|
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
Ursula K. LeGuin
Recognizing that diversity in construction can yield greater competition while enhancing quality, cost and performance, MGM Resorts International has undertaken an aggressive program to ensure that eligible minority-, women- and disadvantaged-business enterprises (MWDBE) will have an opportunity to participate in our building projects. However, at its inception, our Company was challenged to identify potential partners with the ability to perform the size and scope of our projects.
MGM Resorts International instituted a policy requiring minority participation in all construction bids. With this, Tier One construction firms became engaged to help identify qualified firms with which to work. Our Company's projects created joint venture opportunities, enabling smaller certified MWDBEs to be partnered with larger companies to gain exposure to all developmental phases of a project, and a share of the construction contract. Mentoring programs ensued which paired qualified minority contractors with majority contractors. These pairings created the participation that MGM Resorts International was seeking and fostered relationships among companies that otherwise may never have interacted with one another.
MGM Resorts International Design Group
Through its accelerated recruitment and mentoring initiatives, the MGM Resorts International Design Group continues to attain great MWDBE engagement. We are consciously building our commitment to diversity, which is a cornerstone of our company’s mission. |
|
MGM Resorts International is committed to evolving our partnerships with existing MWDBE contractors, enabling these firms to grow and prosper, while providing our Company with quality buildings and amenities that our customers expect. At the same time, in order to keep pace with the Company’s construction demands, we will continue to seek qualified MWDBEs across the country that may serve as general contractors and/or subcontractors on our projects.
CityCenter
CityCenter is a turning point in the evolution of the next generation of Las Vegas - an even more cutting-edge resort destination, with a truly urban core that blends world-class residential, hospitality, retail, gaming, and entertainment elements into a synergistic hub of distinctive character. We have aspired to making CityCenter historic for its systematic, multi-faceted assimilation of MWDBEs - one of the most comprehensive MWDBE outreach programs ever undertaken in a large-scale constructing project, and we are proud of the results we have accomplished to date. |
|
|
