Contractors can bid for college work

NORWALK - Cerritos College has launched a Bond Construction Outreach Program to increase the number of local and minority businesses securing work on the college's Measure CC and Measure G construction projects."With the Bond Construction Outreach Program, we intend to create growth opportunities for local and minority businesses in the areas of construction, architecture, engineering and professional services," said Cerritos College President Dr. Linda Lacy. "Local" businesses are defined as businesses that have an office located within one of the 14 communities served by Cerritos College: Artesia, Bellflower, Bell Gardens, Cerritos, Downey Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Lakewood, Long Beach, Norwalk, Paramount, Santa Fe Springs, South Gate and Signal Hill. "Minority" businesses must be certified or eligible for certification through the Small Business Enterprise, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Minority Business Enterprise, Woman Business Enterprise or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise. Three seminars to show contractors how to turn in successful prequalification packages have been scheduled. The meetings are Oct. 25, Oct. 31 and Nov. 15, all from 10-11:30 .m. in the school's Teleconference Center (LC155). For more details about the program, call Tilden-Coil Constructors, Inc. at (562) 860-2451, ext. 7201.

********** Published: Oct. 24, 2013 - Volume 12 - Issue 28