially Useful Function delivery, manage subcontractor substitution, and maintain history using GFE Scorecard.
Manage electronic submission of Certified Payroll with digital signatures; streamline payroll auditing against prevailing wages and monitoring payroll delinquencies; conduct desk and in-field inspections using our web-based employee interview and inspection checklist tools. Automatically send late reporting and penalty notifications to vendors, and capture Payroll Scorecard to determine patterns of wage fraud.
Two more words: ACDBE and DOORS.
Set realistic goals while monitoring the ACDBE compliance on construction, professional services, sales concessions, and car rental agreements. PRiSM services are designed to assist Airports and other Port Authorities with the management of its federally regulated diversity-based business and economic development programs. Our service is fully compatible with FAA CFR 49 Parts 23 and 26.
PRiSM tracks your organizations spending while producing your Federal Uniform ACDBE Report, state, and local program reports.
Housing and Community Development
Engage more Section 3 businesses using on-line Section 3 Business Registry. Track contract details and measure Section 3 utilization, workforce development, job creation, and other Certified Payroll and prevailing wage reporting requirements.
With PRiSM’s mobile solution, perform site visits and employee interviews. Automate HUD reporting with PRiSM’s Report Center, featuring as standard reports the HUD 11, HUD 2516, HUD 60002 and generated quickly and with ease.
“Our Housing Authority clients tell us that reports that took months in the planning and execution are available in minutes. They also tell us that executive briefings about the impact diversity programs before PRiSM would mean late nights and all hands on deck.”
Health and Education
K-12 School Systems, Colleges and Universities, and Healthcare Systems are fueling their regions’ economic engines forecasting purchases and local hires. Using PRiSM ONE, our national supplier directory, buyers expand strategic sourcing, identify diverse suppliers, and analyze spend with diverse and local suppliers. Obtain Tier 2 spend by capturing direct and indirect expenditures with diverse suppliers from Tier 1 suppliers.
PRiSM facilitates your processes for tracking and reporting MBE attainment on capital (facilities and school) construction; building maintenance, professional services, and commodity purchases – direct and via credit card.
The PRiSM Diversity and Inclusion team may augment your staff or processes with business development and outreach support, while collecting utilization reports and generating monthly or quarterly reporting. We are your Diversity Team – from planning outreach events and Pre-bid meetings; hosting Town Hall meetings community forums to forecasting workforce plans and aligning MBEs to the GDP.
Energy & Utility
Infrastructure construction is on the rise for Energy Companies and Public Utilities. Our unique offering is repository of specialty firms with Pre-Qualifications for performing overhead and underground construction and related trades. We provide PRiSM Matchmaking services for general and prime contractors and that accelerates partner engagement.
Leverage PRiSM to exceed the small business and workforce utilization plans set forth in your Consent Decree and Public Service Memorandum. PRiSM ONE identifies suppliers with certifications from NMSDC, WBENC, NGLCC, DOT, SBA WOSB and 8(A) and more.