• Monitors contracts for compliance with approved small business participation measures
• Administers Mentor Protégé program
• Administers the Management and Technical Assistance Program
• Administers The Surety Bond Program
• Administers the Financial Assistance Programs
• Managing the  contracts for responsible and/or living wages
• Manages  the County’s  Community Workforce Program (CWP)
• Manages the County’s Job Clearinghouse  (Read more)
  

Attention:
Are you a contractor looking for workforce?  Utilize the County’s Job Clearinghouse to post available job openings. 

Are you looking for work in the area of construction (skilled or unskilled)?  Utilize the County’s Job Clearinghouse to post your job application.

Interested in potential work on the New Miami Marlins Ballpark project? 

Prime Bidder/CSBE/SBE Networking Fair

To document your firm’s interest and receive information regarding the project and upcoming bid packages in your trade, complete a  Prequalification Statement  and return via email, fax, or mail to Michelle Daniels at: 

Hunt/Moss, A Joint Venture
2101 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 300
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 
Email: mdaniels@mossemail.com

Fax:   954-524-5677

Firms interested in participating as a small business must be certified with Miami-Dade Department of Small Business Development.

U.S. Department of Transportation Launches ARRA Bonding Assistance Reimbursable Fee Program for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is pleased to announce the availability of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Bonding Assistance Reimbursable Fee program (BAP). Pursuant to ARRA, DOT was appropriated a combined $48.1 billion in funding for the purpose of stimulating the economy, creating jobs and investing in the nation’s transportation infrastructure. ARRA also appropriated $20 million to the DOT for DBE bonding assistance.

Under the DBE ARRA BAP, DOT will provide direct reimbursement of bonding premiums and fees incurred by DBEs competing for, or performing on, eligible transportation infrastructure projects receiving DOT ARRA funding. Applications must be received by mail or electronically transmitted to OSDBU on or before September 8, 2010 for bond issue dates for ARRA projects on or after August 28, 2009.

More information including the application and instructions is available at http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/osdbu/ or by email at bap.arra@dot.gov.

Technical assistance is available from OSDBU Headquarters at 1-800-532-1169 or through the regional DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Centers. To contact the center near you call 1-866-928-6289 or visit www.osdbu.dot.gov/regional/all.cfm.

CONSTRUCTION EXPO

On July 17, 2008, the Economic Stimulus Ordinance proposed by Mayor Carlos Alvarez, was approved by the Board of County Commissioners.  The plan is intended to stimulate the economy by accelerating the contracting process over the next 12-18 months for approximately 140 capital projects valued at $600 million. (Read more)

Calling All Small Business Owners
If you are a small business owner and would like information about contracting opportunities with Miami-Dade County call us at 305-375-3111 and someone from The Department of Small Business Development’s Business Assistance Division will contact you.

The Surety Bond and Financial Assistance Unit  reached a major milestone with the recent Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approval of the amendments to the Community Small business Enterprise (CSBE) Ordinance. The amendments now give SBD the authority to provide guarantees on working capital loans for CSBEs through partnering relationships with financial institutions.

Continental Bank has recently agreed to partner with SBD to create the Small Business Contract Lending Program.

The program will also be available to Small Business Enterprise (SBE) firms adding more than 700 firms to the program population.

CSBEs and SBEs with County contracts may be eligible to receive short term working capital loans against these contracts. The intent of this program is to bridge the gap between submissions of requisition to receipt of payment. The loans are structured as revolving lines of credit where firms can be paid up to 85% of approved invoices within 48 hours. Loan proceeds can only be used for contract related expenses. The contract serves as collateral for the loan and is assigned to the lending institution. Interest rates are competitive. Eligible firms must be CSBE or SBE certified and in good standing within County Ordinances.