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 involv- ing 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, profes- sional 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 ad- ministers 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 dur- ing 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.