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CED-78-172 1 (1978-09-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaayis0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME 07985 - EC33484521 Evaluation of Efforts by the City of Lenver and Five Federal Agencies To Comply with Certain Fec.eral Affirmative Action Requirements. CED-78-172; B-149685. September 21, 1978. Released September 29, 1978. 3 pp. + appendix (17 pp.) Report to Rep. Patricia Schroeder; by Henry Eschvege, Director, Community and Ecoaosic Development Div. Issue Area: Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunitr Proqrams: Discrimination in Federal Financial Assistance Programs (1005). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Function: General Government: Ot.her General Government (806) organization Concerned: Office of Management and Budget; Department of Ccmmerce; Environmental Protection Agency; Dcpartment of Health, Education, and Welfare; Department of HoUsinq and Urban Development; Department cf Transpcrtation; Federal Aviation Administration; Economic revelopant Administration; Denver: Dept. of Public orks. Congressional Relevance: rouse Committee on 3mall Business: SBU Oversight and Minority Enterprise Sabccrmittee; Senate Comitteo oD Commerce, Science, end Transcrtation° Rep. Patricia Schroeder. Authority: Housing and Urb&n Development Ict of 1968 (12 US.Ca 1701U). Public Works Employment Act oi 1977 (42 U.S.C. 6705). Executive Order 116254 ONE Circu.lar A-102. Danver's Departmeat of Publ..c Works awareted approximately $55.5 million in construction cont 'vcts during the period July 1, 1975, to December 31, 1977, under Federal grants from the following agencies: the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; the Department cf Housing rnd Urban Development (HUD); the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the Federal Aviation Administration; and the Economic Development Administration. A number of Federal affirmative action laws, rules, and regulations require Federal agencies aid grant recipients to assist certain business concerns to compete for contracts financed by Federal funds. findings/Conzlu*ions: Minority and other groups of contractcrs tarqeted for special assistance may not have been provided uith the full range of opportunities raquired or implied by 1.ederc2 affirmative action mandates. This appeared to hawe beez caused by the low priority placed on compliance with requirements by the federal agencies and the lack of strong commitmeat to affirmative action goals by Denver and its Department of Public Works. The lack cf specificity in affirmative action requirem,:nts, a possitle lack of Federal enforcement authority, and implt..Cntation deficiencies could also have contributed to the prcblem cf promoting affirmative action objectives. Pclicy questions which require resolution are: Rhat price concessions are necessary tc

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