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Date: | Tuesday, April 3, 2007 |
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| Location: | Houston Community College Administration Building | ||
 | Address: | 3100 Main St. |  |
| Time: |
3 - 8 p.m. |
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Snapshots |
57 |  |
| Additional Snapshots received after 04/03/07: |
82 |  |
| Signatures / Attendees |
292 |  |
| Business cards received: |
292 |  |
This meeting was coordinated by project subcontractor Quality Women In Construction, Inc. (QWIC). The following DBE/SBE vendors participated:
*Faith Flowers
*ALH Enterprises
*Dan Holmes Photography
*Michaeline's Catering
*LJAZZSummary
*360 Marketing and Management
Each business representative gave an overview of his/her business. Event coordinators, contractors, and METRO staff were introduced. Event coordinators presented a slide show and handed out a fact sheet to provide details of the METRO Solutions DBE/SBE Program Master Plan.
| Project Profiles / Qualifications received on site: |
15 |  |
| Project Profiles / Qualifications received since 04/03/07: |
94 |  |
| Reply emails received / constant contact | 543 |  |
| DBE/SBE vendors used for event: |
6 |  |
As a follow-up to this event, QWIC referred several Small businesses to Granite Construction project managers for sub-surface utilities pot-holing. Discussions began with 7 firms and meetings with 3 additional DBE's have been scheduled. Granite Construction is using QWIC's resources to seek qualified SBE/DBEs for this phase of the project.
QWIC received 107 phone calls from firms requesting one-on-one meetings for placement opportunities. Due to the increased call volume generated from this event we are requesting additional lines. The number for the SBE/DBE Program is (713) 652-7981.
QWIC has scheduled meetings for this week and will be sending out a follow-up mailer to participants requesting further information. QWIC is collecting and analyzing questions and answers/assessment forms to further address additional concerns that may not have been clarified during the initial meeting.
QWIC is building an SBE/DBE database and will have the snapshot available on-line, pending final contract approval.
QWIC, WGI and METRO have been working towards identifying potential SBE/DBEs to METRO and will be expediting certification process.
As a result of the April 3rd event, QWIC received positive media coverage. In addition, several media outlets have requested further discussions to track our progress on this project.
Our collective efforts have afforded us the opportunity to align our goals and present valuable support services to assist the SBE/DBEs within the community.