Suit to Decide Whether Cities Can Consider Race in Awarding Contracts
Exigis LLC, a minority-owned company, is suing the city of Dallas in federal court for violating its own policy about awarding points for involving minority-owned businesses seeking city contracts, reports The Dallas Morning News.
The issue is whether businesses like Exigis, which lost out to a white-owned company, should get credit just for being owned by minorities and women.
“The Exigis lawsuit could settle the differences of opinion as to whether it’s legal for local governments to consider race in awarding contracts,” The News report says.
