The San Francisco Airport Commission & Airport Director Ivar C. Satero cordially invite

Industry Trade Associations and Chambers of Commerce to attend a presentation and luncheon

DOING BUSINESS AT

San Francisco International Airport

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

11:00 am - 1:30 pm

Aviation Museum

International Terminal, Departures Level

Adjacent to Boarding Area “A”

Seating is limited and pre-registration is required.

Please RSVP by May 10, 2017 to sfo.asbao@flysfo.com.

For more information, contact Dana Lang, Small Business Affairs Officer at (650) 821-5021.

Parking will be validated. Use International Terminal Parking Garage A.

Please bring your parking ticket with you.

BART is seeking public comments: in compliance with FTA regulations, BART is posting BART's proposed FFY 2017-2019 Triennial DBE goal and methodology (Report) for 30 days beginning July 1. You can find the pdf of the Report on BART's website, http://www.bart.gov/about/business/ocr.

BART also seeks comments which discuss the availability of DBEs or non-DBEs in BART's market area. If you think the availability differs from our Report, we want to know why that availability may differ from what is discussed in the Report.

Please include the following information with your comments:

* Your name

* Name of your business or organization

* Comment regarding BART's Triennial goal or the Methodology used to obtain the goal.

* Other relevant comment

The goal methodology report will be made available during regular business hours of 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at BART Office of Civil Rights, 300 Lakeside Drive - 16th Floor, Oakland CA 94612 for public review and comments for 30 days from July 1, 2016 through July 29, 2016. Comments may be made to Tim Lohrentz by email: tlohren@bart.gov, or mail your written comments to the address above or fax your comments to (510) 464-7585.

The Authority has released an RFQ for Geotechnical Services in the Silicon Valley to Central Valley Line. The RFQ is for a three-year contract not to exceed $28 million. The scope of work includes drilling, trenching, laboratory and field testing, geophysical surveys and associated permits, traffic control, spoils handling, hazardous materials assessments, seismic analysis, assessment of tunneling conditions, foundations analysis, water table analysis, slope stabilization, subsurface investigation plan, and preparation of geotechnical data and fault crossing displacement reports.

Please see the Pre-Bid notification here: HSR15_172_Geo_Tech_PreBidFlyer_062916.pdf

More information related to the RFQ can be found here: http://hsr.ca.gov/About/Doing_Business_with_HSR/contracts_for_bid.html

Contact:

Alice Rodriguez
Small Business Advocate
California High-Speed Rail Authority
Cell: (916) 717-6076
Office: (916) 330-5672
www.hsr.ca.gov

Please participate in BART's important Disparity Study that directly affects how the district awards business to its many contractors. 

If you have already participated in this survey, thank you very much for your time. If you have not, we ask that you take a moment to complete this survey to share your opinions.

To access the survey, please click here.

CLOSING SOON: Written Testimony for Caltrans Disparity Study 

The deadline to submit written testimony for Caltrans’ Disparity Study is by close of business on March 15, 2016.

We encourage you to participate in our Study by sharing your experience working in the California public highway construction and professional service industries. 

CALTRANS’ 2015 DISPARITY STUDY – Request for Written Testimony

What is a Disparity Study?

• Examines participation of minority- and women-owned businesses in public contracting
• Measures the availability of minority- and women-owned businesses for public contracts
• Assesses local marketplace conditions for small businesses and minority- and women-owned businesses

BBC Research & Consulting, Caltrans' Disparity Study (Study) consultant, is gathering anecdotal information for the Study.

Caltrans encourages you to submit written testimony to share:

• Your experiences working in the local marketplace
  
• Your personal accounts and perceptions of incidents – including incidents of discrimination
  
• Ways Caltrans can better support small, minority-, and women-owned businesses

Please e-mail your written testimony to Caltrans.2015Disparity@bbcresearch.com.

You may also forward your testimony via US Mail to Caltrans’ Disparity Study, OBEO, 1823 14th Street, Sacramento CA 95811 or via fax to Caltrans’ Disparity Study at 916.324.1869. (Your personal information will remain confidential to the extent permitted by law.) The deadline to submit testimony is March 15, 2016.

Questions about the Study may also be e-mailed to Caltrans.2015Disparity@bbcresearch.com.

RFQ No. HSR 15-34

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Milton Marks Auditorium

455 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94102

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is seeking Statements of Qualifications for Environmental and Engineering Services for the San Francisco to San Jose and San Jose to Merced project sections.

The Authority intends to enter into a contract with a qualified firm to provide professional services required for the completion of the environmental documentation and preliminary engineering for the corridor. The resulting contract will include the Board-adopted 30 percent Small Business participation goal.

Please join representatives from the Authority at this Pre-Bid Conference to network and learn more about the requirements of the contract, how to submit statements and the importance of small business participation.

Meeting Schedule

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Sign-In & Networking

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  Formal Presentation

 Ben Tripousis, Northern California Regional Director

 Alice Rodriguez, Small Business Advocate

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Networking

Meeting facilities are accessible for persons with disabilities. For additional information or assistance,

please call 408-277-1086 or email northern.california@hsr.ca.gov.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is required to submit its overall annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal and methodology to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and is seeking public comment on its proposed 2016-2018 overall DBE goal and methodology.

 
Caltrans encourages the public to provide comments regarding its proposed overall DBE goal as well as their experience competing for or working on Caltrans projects.  We also welcome suggestions on ways to improve contracting opportunities for DBEs and small businesses.
 
Caltrans’ 2016-2018 overall DBE goal and methodology will be posted for 30 days.  It is available on the Office of Business and Economic Opportunity (OBEO) website at www.dot.ca.gov/hq/bep.  A copy will also be available during regular business hours at the OBEO, located at 1823 14^th Street, Sacramento, California.
 
During the 30-day public comment period, comments may be provided via:
E-mail:  2016DBEGoalPublicComment@dot.ca.gov
Fax:  916.324.1869
Mail:  Caltrans OBEO, 2016-2018 DBE G&M, 1823 14^th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
 
The proposed overall DBE goal for federal fiscal years 2016-2018 is 12.5 percent for FHWA-funded projects.  Caltrans used information from its 2012 Availability and Disparity Study (Study) as well as current contract data to establish its 2016-2018 overall DBE goal.  The Study is available on the OBEO website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/bep/docs/2012_Caltrans_Availability_and_Disparity_Study_Final.pdf
 
Caltrans will incorporate your comments into its overall DBE goal and methodology submission; they may also be used to improve the effectiveness of the Caltrans’ DBE program.
 
Submit your comments today!