By: Diane Benjamin
https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/departments/administration/procurement-diversity-initiative
This policy is also called: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
DEI policies discriminate against white male owned qualified businesses to promote others that may or may not be qualified to do the job. If “oppressed status” is claimed, the City of Bloomington prefers to award contracts to you.
Contracting with companies with exceptional ability and superior pricing to do the job isn’t allowed in Bloomington government. Staff has to train the unqualified to get them qualified? Taxes go to “mentorship partnering”?
I wonder why Amazon is the go-to place to purchase? The 6/22/26 Bills and Payroll lists Amazon 12 times with most entries showing multiple purchases. https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/32665/639172989270270000
Women, racial/ethnic minorities, and socially disadvantaged groups should be outraged at DEI policies because they imply you can’t succeed without daddy government’s help. Judging and dividing people based on attributes they are born with violates why July 4th is a huge celebration:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Some elected officials will be on the steps of the
McLean County Museum of History on
July 4th at 9:00 am to read the Declaration of Independence.
Maybe they will consider the meaning while reading. Individuals aren’t a “group”. Individuals succeed or fail based on their life choices. DEI policies pick winners and losers with tax dollars. That’s un-American.
“The objective of the BEAP program is to provide opportunities for participation on city contracts to businesses owned by women, racial/ethnic minorities, and socially disadvantaged groups.”
So they must have a list of the ‘socially disadvantaged groups’ somewhere. Where can it be found?
Does the city have a point system to determine who is more disadvantaged and thus gets the contract, or does someone just pick the one that they like the most?
Is there a way to be certified as disadvantaged? There should be a certification system to be fair.
If your business hasn’t got many or any contracts in the past, does that mean you’re more disadvantaged and thus more qualified?
If a business hires someone that is very disadvantaged to represent them, does that improve their disadvantaged score and chances to get work with the city?
Could a business run by a white male be considered disadvantaged because they are not on the preferred hire list?
Does the city have a good lawyer?
You can get certified on that link
The city does not have a good lawyer. If they did, they would NEVER hire out.