Veteran-owned businesses will soon get the same preferential treatment that women- and minority-owned businesses get from the city of Boston.
During his speech at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce this morning, Mayor Martin J. Walsh is expected to announce a new executive order that will give veteran-owned businesses an advantage when bidding for city contracts.
"This really changes the dynamic, to go beyond what is being done at the state level and gives all veterans the opportunities to bid with the city of Boston," said Francisco Urena, Boston's commissioner of veterans services. "This is a chance for veterans to utilize the skills they've learned in the field and in their service to our country, to launch a successful business, and for the city to support their post-service careers in a sustainable way. Boston continues to lead as a veteran-friendly city, and this is another reason why."
The city currently gives extra weight to bids from woman- and minority-owned businesses, and will add veteran-owned businesses to that group when the executive order is issued.
Joyce Linehan, Walsh's chief of policy, said the programs have been effective in giving businesses more opportunities.
"It certainly is much more than symbolic," she said. "(Veterans are) a population that could certainly use a hand up."
Veteran-owned businesses will also be able to get a weekly dispatch from City Hall, which details what contracts are up for bid.
"It's the least we can do," Linehan said.
In a meeting last month with a veteran business owner, Linehan said she was surprised that no policy existed.
"You don't understand why it wasn't already done," she said. "It's a really good way for us to say thank you."
The executive order will also establish a minimum percentage of contracts, which should be awarded to veteran-owned businesses.
Businesses will need to be federally certified as veteran-owned to qualify. There are roughly 800 businesses in Massachusetts that are federally certified as veteran-owned.
The city's legal team is in the process of putting the executive order together, but there is no concrete timeline for its implementation.
The city awards millions of dollars in contracts every year, for jobs including fixing traffic lights to installing cables inside City Hall.
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