Guidelines for Completing 2nd Tier Reporting Form

Vectren requires its Prime (1st Tier) Suppliers to provide quarterly reports of it’s spending with diverse suppliers. The information provided is used in support of various report filings as required by federal, state, and local advocacy organizations.

Vectren captures direct 2nd tier spend by utilizing a link to a secured survey tool as shown below. The form is very simple to use and can be completed by simply following the questions and prompts.

Definition of "Direct Expenditures"

The "Direct Expenditure" method is defined as your purchases of products or services from a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE), Woman-Owned Business Enterprise, or Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise (VOBE) in direct relationship for work or products manufactured or distributed for Vectren projects. For example – as the Prime you are providing general construction services to Vectren and you awarded subcontracts for excavation and painting to small MBE, WBE, or VOBE’s strictly for Vectren’s project. In this instance, 100% of the painting and excavating and painting expenditures/payments to the small diverse business should be reported to Vectren. If only a portion of the expenditures made to the diverse enterprises apply to the Vectren project then you should only report the dollars expended for the Vectren project.

Click here to enter your 2nd Tier Expenditures