2022 DBE Awards Ceremony

Purchasing Agent

Penny Owens
[email protected]
(865) 215-2070

400 Main St., Room 667
Knoxville, TN 37902

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The City of Knoxville’s Purchasing Department honored small, women- and minority-owned businesses who conduct business with the City of Knoxville at the seventh annual Diversity Business Enterprise (DBE) Awards ceremony on September 28, 2022 at the Marble Hall Chapel in Lakeshore Park.

The awards also recognized City departments and individuals for their commitment to reaching out to DBEs with procurement opportunities and contracts.

Every year, $50 million to $70 million is awarded in City contracts, and roughly 1 in 3 City dollars spent in competitively bid contracts went to small businesses in the last fiscal year.


VIDEO OF THE CEREMONY




AWARD WINNERS


Bio Solutions Tennessee
ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD
Bio Solutions Tennessee


Dynasty Construction
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Dynasty Construction Inc.


Patrick OBrien
IMPACT AWARD
Patrick O'Brien, M.D.


Edison Electric
MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
Edison Electric, LLC


Cannon & Cannon and Tish Spalding
PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Cannon & Cannon and
Tish Spalding/SEsite, LLC


Runners Market
RISING STAR AWARD
Runners Market LLC


Taylor's Lawn Service
SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
Taylor’s Lawn Service


Southeastern Construction Concepts
WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
Southeastern Construction Concepts Corp


CITY DEPARTMENT AWARDS


Engineering Dept
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF M/WOB EXPENDITURES
(Large Spend)
Engineering


 Award for KAT
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF M/WOB EXPENDITURES
(Medium Spend)
Knoxville Area Transit


 Award for Benefits & Risk Mgmt
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF M/WOB EXPENDITURES
(Small Spend)
Benefits & Risk Management


  Award for City Court
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF M/WOB EXPENDITURES
(Micro Spend)
City Court


Housing & Neighborhood Development
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE EXPENDITURES WITH SMALL BUSINESS
Housing & Neighborhood Development 





DEPARTMENTS WITH OVER 50% OF THEIR FY22 DISCRETIONARY SPEND WITH SMALLL BUSINESSES


311
311


Law Dept
Law


Plans Review & Inspections
 Plans Review & Inspections


Public Service
 Public Service
 




EMPLOYEE ADVOCATE AWARD
Joey Jones - Fire Department

Award for City Employee