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MWBE Programs and Resources
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation 22 Cortlandt Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10007 Phone: (212) 962-2300 Businesses interested in becoming involved with the rebuilding effort are also encouraged to directly contact the following agencies. Empire State Development Corporation (top) The Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) is New York State's economic development agency. It assists the start-up efforts of businesses, and also helps firms to relocate to New York State, to expand their operations, to enlarge their workforces, and to compete more effectively in the domestic and global market place. ESD administers several programs including the statewide Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) certification program. To become a certified New York State Minority and/or Women Owned Business, a firm must be at least fifty-one percent (51%) independently owned and operated by a minority individual and or woman. Minority is defined as: Black persons having origins in any of the Black African Racial groups; Hispanic persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, Central or South American descent of either Indian or Hispanic origin, regardless of race; Native American or Alaskan native persons having origins in any original peoples of North America; or Asian and Pacific Islander persons having origins in any Far East countries, South East Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands. ESD publishes The New York State Contract Reporter to inform businesses of weekly bid opportunities with individual state agencies, public authorities and public benefit corporations. To learn more about the New York State Contract Reporter visit www.nyscr.com or call Contract Reporter Customer Service at (888) 697-7787. For more information about ESDC's services for businesses please contact: Empire State Development Corporation 633 Third Ave New York, NY 10017 Phone: 1800-STATE-NY Phone: (1-800-782-8369) www.nylovesbiz.com For more information about ESDC's services for Minority & Women Business Owners please contact: Helen Daniels ESDC - Affirmative Action Unit 633 Third Ave New York, NY 10017 (212) 803-8334 E-Mail: hdaniels@esd.ny.us New York City Department of Small Business Services (top) The New York City Department of Small Business Services’ Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Program (M/WBE) ensures the participation of minority- and women-owned businesses in the New York City procurement process. Firms in New York City and certain surrounding counties that have been in business for more than one year and are at least 51 percent owned by a minority or woman are eligible for certification. Under Local Law 129 of 2005, City buyers are held accountable for specific purchasing goals from City-certified M/WBE vendors. Prime contractors are also asked to meet certain M/WBE goals in their subcontracting. All certified M/WBEs have access to free counseling and seminars to help them access City contracting opportunities and are listed in a searchable public online directory that is used by purchasing officers and contracting agencies to find the goods and services they need. Access info about the M/WBE program, including downloadable applications and the online directory of City-certified vendors, at: www.nyc.gov/getcertified Register for free business seminars, including "How to Complete the M/WBE Certification Application.” Call 311 and ask for “Small Business Services - Business Seminars" Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (top) PANYNJ is responsible for physical and commercial development on the World Trade Center site and the construction of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. The World Trade Center Transportation Hub will restore the WTC PATH terminal and underground pedestrian connections to Fulton Street and the World Financial Center. To conduct business with the PANYNJ, firms must fulfill registration and qualification requirements. Businesses must complete a Vendor Registration form and if appropriate, a PANYNJ Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise certification application or a federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification application. To become certified as a Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) a business must be 51% or more owned and controlled by one or more "socially and economically disadvantaged" individual(s) as defined by the federal Small Business Administration. PANYNJ offers a Special Vendors Program that provides set-asides, price preferences and subcontracting to certified MWBE and DBE firms. To learn about ESD MWBE or federal DBE certification visit www.nylovesbiz.com/Small_and_Growing_Businesses/mwbe.asp. In addition to registering, businesses must submit documentation related to their work experience and financial capacity to the appropriate department within the PANYNJ. To find out more about qualifications visit www.panynj.gov. For more information about opportunities with PANYNJ please contact: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Procurement Department One Madison Avenue 7th Floor New York, New York 10010 Phone: (212) 435-3905 For information about construction bid openings please contact: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Construction Contract Desk Phone: (973) 792-3935 For more information about MWBE and DBE certification please contact: Business & Job Opportunity Economic Development Department Newark Legal Center One Riverfront Plaza, 9th Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Phone: (973) 565-5534 www.panynj.gov Metropolitan Transportation Authority (top) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will carry-out important transit projects in Lower Manhattan, including the construction of the Fulton Street Transit Center and the rehabilitation and enhancement of the South Ferry Subway Terminal. In addition to these projects, the MTA will continue with improvements to several subway stations in Lower Manhattan. To perform work with the MTA as a Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) firms must be 51% or more owned and controlled by one or more "socially and economically disadvantaged" individual(s) as defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation. To perform work with the MTA as an MWBE, firms must be an ESD certified MWBE (www.nylovesbiz.com). To find out about active construction, architectural/engineering bids, nonconstruction bids and purchasing solicitations visit www.mta.nyc.us/nyct/procure/index.html. For more information about opportunities with the MTA please contact: MTA NYC Transit Bid Reception Desk 130 Livingston Street, Room 160 Brooklyn, NY 11201-5106 Phone: (718) 694-3192 For more information about MWBE and DBE certification please contact: Office of Civil Rights 347 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 878-7217 Battery Park City Authority (top) Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) is a public trust corporation that coordinates residential and commercial development in Battery Park City. In the upcoming years BPCA will be developing several residential properties and a commercial property. The residential developments include sites 3, 16/ 17, and 23/ 24. The commercial development will be on site 26. All MWBE firms seeking to work with BPCA must be ESD certified. For information on upcoming RFPs and prime or subcontracting opportunities please contact the BCPA: Anthony Peterson Vice President of Community Relations/Press/Affirmative Action One World Financial Center New York, NY 10281-1097 Telephone (212) 417-2000 (Main) Fax (212) 417-2337 E-mail: anthony.peterson@batteryparkcity.org www.batteryparkcity.org The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation is committed to including minorities and women in the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan. It is the policy of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) to comply with all federal, State and local law, policy, orders, rules and regulations which prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, ethnicity, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or marital status, and to take affirmative action to ensure that Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs), Minority Group Members and women share in the economic opportunities generated by LMDC’s participation in projects or initiatives, and/or the use of LMDC funds. LMDC is a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) and applies ESDC’s non-discrimination and affirmative action policy to LMDC activities and contracts. The ESDC Affirmative Action Unit (AAU) is available to assist you in identifying M/WBEs certified by the State of New York that can provide goods and services in connection with existing and proposed contracts. If you require M/WBE listings, please call the AAU at (212) 803-2414. New York State M/WBE Certification through Empire State Development Corporation. The New York State minority and women-owned business program is designed to assist the growth and development of businesses owned and controlled by women and minority groups. An important activity of the program is to increase the participation of those businesses in the procurement activities of New York State. To find out more about M/WBE programs and certification, call (212) 803-2414. Learn more at www.esd.ny.gov/mwbe.html. |