Procurement
FREE!! Estimating Tools Seminar
Make a difference for your business today! Start utilizing this program to capitalize on opportunities that you may have let pass you by. Our free seminar is designed to further enhance your knowledge and help your business to meet and exceed goals. San Francisco Bids and Contracts Our special guest speaker Lloyd Kraal of Kraal Consulting, a participating partner with the City & County of San Francisco incubator program, helps new contractors grow into an established business. In addition Lloyd serves on the LBE committee for the Human Rights Commission and is well-known for his success throughout San Francisco. In this seminar Lloyd is looking to share...
Read MoreSmall Business Contracting Opportunities Workshop
Image via Wikipedia Learn how to become a supplier for the State of California and the City and County of San Francisco Wednesday, March 25, 2009 6:00-8:00 PM San Francisco LGBT Community Center 1800 Market Street (@ Octavia) RSVP to Kens@sfcenter.org The workshop is free, but space is limited! The State of California and the City and County of San Francisco spend billions of dollars each year on contracts. Your firm can be a part of this marketplace doing business with the state government and providing services for the citizens of San Francisco. During this workshop, you will learn how the State and City buy products and services and you will learn how your...
Read MoreDisadvantaged Business Enterprise
Image via Wikipedia The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has just received conditional approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to immediately implement its Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2009 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal and Methodology. The 2009 Goal and Methodology provides for a 6.75 percent race-conscious goal and a 6.75 percent race-neutral goal for an overall 13.5 percent program goal. With the recent enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and the increase in transportation contracting opportunities it will bring, the urgency for Caltrans to implement contract goals has...
Read MoreContracting Newsletter
View Larger Map The Business Outreach Committee has introduced a Contracting Newsletter to assist DBE and SBE firms in doing business with Bay Area Transportation Agencies. It will provide one document that offers links to agency procurement information, information on upcoming DBE and SBE events, and agency contact information for AC Transit; BART; Central Contra Costa Transit Authority; Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District; Metropolitan Transportation Commission; San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency; SamTans; and VTA. Newsletter Related articles by Zemanta BART plans to hold line on fares (sfgate.com) San Francisco Board of Supervisors and...
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Image via Wikipedia SBA Interim Final Rule: Small Disadvantaged Business Program (Effective 10/3/08) — This Rule Changes The Requirements Relating To Which Firms May Certify Their Status As Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs) For Purposes Of Federal Prime Contracts And Subcontracts Small Disadvantaged Business Program AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Interim final rule, with request for comments. SUMMARY: This rule changes the requirements relating to which firms may certify their status as small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) for purposes of federal prime contracts and subcontracts. Currently, only those firms that have...
Read MoreCA Small Business Conference
For Immediate Release: Contact: Aaron McLear/Camille Anderson Wednesday, October 29, 2008 916-445-4571 Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Conference on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Furthering his commitment to support California’s small businesses in their contribution to the health and power of the state’s economy, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced he will host California’s first ever Governor’s Conference on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to be held at the Renaissance Montura Hotel in Los Angeles on November 18 and 19. “Small businesses have always provided innovative products and services that...
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