Small contractors unable to obtain bid, payment, and performance bonds required for Alameda County contracts can benefit from the County's Contractor Bonding Assistance Program.Administered by Merriwether &...

Published Jun 05, 2014

The City of Fort Worth fell short of its goal for minority and women-business enterprise (M/WBE) participation on public construction contracts in 2013, according to a report presented to the City Council.The c...

Published Apr 15, 2014

Five lending institutions have partnered with New York State to make available $20 million in short-term financing to minority and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs). On March 24, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the...

Published Mar 27, 2014

On April 16th, North Carolina's minority and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) will be able to directly pitch their goods and services to purchasers from the City of Greenville and Greenville Utilities Commission. ...

Published Mar 17, 2014

Cook County is amending its minority and women-owned business (M/WBE) program in an effort to eliminate fraud in its contracts. On March 12th, the County Board increased penalties for contractors that fail to me...

Published Mar 17, 2014

Denver International Airport (DIA) has exceeded its minority and women business participation goals for construction contracts funded by the Federal Aviation Administration. As a recipient of federal funding, DI...

Published Feb 24, 2014

On Wednesday, Denver's mayor signed into law two ordinances and an executive order aimed at increasing minority and women-owned business (M/WBE) participation on city contracts. "The legislation I am signing tod...

Published Feb 21, 2014

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is undertaking a study that will help the department determine whether minority and women-owned businesses have equal access to public contracts in the state. The ...

Published Feb 20, 2014

General contractors and small, minority, women, and disabled business enterprises interested in bidding on construction contracts with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte will have an opportunity to network and matc...

Published Feb 20, 2014

On March 4, companies interested in doing business with Charlotte Douglas International Airport will have an opportunity to meet airport officials, learn more about upcoming projects and contracts, and what it takes to become...

Published Feb 11, 2014

Beginning in March, North Carolina construction companies certified as Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) will have an opportunity to learn about succeeding in the public contracting market from some of the industry...

Published Feb 10, 2014

Small contractors are invited to participate in E-Contractor Academy, a free series of workshops aimed at preparing them to compete for and perform work on energy efficiency retrofit projects in Los Angeles County and elsewhe...

Published Feb 03, 2014

In early January, Gov. Cuomo announced in his State of the State Address a plan to channel 5 percent of the state's contracting dollars to disabled veterans."Disabled veterans showed us their loyalty; we must show...

Published Feb 03, 2014

Companies bidding on government contracts are often faced with small (SBE), minority (MBE), women (WBE), disadvantaged (DBE), and disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) participation subcontracting requirements, but m...

Published Jan 31, 2014

In September 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the implementation of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The department is reopening the publi...

Published Jan 20, 2014