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Challenges Today (Manual Process): Spreadsheets and email chains to track outreach to diverse subcontractors. Time-consuming certification checks (DBE/MBE/WBE status validation). Risk of missing documentation for Good Faith Efforts, exposing the GC to penalties. Last-minute scrambles to find qualified subs to fill diversity gaps before contract execution. How Pegbo Automates Buyout: Supplier Matching: Pegbo automatically identifies and recommends certified diverse subcontractors that fit scope packages. Automated Outreach: Sends pre-templated invitations to bid, tracks responses, and logs outreach attempts. Certification Verification: Validates DBE/MBE/WBE certifications in real time to ensure only qualified firms are counted. Spend Forecasting: Projects whether the GC will meet participation goals based on pending bids and contract values. Compliance Dashboard: Creates a real-time Good Faith Efforts log and buyout status dashboard that can be shared with Owners or compliance consultants. Results: Faster buyout. Reduced risk. Audit ready.

Affordable housing developers and general contractors in California must comply with AB2873, which requires a Good Faith Effort to include certified Small and Emerging Business Enterprises (SBEs/EBEs) in projects funded by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC). Today, teams often struggle with outdated directories, inconsistent outreach, and manual reporting, which can lead to missed inclusion targets, loss of tax credits, or funding delays. Pegbo streamlines AB2873 compliance by automating the process from outreach to reporting. The platform helps identify and recommend SBEs and EBEs by trade, verifies certification status, and manages communications through automated bid invitations and tracked responses. Every outreach attempt is logged, creating a defensible Good Faith Effort record. Pegbo then generates AB2873-compliant reports for submission to TCAC, lenders, or housing authorities, reducing preparation time from weeks to hours. With Pegbo, developers and contractors gain confidence that they are meeting participation requirements, protecting project funding, and avoiding compliance penalties. Beyond compliance, Pegbo helps demonstrate community impact by tr

Many cities and counties tie public funding to requirements for hiring local businesses and subcontractors, ensuring taxpayer dollars benefit the community. For general contractors, meeting these goals is often difficult—local supplier directories are incomplete, outreach is manual, and proving compliance takes time. Missing local participation targets can delay funding draws or damage relationships with public agencies. Pegbo simplifies local supplier inclusion by connecting contractors directly with qualified, certified businesses in the project’s region. The platform matches scopes of work with local firms, automates outreach, and logs responses to create a verifiable record of engagement. Pegbo also tracks awarded dollars and generates compliance-ready reports that show how much spend is staying local. With Pegbo, contractors reduce administrative burden, de-risk compliance, and strengthen relationships with municipalities. Public agencies gain visibility into the economic impact of their projects, while local businesses receive greater access to contracting opportunities—ensuring that community investment truly stays in the community.

Automate creation of outreach logs, email tracking, and supplier contact records.

Automate outreach and tracking of diverse suppliers to comply with public project requirements.

Build a more competitive and compliant subcontractor base, lowering risk of project delays or non-compliance penalties.