The Resource 2011 Linking Your Business to Opportunity

Small, Minority, & Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program Special Edition February The Resource 2011 Linking your Business to Opportunity

JW Marriott receives award at 10th annual Contracting Conference

This year marked the 10th anniversary for the Bexar County and Univer- sity Health System Small, Minority, Bexar County Women & Veteran Business Owners Commissioners Court (SMWVBO) Contracting Confer- ence. At this year’s Conference, Bex- ar County presented a special award to the team responsible for making the new JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa, and the adjacent TPC San Antonio golf resort Nelson W. Wolff a reality. The Bexar County SMWBE Bexar County Judge Program “Peter M. Holt” Award is given to projects that excel in involving minority- and women-owned businesses (SMWBE). This year the award was presented to the JW Marri- ott, TPC San Antonio and the builder of the resort, Austin Commercial. Sergio “Chico” Rodriguez Commissioner, Pct. 1 Created in 2005, the award is named after its first recipient, Peter Holt, CEO of Spurs Sports and Entertainment, for his committment to involving SMWBE during the construction of the AT&T Center. It was also bestowed on Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas in 2006 for the (continued on Page 7)

County Commissioners Paul Elizondo Tommy Adkisson & Sergio Commissioner, Pct. 2 “Chico” Rodriguez and Leo Gomez, Spurs S&E, present the JW Marriott team with “Peter Holt” SMWBE award at the Conference.

Making Strides with DBE Compliance Kevin A. Wolff Commissioner, Pct. 3 Meet Rodricus Harvey, Contract Compliance Specialist

Rodricus Harvey is the Contract Com- pliance Specialist for the Bexar County Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Program Tommy Adkisson Office. He provides support to the Dis- Commissioner, Pct. 4 (continued on Page 8) P a g e 2 Small, Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Program BEXAR COUNTY DISPARITY AND AVAILABILITY STUDY UPDATE

Bexar County is conducting a Disparity and Availability Study to determine whether its construction, professional services, goods, and other services contracts are being equitably awarded to ready, willing, and able contractors.

Mason Tillman & Associates, Ltd., a national public policy firm, is conducting the Disparity and Availability Study. The firm has conducted disparity studies in 108 communities nationwide. To learn more about the study, contact Mason Tillman & Associates, Ltd. at (210) 568-4142 or by email at [email protected].

A successful Disparity and Availability Study requires the involvement of local businesses willing and able to fulfill public contracts. Mason Tillman & Associates, Ltd. is scheduled to present its findings and recommenda- tions in early June.

Contact Mason Tillman for more information about the study schedule and upcoming business community meetings.

In the Spotlight: Bexar County Flood Control Program Arturo Villarreal is the Bexar County Flood Control Divi- sion Manager. This division manages ongoing Capital Im- provement Projects (CIP) sup- ported by Bexar County Flood Control Tax.

Arturo Villarreal Bexar County’s Flood Con- trol Capital Improvement Pro- gram is a 10-year, $500 million initiative and is Flood Control is a division of Infrastructure Ser- the largest capital improvement program in the vices and information about bid opportunities history of Bexar County. This program funds wa- can be found on their website. Go to the county’s tershed management and flood control capital im- home page, www.bexar.org and follow the link to provement projects on a regional basis throughout Infrastructure Services. Bexar County. Current solicitations are posted on the website, as For the past several years, Flood Control has par- well as bid tabulations and permitting information. ticipated in the Contract and Diversity Manage- ment (CDMS) Pilot Project. CDMS is a software To find out more about the Bexar County Flood the county uses and the pilot project helps provide Control Program, please visit: transparency between Bexar County, the awarded contract amount, and payments made to the ven- www.bexarfloodcontrol.org dor. It also provides real time project progress. S p e c i a l E d i t i o n P a g e 3 Federal Pass Thru Financing: Highlighting DBE participation Since 2008, Bexar County has been a sub-recipient of federal assistance for roadway construction projects through the Texas Department of Transportation (Tx- DOT). And as a condition of receiving federal funds, a federally approved Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program must be implemented. The County has adopted TxDOT’s federally approved DBE program through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and it administers the DBE Program through the SMWBE Blanco Road Project- Program Office. The SMWBE Office administers Bexar County’s DBE Program.

of Blanco Road to include two lanes in each direction, center median, turn lanes at major intersections, curbs, sidewalks and necessary drainage. Bike lanes were also included in the project.

Culebra Road is a close to $20 million dollar roadway Improvements to project with a DBE goal of six percent and is scheduled Culebra Road in- for completion in spring of 2011. The project includes clude wider lanes and widening of the existing pavement and drainage im- drainage work. provements.

With the completion of these two roadways for TxDOT, the County is moving forward with the construction of other roadways using the pass through finance process.

To find out more about Bexar County Capital Projects, visit: www.bexar.org/bcinf

To learn more about the Disavantaged Business Enter- prise Program, please contact the South Central Texas Certification Agency at(210) 227-4722 or visit: Bexar County is currently building two roadways through the pass thru finance process with TxDOT; Blanco Road www.sctrca.org (from Glade Crossing to West Oak Estates Dr.) and Cul- ebra Rd. (from Loop 410 to FM 471). These roadways are being extended to the alleviate traffic concerns during rush hour.

Both projects have DBE participation goals. Blanco On-site Road is an over $28 million roadway project with a compliance DBE goal of eight percent and achieved approximately reviews 15% DBE participation. The project was completed in late 2010. The scope of work involved reconstruction P a g e 4 Small, Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Program Community Venues Program Update:

Bexar County has allocated $415 Million to fund nineteen projects that were each determined to meet a community need, appeal to visitors, and improve our local economy. These projects are being funded through the Visitors’ Tax Extension passed by voters in May 2008. Over the past several months, County Judge Nelson Wolff and County Commis- sioners have celebrated the completion of a few of these facilities and Ribbon Cutting: Classics Elite the start of several others. Soccer Academy 9/11/10

The two most recent projects to be completed were the Classics Elite Soccer Academy and McAllister Park Ground Little League Upper Complex, both amatuer sports fa- Breaking: Wheatley cilities. In addition, ground breakings were held for the Heights Sports Wheatley Heights Sports Complex, the Culebra Creek Complex Soccer Academy, the Mission Concepcion Sports Park 10/27/10 and for the third & final phase of the Mission Reach. Current Community Venues Projects as of 12/31/10 Project Project % SMWBE % Local Project: Budget Completion Firms Paid Firms Paid STAR Soccer Complex $5M 100% 18% 76% McAllister Little League $2.67M 100% 16% 76%

Ground Breaking: Mission Classics Elite Soccer $1.2M 100% 17% 46% Reach-Phase 3 10/12/10 S.E. Skyline PONY League $3.3M 95% 54% 79% Culebra Creek Soccer $5.2M 57% 11% 42% Mission Concepcion Sports $16.1M 9% 14% 86% Wheatley Heights Sports $7M 10% 40% 94% Briscoe Art Museum $4M 35% 68% 63% Tobin Center $100M 8% 6% 12% Alameda Theater $6M 4% 47% 56% SALE Outbuildings $5.6M 100% 30% 94% Ground Breaking: Culebra Mission Reach $109.7M 6% 33% 69% Creek Soccer Park 6/2/10 Eagleland Reach $2.8M 10% 62% 62%

2011 marks the start to several more CVP Amatuer Sports facilities Bexar County will continue its commitment to bring ad- Northside I.S.D. plans to begin ditional amateur sports facilities to the area in the coming construction on its Swim Cen- year with the commencement of several projects that are ter around mid-year, and has under development. hired Barltett Cocke General Contractors to perform the con- Facilities that are partly struction management duties. funded by the Community Northside Swim Center Venues Program (CVP), are The San Antonio Missions Base- planned to begin construc- ball Team also plans to begin building its Baseball Acad- tion in 2011. emy in late spring and Vickrey & Associates, Inc. has been selected to handle the project management respon- sibilities during the construction. St. Mary’s Sports Complex (continued on Page 10) For more information about the Community Venues Program or any of the projects, contact Tony Canez at (210) 335-3382 or [email protected] S p e c i a l E d i t i o n P a g e 5 The Tobin Center set to begin its transformation

The Tobin Center Bexar County has committed $100 Million in will be a world-class Visitor Tax funding to help transform the former performance hall. Municipal Auditorium into the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. During this development, the historic character of the Municipal Auditorium will be preserved and the architectural beauty of this majestic landmark will ultimately reveal itself as a state-of-the-art performance hall. Partial Listing of Trades: • Demolition • Structural Steel Linbeck/Zachry JV has been selected as the Con- • Window Walls Fabrication/Erection • Elevators struction Manager for the project and is currently • Storefront • Paint • Toilet Partitions/ soliciting interested sub-contractors, vendors and • Earthwork/Excavation Accessible material suppliers, including local small, minority, • Wood and Metal Doors • Misc. Steel and Stairs and woman-owned business enterprises. Frames/Hardware • Scaffolding • Acoustical Wall • MEPF Systems • Ornamental Metals The scope of work includes demolition of portions Covering • Drill Piers • Carpet/Resilient Tile/ of the existing structure, renovation of the historic • CMU Sheet Vinyl Floors façade, a River Walk connection with an outdoor • Millwork/Casework • Theatrical Equipment plaza, and new construction of a performance ven- • Cast In Place Concrete • Roofing ue with multi-functional halls and support spaces. • Gyp/Acoustical • Stone/Ceramic Tile Ceiling • Floors • Tile • Site Utilities All firms that are interested in working on this • Window Covers • Metal Panel Systems project are required to complete the Linbeck/ • Waterproofing/ Caulk- • Terrazzo Zachry qualification process. Plans & specs will ing • Hardscape be made available at a number of different loca- • STC Rated Custom • Renovation/Restoration tions. Please contact Betty Sauber at bsauber@ Doors Historic Stone Façade • Loading Dock • Wood Flooring linbeck.com or visit www.lzbcpac.info for more Equipment • Landscape/Irrigation information about the Tobin Center project. • Signage

Briscoe Art Museum making progress with help of SMWBE’s The National Western Art Foundation is currently build- • Architectural Division 8 ing the Briscoe Western Art Museum with the help of $4 • Central Electric million from the County’s Community Venues Program. • Construction EcoServices The project is being built at the Carnegie Library Build- • iWorks ing and will include a 3-story pavillion overlooking the • Klinger Specialties San Antonio River. • KMAC • Paradise Painting Zachry Construction Company is leading the team to • Patriot Erectors • Phenix Architectural build the project and has reported awards to several The Briscoe Western Art small, minority and woman owned firms. In fact, Zachry Woodwork • Primo Plumbing Museum is being built has awarded 30 percent of their contracts to SMWBE at the 1930’s Carnegie • River City Coatings firms including: Library For more information about the Community Venues Program or any of the projects, contact Tony Canez at (210) 335-3382 or [email protected] P a g e 6 Small, Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Program

Thank You to the Sponsors of the Contracting Conference The SMWVBO Conference • AdGraphics • J.W. Marriott San Antonio would not be possible were it • Avis Budget Group, Inc. • Port San Antonio not for the tremendous support • Bartlett Cocke • San Antonio Express-News provided by our sponsors. The • Bear Audio Visual • San Antonio Water System following firms were exhibitors • Best Buy for Business • SPURS Sports & Entertainment • City of San Antonio • The Geek Squad at this year’s event and have • CPS Energy • The Trade Group been strong contributors to the • Edwards Aquifer Authority • TPC San Antonio Contracting Conference. They • H.E.B. • University Health System are greatly appreciated. • Industrial Communications • Zachry Construction Company

Local Firms take advantange of Matchmaking Event with Federal Agencies

On the day before this year’s Contracting Conference, 60 firms met with representatives from nine Federal Agencies to explore contracting opportunities with the Federal Government. These firms were invited to participate based on the companys’ NAICS codes. In addition, in order to be invited, the firms must already be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and also must have pre-registered for the Contract- ing Conference. Once, the invitation was accepted, 20 minute appointments were scheduled to meet with Federal agents.

This method of matchmaking enables firms to better prepare and research the agencies they are meeting with and also gives the agents the ability to locate opportunities that match the vendors’ capabilities. Firms could have multiple appointments during the session, depending on the particular item that they offer. The 20 minute time periods were said to be very productive and useful for the Federal agencies to visit with prospective vendors.

Vendors met Participating vendors were anxious to meet with the agen- with agencies to cies in attendance and most were interested in gaining discuss Federal more appointments to market to the Federal Government opportunities. in this format.

To find out more about Federal Contract- ing, please contact the Procurement Tech- nical Assistance Center (PTAC) at (210) 207-4680. S p e c i a l E d i t i o n P a g e 7

Conference (cont. from Page 1) company’s performance in providing opportunities to The list of new firms to exhibit at this year’s conference minority- & women-owned businesses while the Toyota included JE Dunn Construction (Wilford Hall Ambula- Motor Manufacturing Texas Plant was being built. tory Surgical Center), Balfour Beatty/McCarthy (Dar- nall Army Medical Center Replacement project at Fort At the Contracting Conference, small business owners Hood), Sundt Construction, and Structure Tone South- can begin to develop relationships with procurement west. staff, acquire knowledge about various agency procurement practices and get access to opportunities that exist In addition, the Best Buy Geek Squad provided the use of in the public and private sectors. In addition, procure- laptop computers at the Procurement Technology Cen- ment officials can better their knowledge about the avail- ter so business owners could search online for bid op- ability of firms in our area. portunities and sign up with exhibiting The Conference is held in December because that is the agencies to become year end for most business owners and is an ideal time vendors. Members to plan for the coming year. December is also the year of the Geek Squad end for corporations that have developed their budgets also handed out for the upcoming year and are ready to start the business compact discs with process. And, it is also the first quarter for public entities the Small Business that have started spending their budgets and are anxious Resource Guide. to engage small businesses. (right & above) The Geek Squad Pro- curement Technology Center enabled At this year’s event, vendors arrived eager to visit with vendors at the Conference to search for online bid opportunities and to federal, state, & local agencies as well as private firms. register to do business with agencies.

Liquid Capital of South Texas Texas A&M International University The Boeing Company List of 2010 Exhibitors: Lower Colorado River Authority Texas A&M University - Commerce The Department of Veterans Affairs/ 502nd Contracting - Joint Base Lyda Swinerton Builders, Inc. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Office of Small and Disadvantaged San Antonio Marmon Mok Architecture Texas A&M University - Kingsville Business Utilization 802nd Contracting Squadron, Minority Association of Contractors Texas A&M University Health The RK Group Lackland AFB and Businesses Science Center The Texas A&M University System 902d Contracting Squadron Mission & Installation Contracting Texas A&M University HUB Program The University of Texas at Austin ACCION TEXAS Command Center - Ft. Sam Houston Texas A&M University - San Antonio The University of Texas at San Antonio AETC Contracting Squadron National Association of Women Business Texas A&M University - Texarkana The University of Texas Health Science Air Force for Engineering and the Owners - San Antonio Chapter Texas AgriLife Extension Center at San Antonio Environment (AFCEE) North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Texas AgriLife Research / Texas The University of Texas Pan American Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and PFI Capital AgriLife Extension Veterans Business Outreach Center Reconnaissance Agency Pivotal Funding Group, Inc. Texas Commission on The UT System Office of HUB & Federal (AF ISR Agency) Prairie View A&M University Environmental Quality Small Business Program Alamo Colleges Quality Services International, LLC Texas Department of Insurance Travis County Government Purchasing Alliance for Affordable Services Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union Texas Dept. of Housing & Turner Construction Alpha Building Corporation San Antonio Business Journal Community Affairs U.S. Air Force Office of Small Business Austin Commercial San Antonio Coalition for Veterans Texas Dept. of Information Resources Programs B2G Now Diversity & Contract San Antonio Housing Authority Texas Dept. of Transportation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Management System San Antonio Independent School District Texas Disabled Veterans Association - Ft. Worth District Balfour Beatty/McCarthy San Antonio River Authority Texas Engineering Experiment Station U.S. Army MEDCOM Small Business BBVA/Compass Bank Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. Texas Engineering Extension Service Program Office BexarMet Water District SCORE, Chapter 164 Texas Facilities Commission U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Clark / Hunt, A Joint Venture Skanska USA Building, Inc. Texas Forest Service U.S. Department of Health and District 20, Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars South Central Texas Regional Texas General Land Office Human Services FIRSTMARK Credit Union Certification Agency Texas Historical Commission U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Free Trade Alliance South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Texas Legislative Council U.S. Postal Service Frost Southwest Minority Supplier Texas Lottery Commission U.S. Small Business Administration General Services Administration (GSA) Development Council Texas Racing Commission University of Texas Medical Branch Gulf Region Small Business Transportation Southwest Research Institute Texas State Comptroller of Public Accounts UTSA IED / MBEC / SBDC-CRC Resource Center for U.S. D.O.T. SPAWGLASS Contractors, Inc. Texas State Securities Board Veteran Assistance and Services Program Health and Human Services State of Texas HUB Program Texas Transportation Institute VIA Metropolitan Transit Hispanic Contractors Association Structure Tone Southwest Texas Veterans Commission Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. JE Dunn Construction Sundt Construction, Inc. Texas Veterans Land Board West Texas A&M University Joeris General Contractors Tarleton State University Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance Linbeck-Zachry Texas A&M - Central Texas University Texas Workforce Commission Workforce Solutions Alamo P a g e 8 Small, Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Program DBE Compliance (cont. from page 1) advantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program for been more than 100 Bexar County employees and the Pass-through finance projects that the County un- more than 150 vendors trained on the system. To get dertakes with the Texas Department of Transporta- access, training sessions can be scheduled at anytime. tion (TXDOT). To contact Rodricus at the SMWBE Program Office, Rodricus also conducts training on the County’s Con- call 210-335-0672 or email: tract and Diversity Management System (CDMS). CDMS is online software that can be used to search [email protected]. for contracts, vendors, and users. So far, there have Contract and Diversity Management System (CDMS)

The Bexar County Contract and Diversity Management System (CDMS) is used to determine and report the County’s service and product acquisition activities and more accurately evaluate participation of small, minority, veterans, disabled, disadvantaged and women business owners in county procurement.

The system is used to generate a list of vendors for the solicitation of Request for Proposals (RFP), Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Qualifications (RFQs) and Request for Quotes (RFQ). This increased outreach effort provides SMWBE with more opportunity to participate and receive awards. This means that the County and its contractors will benefit by having a common platform where they can input information through a web based application. This greatly simplifies the work needed for outreach and reporting as well as improving the quality of both efforts.

The CDMS is a best practice tool used to manage contract compliance in order to determine whether the SMWBE program is meeting its mission.

The database module is user-friendly and accessible to county employees and vendors. The CDMS provides Bexar County with a way to collect and analyze data, create re- ports, search for contracts, vendors and cer- tifications. To access, go to the Bexar County homepage, bexar.org, and click on the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business En- terprise link. Training for the CDMS is co- ordinated through the SMWBE Program Of- fice. It is open to all Departments and offices in Bexar County and all Bexar County vendors. To schedule CDMS training for Bexar County employees or vendors, contact Ro- dricus Harvey at 210-335-0672 or email: [email protected] S p e c i a l E d i t i o n P a g e 9 New Purchasing Agent oversees County’s Procurement

Our new Purchasing Agent is Dan Garza. He is responsible for the operations and assessing the current and potential needs of the Purchasing Department. He also oversees the planning, development, and monitoring of purchasing initiatives in Bexar Coun- ty. He actively implements policies and procedures that have the potential to increase small, minority and women-owned business enterprise participation and development for Bexar County. Mr. Garza has more than twenty years of experience in the procurement field. His experience consists of 15 years in Federal government, four years in the private sector, and five years with county government. Dan Garza was born and raised in San Antonio. He Dan Garza, is a graduate of Holy Cross High School and received Bexar County Purchasing Agent a Bachelor’s Degree in management and human resources from Park University and a Master’s Degree in Procurement and Acquisitions Management from Webster Uni- versity. Rebecca Alcala-Garza (left) & Leticia Munoz from the Bexar County Purchasing The Purchasing Department provides procurement services for all Department both received CDMS recognition Bexar County departments and offices. Because of the Commis- certificates for thier work with the system sioners Court philosophy of open, competitive bidding, they are very anxious to provide information to business owners on how to conduct business with Bexar County.

In addition, the Purchasing Department inputs all contracts approved by Commissioners Court into the Contract and Diversity Manage- ment System (CDMS). Currently, there are more than 1,100 contracts in CDMS dating back to 2007. The Purchasing Department invites all businesses to participate in the bidding process and wants all interested firms to take advantage of the information that is available to make the most of the opportunities that exist from becoming a vendor with Bexar County. The Department has recently implemeted an online vendor registration system for firms to be able to apply to become a Bexar County vendor and update thier exsiting records on the Internet.

For more information about the Bexar County Purchasing Department, bid opportunities with the County or to access the Centralized Vendor Registration System, please visit:

www.bexar.org/bexarcountypurchasing

To contact the Purchasing Department by phone, please call: (210) 335-2211 P a g e 10 Small, Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Program UTSA Athletic Complex on the Horizon for 2012

The University of Texas at San Antonio has be- struction within 12 to 18 months. The complex gun design and engineering of a new $84 million is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2013. competitive athletic complex on the recently ac- quired 125-acre Park West Campus near the in- UTSA follows the State of Texas Historically Un- tersection of Highway 1604 and Kyle Seale Park- derutilized Business (HUB) Program in the pro- way. The first phase of the complex, funded in part curement of its contracts. The Program facilitates by $15 million from the Bexar County Commu- the use of HUB’s in state procurement and pro- nity Venues Program, will include the soccer and vides information on the state’s procurement pro- track stadiums. When all phases of the complex cess to minority and woman- owned businesses. are completed, the 60-acre venue will be the most versatile and visited athletic complex in San Anto- The HUB Coordinator for this project is Orlando nio. During construction and its initial three years Casteneda. To contact him, please email: of operation, the complex will generate an estimated [email protected] $193 million for the local economy. For more information about the HUB Pro- gram or becoming a HUB vendor, please The project is currently contact Irene Maldonado at (210) 458-4068 under design development or email: and is slated to begin con- UTSA Athletic Complex [email protected]

Amatuer Sports (cont. from Page 4) In addition, St. Mary’s University and the Archdio- Northside Swim Center - cese of San Antonio are both building multi-sport ath- Bartlett Cocke General Contractors letic complexes. Joeris General Contractors has been (210) 655-1031 awarded a contract to build the project at St. Mary’s and Kopplow Commerical Construction is the general Missions Baseball Academy Complex - contractor for the Mission Concepcion Sports Park. Vickrey & Associates, Inc. (210) 349-3271 Subcontractors and suppliers that are interested in St. Mary’s Sports Complex - the opportunities related to the construction of each Joeris General Contractors of these projects, and those who want to know more (210) 494-1638 about becoming a vendor for any of these firms, should contact the awarded firms directly for more informa- Mission Concepcion Sports Park - tion. Kopplow Commercial Construction (210) 826-9888

Missions Baseball Academy Mission Concepcion Sports Park S p e c i a l E d i t i o n P a g e 11 Look for these events from the Bexar County SMWBE Office in the coming year. 2011 Training Session Series • Selling Technology to Governments • Working the Web for • Getting on the GSA Schedule Business Development • Meet the Bexar County Buyers • Accessing Government • Federal Matchmaking Procurement Sites • Building Capacity for Construction • SBA Programs Firms • CDMS • Meet the Project Managers

To find out more, please contact Sylvia Diaz at (210) 335-0671 or email: [email protected]

Helpful Links:

Procurement Opportunities: • Bexar County - www.bexar.org or www.govbids.com • University Health System - www.universityhealthsystem.com • AT&T Center - www.attcenter.com • City of San Antonio - www.sanantonio.gov

Certification & Assistance Agencies: • Small Business Administration - www.sba.gov • Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) - www.window.state.tx.us • South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency - www.sctrca.org • Southwest Minority Supplier Diversity Council (SMSDC) - www.smsdc.org • Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA) - www.wbea-texas.org • ACCION Texas - www.acciontexas.org • UTSA Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - www.sasbdc.txsbdc.org P a g e 12 Small, Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Program SAVE the DATE !!

SMWBE Program

“Linking your Business to Opportunity” Agenda Tentative

Registration (Lobby) 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. SMWBE Program Networking Breakfast (Concourse area) 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Advisory Committee Ribbon Cutting(Exhibit Floor Opens) 8:00 a.m. Dan Barrett, Chair Crystal Darby, Vice Chair Procurement Exhibits 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Sub-committee Chairperson: The “Money Talk Show” featuring Decision Makers 9:00 a.m. - Noon Jo Ann Ramon, Policy Larry Ybarra, Certification Workshop (Frontier Club) Steven Bufkin, Outreach Elise Cox, Opportunities STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS! 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Members: Cyndi Blackmon EXHIBIT FLOOR BRIEFING AREAS Ramiro Cavazos SBA Loan and Certification Programs for start-up & existing Small Businesses Pete Mireles State of Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program Joe Linson South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA) Margaret Anaglia Benito Recio EXHIBIT FLOOR AREA INFORMATION Travis Wiltshire Harold Orosco Veterans Business Center Department of Defense Department of Transportation Each Member is appointed by Local Government Agencies NASA/Johnson Space Center General Services Administration Commissioners Court for a two Texas A&M System Private Sector Department of Health & Human Services year term

SMWBE PROGRAM TEAM NEED ASSISTANCE? We’re here to help... David Marquez Executive Director, Contact Renee Watson at Economic Development Dept.

Renee Watson [email protected] SMWBE Program Manager DBE Liason www.bexar.org/smwbe [email protected] 210-335-2478

Rodricus Harvey GROWING YOUR BUSINESS? SMWBE Contract Compliance STARTING YOUR BUSINESS? Specialist We can help you locate.... We can help you obtain... [email protected] Taxes and Permits Information Bid Applications for Local, State, Federal and Private Sector Organizations Tony Canez Licenses and Forms Community Venues Program, Training Programs and Classes Sources for Bid Posting and Notices SMWBE Specialist [email protected] Technical Service Providers Sources for Small, Minority, Women, Veterans, Disadvantaged and Disabled Business Listings Trade and Industry Groups Sylvia Diaz Industry, Trade, and Professional Associations SMWBE Outreach Specialist Lenders and Surety Associations Information [email protected]

Office Phone: (210) 335-2478 Bexar County SMWBE Program Office Facsimile: (210) 335-0673 Heritage Plaza Building 400 S. Main Street San Antonio, TX 78204 www.bexar.org/smwbe Phone 210-335-2478 Fax 210-335-0673