Grow Your Business

1st AnnualBuilding Services Outreach Session

October 18, 2013

www.charlottebusinessinclusion.com

Our Goal is to support and have long-term relationships with Minority, Women, and Small Businesses (MWSBE).

Connecting OpportunitiesTraining

Small Business LendingReporting-Departmental Goal

Compliance

Charlotte INClusion

Qualifications to be Certified as a City of Charlotte SBE- Qualifying person(s) must own 51% of the business- Personal net worth less than $750,000- Headquartered in the Charlotte area - ¼ of the SBA Size Standard- In business for at least 1 year

Qualifications to Register as a MWBE- Certified with NC HUB- Headquarters must be located in our Charlotte Statistical

Area- Complete Affidavit to be registered in our Database- No Size Standard

E&PM Contracts

To Work with the City

•Charlotte-Mecklenburg Business Licensehttp://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/TaxCollections

•North Carolina Secretary of State Business Registrationhttp://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations

•Vendor Registration with the City of Charlottehttp://cityvendors.charmeck.org

•NC Contractors License (or Specialty Trade License) www.nclbgc.org/ as required by law

•Insurance Required by the City

E&PM Contracts

Where to Find Projects:

•Engineering Property Management Contractshttp://epmcontracts.charmeck.org

•State of NC Interactive Purchasing System https://www.ips.state.nc.us/IPS/Default.aspx (click on “Bids by Department” and “NON-STATE-City of Charlotte/Mecklenburg County”)

E&PM Contracts

E&PM Contracts

What When

Request for Proposals (RFP)

Services Best Overall: -Experience-Qualifications of key individuals-Pricing-Response time

Bids Products or Construction

Lowest Responsive and Responsible Bidder

Informal Quotes Informal Services Products, or Construction Projects

To gather prices

How Projects are Awarded:

Building Services

Types of Services and Projects Needed for over 5.5M square feet and 170 buildings

• Plumbing• Electrical• Mechanical• General Projects• Roofing• Painting• Flooring• Waterproofing

• Cabinet Making• Solid Surface Counter

Tops• Door Installation• Drywall and Acoustical

Ceiling• Modular Office Furniture• Movers

• Plumbing– Locate all underground utilities to insure no damages from excavation

work– Repair water service from CMUD meter to building– Install and repair commercial irrigation systems– Install new fixtures– Unclog drains and pipes– Repair sewer lines– Must have camera equipment

• Electrical– Electrical service sizes range from 100amps to 4000amps.– Voltages include 120/208 and 277/480– Specialized systems require specific training and certification such as

stand-by systems and controls– Service truck related experience and installations start at light

commercial level

Building Services

• Mechanical– Replace/repair condenser cooling coils, blower shaft and bearings,

evaporator motor, and compressors– Change condensing units– Clean evaporator and condenser cooling coils and cooling towers– Customer service, must be on job site in 1 – 2 hours max to work on

high efficiency boilers, pump valves, etc.

• General Construction– Wall Construction & Repair– Door Installation & Repair– Concrete and Asphalt Repair– General Contracting– Potential Emergency Work as Needed

Building Services

• Roofing– Built Up – Single Ply – Metal – Shingle – Coating– Waterproofing

• Painting– Interior– Exterior– Electrostatic– Parking Lot Striping

Building Services

• Floor Covering– Carpet– Walk-off Mats– VCT– Ceramic Tile– Hardwood Flooring

Building Services

Qualifications for Success

•Experience•Attention to detail•Flexibility•Responsiveness •Public service attitude

Questions?Questions?

Maria Miles Maria Miles Charlotte Business INClusion 704-353-0482

Beth DavisBeth Davis Service Dispatch, Building Services 704-336-2235

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