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Volume I, Issue 34 - Week of August 25th, 2009
Save the Date for the annual WBC Dinner! Don't miss out on this opportunity to nominate the outstanding women leading the construction industry. Let's celebrate the champions and trailblazers who are leading the next generation of women builders. For more information about the 2009 Champion Awards, visit www.wbcnyc.org.
More celebrations! Our very own WBC Corresponding Secretary, Cheryl McKissack, celebrates this week as her company, McKissack and McKissack, was announced as lead partner of the new Aqueduct Racetrack development project in Queens.
On another happy note, the federal government awarded small businesses a record $93.3 billion in prime contracts in the 2008 fiscal year. Four new housing developments are also going up in New York City, supported by $60 million in stimulus funding.
The Obama administration has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure that MWBEs have increased access to federal government contracting opportunities. But, this does not mean an end to problems for the MWBE community. United Builders and Contractors, Inc. has filed a complaint with the White House to stop giving funds to the Wichita area until there is sufficient support for African-American contractors. We have a ways to go.
So Let's Start by Nominating Outstanding Women!
You can nominate an outstanding woman today by visiting the link below and following set guidelines. All nominees will be reviewed by our esteemed panel, and winners will be honored at the Third Annual Champion Award Gala and Dinner on October 21st at the Bank of New York Mellon, 101 Barclay Street, NYC. All winners will be included in a print and online publication and directory of Outstanding Women, which will be permanently displayed on the WBC website, www.wbcnyc.org.
More next week...
Renee
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Renée Sacks, Ph.D.
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rsacks@wbcnyc.org
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City Inquiry Into Concrete Testing Widens
8/17/2009 - Source: New York Times
Manhattan prosecutors have executed a search warrant at a company that supplies concrete to large public works projects in the city, marking a significant expansion of a 17-month investigation in the concrete testing industry that they say has exposed widespread fraud, according to court papers and officials. |
Delaware North Group Submits Aqueduct Bid
8/21/2009 - Source: Business Review
Reaction from residents of Queens helped shape new plans for the development of a video-lottery gaming and entertainment project at Aqueduct Racetrack. The feedback came from a Siena Research Institute poll, commissioned by Aqueduct Gaming LLC, one of seven bidders for the Aqueduct Racetrack development contract. Aqueduct Gaming is a development team that includes Buffalo's Delaware North Cos. Gaming & Entertainment, Saratoga Gaming and Raceway and McKissack & McKissack — the oldest African-American, woman-owned professional design and construction team in the U.S. Delaware North Gaming & Entertainment is the project's lead partner.
NYC Gets Stimulus Funds for Housing
8/17/2009 - Source: New York Post
Four new housing developments are going up in New York City, with the help of federal stimulus money. Gov. David Paterson and Mayor Michael Bloomberg are announcing that three will be in Harlem and one in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn.
The $60 million in stimulus funding is helping jump-start the project, which will create 739 units of affordable housing.
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Minority Contractors File Complaint with White House
8/17/2009 - Source: KAKE ABC 10
United Builders and Contractors, Inc. has filed a complaint with the White House to stop giving federal funds to the Wichita area due to lack of support for African American contractors.
Obama Administration Announces Efforts to Increase Access to Contracting Opportunities for Minority-Owned Small Businesses
8/18/2009 - Source: Business Wire
The Obama Administration today reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that minority-owned and small businesses, including women- and veteran-owned businesses, have greater access to federal government contracting opportunities.
Concrete Jungle
8/19/2009 - Source: New York Times
The investigation into possible fraud in the testing of concrete used in New York City construction projects has taken a troubling turn. Manhattan prosecutors have now searched the offices of Casa Redimix Concrete Corporation, which is supplying concrete to a major project, the $612 million replacement of the Willis Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River. |
WTC Owner: $300K-a-Day Penalties Almost Over
8/11/2009 - Source: Crain's New York Business
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it will turn over the land in the next few days to Larry Silverstein, who is building three towers on the 16-acre site.
SBA Awards Record $93 Billion
8/21/2009 - Source: Business Review
The federal government awarded small business a record $93.3 billion in prime contracts for the 2008 fiscal year, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration's annual procurement scorecard released Friday.
Agencies Fall Short of Most Small Business Goals
8/21/2009 - Source: Federal News Radio
Federal agencies missed the mark on four of the five government wide small business contracting goals in fiscal 2008. The Small Business Administration issued a new report today detailing how agencies fared.
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For more information please download the event brochure.
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September 9, 2009
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Building Information Modeling - The Future of Construction
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AIA New York, NYC BIM Group, a buildingSMARTalliance
interest group, in collaboration with New York Construction/ENR
magazines, invite you to an industry event to introduce Integrated
Project Delivery (IPD) and BIM Collaboration.
Conference Fee :
Registration fee is $149 for members of the following associations:
AGC
NYC
STA
AIA-NY
BIMplex
PMI NYC
CMAA
Women Builders Council
NYBC
Registration fee is $195 for non-members.
INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY: Enhanced BIM Collaboration
Integrated Project Delivery, developed by the AIA, is a process
designed to assist owners, designers, and builders move towards
better integrated delivery methods and improved design,
construction, and operations processes.
The goal of the conference is to identify the characteristics of IPD
and provide specific information and guidance on how to utilize IPD
methods to achieve better projects. An introduction of IPD will be
presented, including an overview of legal concerns and how BIM
can be used as collaboration tool, followed by a panel of east coast
based experts presenting their unique perspectives on how IPD is
changing their roles, changing the delivery process, and how it can
improve projects from design through construction.
For more information please download the event brochure.
WHEN:
September 30, 2009
8:00am to 5:00pm
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WHERE:
The McGraw-Hill Companies
Corporate Headquarters
1221 Avenue of the Americas
2nd Floor Amphitheater
New York, NY 10020 |
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Make the Connection. The World Trade Center Business Resource Center is where M/W/SBEs can access an array of valuable business services, including critical information on upcoming contract opportunities with WTC redevelopment projects.
WHEN:
Monday through Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
WHERE:
115 Broadway, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10006 |
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