HomeMy WebLinkAboutApr29th bid workshop outline_rev2CITY OF SOUTH BEND
PUBLIC BIDDING WORKSHOP
(SIDEWALKS & CURBS BIDDING)
FOR MINORITY -OWNED AND WOMEN -OWNED BUSINESSES
During the month of May 2013, the Public Works Department will be soliciting bids for
approximately $500,000 of sidewalk & curbs work which, in prior years, has not publicly bid.
The City of South Bend's Diversity Utilization Board is sponsoring a hands -on tutorial workshop (to
be taught by Gary Gilot and other current staff members of the Public Works Department) for
minority and women -owned businesses that is intended to:
• Examine bidding requirements, business systems and documentation of a successful bid to
perform work for a City such as South Bend under public bidding state statutes that
necessitate award to lowest responsible and responsive bidder.
• Learn what it takes to bid as a general contractor.
• Learn also how to leverage information in the public bidding web site to be a successful
subcontractor to area majority firms on larger projects.
• Using Ivy Tech's Computer Lab, generate a mock bid for a prospective "sidewalk and curbs"
project, which will be reviewed during the course.
DATE /TIME: MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
FROM 8AM TO 5PM
LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED
WHERE: IVY TECH CORPORATE COLLEGE, SOUTH BEND
(250 E. SAMPLE STREET)
PARKING LOCATED JUST EAST OF BUILDING
FEE: $20 PER REGISTRANT
TO REGISTER:
MS. KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY OF SOUTH BEND
(574- 245 -6052)
BECAUSE OF CLASSROOM SIZE, SPACE WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FIRST 15 REGISTRANTS
SPONSORED BY:
CITY OF SOUTH BEND'S DIVERSITY UTILIZATION BOARD,
MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG
AND
COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
IVY TECH CORPORATE COLLEGE
AND
CITY OF SOUTH BEND'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT