CONTRACTOR OUTREACH PROGRAM
The Mission of the San Diego Community College District’s Propositions S & N Contractor Outreach Program is to:
Diversify the contracting workforce by providing opportunities for small, disadvantaged or historically underutilized businesses that lead to success and progressive, sustainable growth.
Overview The key goal of the Outreach Program is to encourage local businesses and contractors to bid on contracts for the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD). The District is committed to working with local business, community groups and trade associations to provide meaningful opportunities for small or disadvantaged businesses to work on Propositions S & N projects. The District will work to make sure that local contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and other service providers are aware of and have every opportunity to participate in these projects. Plan Rooms for Viewing Contract Documents In an effort to provide construction job opportunities to all members of the community, the District will provide plans and specifications to plan rooms throughout the county for contractors, subcontractors, vendors and other service providers to view the contract documents free of charge. For location information, please contact the outreach consultants listed below. Seminars and Workshops The District will conduct seminars and workshops to provide information on upcoming projects, provide guidance on the types of technical assistance is available and how to access such assistance, and provide an opportunity where subcontractors and prime contractors are able to network and exchange information. Contractor Opportunity Notices Outreach information will be posted on the SDCCD construction program website (www.sdccdprops-n.com) to inform small businesses about the opportunities and resources available with the District. Press releases, notices in community-based publications and trade periodicals will also be utilized to make sure that the local contractor is aware of project opportunities, outreach seminars and workshops. Definitions Disadvantaged Business Enterprises • The firm must be at least 51% owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. • The firm must be an independent business, and one or more of the socially and economically disadvantaged owners must control its management and daily operations. • Only existing for-profit “Small Business Concerns,” as defined by the Small Business Act and Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations may be certified. DBE applicants are first subject to the applicable small business size standards of the SBA. Second, the average annual gross receipts for the firm (including its affiliates) over the previous three
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fiscal years must not exceed U.S. DOT’s cap of $20.41 million. The Personal Net Worth (PNW) of each socially and economically disadvantaged owner must not exceed $750,000, excluding the individual’s ownership interest in the applicant firm and the equity in his/her primary residence.
Socially and economically disadvantaged individual means any individual who is a citizen of the United States (or lawfully admitted permanent resident) and who is a member of the following groups: Black American, Hispanic American, Native American, Asian-Pacific American, Subcontinent Asian American, or Women; or Any individual found to be socially and economically disadvantaged on a case-by-case basis by a certifying agency pursuant to the standards of the U.S. DOT 49 CFR Part 26.” Small Business Enterprises • Must be independently owned and operated; • Cannot be dominant in its field of operation; • Must have its principal office located in California; • Must have its owners (or officers in the case of a corporation) domiciled in California; and together with its affiliates, be either: • A business with 100 or fewer employees and an average annual gross receipts of $12 million or less (over the previous three tax years), or • A manufacturer with 100 or fewer employees
Outreach Consultant Contact Information Black Contractors’ Consortium Hameed Abdur-Rahim 6125 Imperial Ave. San Diego CA 92114 619.263.9791 office Hameedbca1@aol.com
San Diego Contracting Opportunities Center Gunner Schalin / Rachel Fischer 4007 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 210 San Diego CA 92108 619.285.7020 office gschalin@ptac-sandiego.org / rfischer@ptac-sandiego.org
Related Resources San Diego Community College District San Diego Community College District: www.sdccd.edu Mesa College: http://www.sdmesa.edu/ SD City College: http://www.sdcity.edu/ Miramar College: http://www.sdmiramar.edu/ Continuing Education: http://www.sdce.edu/ Government California State Licensing Board: www.cslb.ca.gov Department of Industry Relations: www.dir.ca.gov Contractor Resources Contracting Opportunity Center (COC): www.ptac-sandiego.org Employee Training Institute (ETI): www.trainwitheti.com
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH – CERTIFICATION FORM FOR
THE DESIGN-BUILD OF
DIVISION 15 and DIVISION 16 for STUDENT SERVICES CENTER
AT
MIRAMAR COLLEGE
1. Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE)/Woman Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)/Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprise (DVBE)/Small Business Enterprise (SBE) 1.1 Please provide the requested MBE/WBE/DVBE/SBE information below.
Firm Name
Certification MBE/WBE/DVBE/SBE
Certifying Agency
Number
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