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15City of South Bend - Madison Lifestyle District Phase I Parking Garage CMc <br />Submitted by: Garmong Construction <br />Garmong Construction is not a registered minority or woman owned business enterprise. However, the concept <br />of inclusion is not new to Garmong. Garmong served as a key partner to the Vigo County School Corporation <br />for the development and implementation of a diversity internship program. This program provides real work <br />experience to minority high school students and creates awareness about the higher education opportunities, as <br />well as career opportunities, that exist in the Wabash Valley. During the six-week, paid internship, we provide <br />our interns with office and field experiences. While Garmong was the first, and only, business to host an intern <br />during the program’s inception years, we have hosted an intern each year since, and are excited to be one <br />of numerous businesses in the community who now participate in this program. In recent years, we have also <br />participated in a similar diversity program through the Indianapolis Public School system. <br />Additionally, as a union contractor that is signatory to the Carpenters, Laborers, and Cement Finishers, our <br />tradespeople join our forces not only as skilled contributors, but as products of the union’s active programs and <br />hiring practices geared toward increasing participation for minorities and women in the construction industry. <br />Of Garmong’s office workforce, 21% of our Project Management group is comprised of professional <br />construction women, and our corporate office staff is comprised of 28% women. We also encourage, and <br />have financially supported in past years, engagement in industry organizations, including the National <br />Association of Women in Construction. Garmong has partnered with a third-party HR consulting company to <br />evaluate our current hiring practices and determine the best methods for increasing diversity in our workforce <br />moving forward. Our goal is to remain a step ahead in our efforts to increase participation and seek <br />opportunities for inclusion of women and minorities in our industry. <br />MBE AND WBE PARTICIPATION