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BIDDING ON CITY OF AUSTIN SOLICITATIONS? BIDDERS MUST ATTEND MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCES AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ANY NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCES TO ENSUSRE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF OWNER’S BIDDING AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS, PARTICULARY MBE/WBE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. IF THE PRE-BID CONFERENCE IS MANADATORY THE BIDDER MUST ARRIVE AND SIGN-IN WITHIN FIFTEEN 15) MINUTES OF THE SCHEDULED START TIME OF THE MEETING. OTHERWISE THE BIDDER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID FOR THE PROJECT. The City of Austin Online Vendor Registration and Solicitation Advertising website has changed. On October 1, 2011, the City installed the Vendor Connection, a replacement for the existing registration and solicitation advertising websites. This new site may be accessed at http://www.austintexas.gov/financeonline/finance/index.cfm and select Vendor Connection. Solicitation details and document packages are available at this website. Bidders / Proposers are required to document efforts to solicit MBE/WBE or DBEs in the Compliance Plan. The Goals for each project and the instructions and forms for the Compliance Plan are included in the MBE/WBE or DBE Program Packet included in the solicitation. For construction contracts, the MBE/WBE or DBE Program Packet is a separately bound volume of the Project Manual.

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UPCOMING CITY OF AUSTIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Project Name: SPICEWOODS SPRINGS PUMP STATION UTILITY IMPROV Solicitation No: CLMC539 Estimated Value: $2,628,102.00 MANDATORY Vendor Conf: November 24, 2015 at 9:00 am, at Waller Creek Center, 625 E. 10th St., Room 104, Austin, TX 78702 Offers Due: December 31, 2015 prior to 9:00 am For info: Brenda Baker (512) 974-1175 MBE/WBE Goals: African American 1.81% Hispanic 1.61% Native/Asian 1.08% WBE: 2.47%

PROJECT TRADES SUMMARY Cable, High Voltage Underground Cables And Wires, Solid And Stranded, Conduit, Steel Transformer Parts And Accessories Fencing, Temporary (For Construction) Fuel Oil, Diesel Barricades, Traffic, Portable Pipe, Ductile Iron, Centrifugally Cast, Class 55 W Pipe, Ductile Iron, Centrifugally Cast/Mech Pipe, Pvc (Polyvinyl Chloride) Motors, Domestic Water Pump, Electric Parts and Accessories, Raw Water Pump (Misc. Sand And Gravel Signs, Construction Project Identification Signs Manhole Covers, Frames, Grates, Ring Lead Abatement Services Shoring And Reinforcement Services Demolition Services Toilets, Portable, Rental Or Lease Back Fill, Trench.(Furnish, Transport Fine Aggregate) Construction, Wtr System, Main/Service Line Manholes, Construction Of. Maint and Repair/Street (Major/ Resident) Concrete Electrical Photography, Construction Boring, Drilling, Testing And Soundings Boring For Road Crossing Hauling Services Dust Control Watering Survey (Not Aerial Or Research Erosion Control Services Hydro mulching Services Landscaping, Tree/Plant Protection During Cons

Project Name: ELEVATOR REFURBISHMENT Solicitation No.: CLMC578 Estimated Value: $3,312,800.00 MANDATORY Vendor Conf: December 17, 2016, 2:00 pm, Planning & Engineering Bldg., 2716 Spirit of Texas Dr., Rm. 160, Austin, TX 78719 Offers Due: January 7, 2016 prior to 10:00 am For info: Rohini Kumarage, 512-530-7547 MBE/WBE GOALS: MBE – 0.76% WBE – 0.27%

PROJECT TRADES SUMMARY Stone, Building (Except Marble) Finishes: Flooring, Wall and Ceiling, Etc. Elevator Installation, Maintenance and Repair Electrical Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Construction Equip Maint. and Repair

Project Name: FM973 WW LINE IMPV (CRC) Project Solicitation No: CLMC567 Estimated Value: $2,825,904.00 MANDATORY Vendor Conf: December 2,2015 at 2:00 pm, held at Waller Creek Center 625 E. 10th St., Room 104, Austin, TX 78702 Offers Due: January 7, 2016 prior to 9:00 am For info: Colleen Kirk (512) 972-0266 MBE/WBE Goals: African American 3.33% Hispanic 4.15% Native/Asian 0.94% WBE 0.84%

PROJECT TRADES SUMMARY Barricades, Traffic, Portable Pipe/Pvc Polyvinyl Chloride Fuel Oil, Diesel Pipe, Steel Manholes Covers/Frames/Grates Grass Seed Shoring/Reinforcement Services Boring For Road Crossing Construction, (Backfill, Digging, Ditching, Road Grading, Construction, Pipeline Sewers/Storm/Sanitary (Excavation, Foundation, Laying Pipe) Hauling Services Construction, Water System, Main/Service Line Photography, Construction Toilets, Portable, Rental, Lease Erosion Control Services Fence Installation / Repair

Project Name: LONG LINE STRIPING IDIQ Project Solicitation No: CLMC561 Estimated Value: $1,065,000.00 Vendor Conf. January 6, 2015 at2:00 pm at LCRA Building, 3701 Lake Austin Blvd., 2nd floor Conf. Rm. Offers Due: January 21, 2016 prior to 9:00 am For Info: Renee Orr, 512-974-1150 MBE/WBE Goals: 5.25% MBE WBE 0.39%

PROJECT TRADES SUMMARY Paint, Street Marking Pavement Marking Lines, Letters And Symbols. Pavement Marking Services (Including Removal) Street Sweeping Services

Project Name: WASTEWTER MANHOLE REHAB IDIQ Project Solicitation No: CLMC579 Estimated Value: $2,250,000.00 MANDATORY Vendor Conf: December 16, 2015 t 10 ;00 m, Webberville Service Center, 2nd Floor Auditorium, Ste 218A, 2600 Webberville Rd., Austin Offers Due: January 14, 2016 prior to 10:00 m For info: Mike Russ (512) 972-2054 MBE/WBE Goals: African American 2.53% Hispanic 2.59% Native/American 0.70% WBE 2.51%

PROJECT TRADES SUMMARY Coatings, Protective (For Masonry Including Concrete Asphalt, Ac (Asphalt/Cement) Ready-Mix Concrete Sand, Concrete Manholes, And Manhole Covers, Frames, Grates, Ring Construction, Pipeline Construction, Sewer And Storm Drain Pavement, Portland Cmnt Concrete Manholes, Construction Of

Project Name: ABIA LANDSIDE ROADWAY AND PE DESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE I Project Solicitation Number: CLMC580 Estimated Value: $1,318,435.00 Non-Mandatory Vendor Conference: December 21, 2015 at 2:00 pm. 2716 Spirit of Texas Drive, Room 174A, Austin, TX, Offers Due: January 7, 2016 prior 10:30 am For info: Alison Vonstein 512/974-7217 MBE/WBE Goals: African American 1.49%, Hispanic 4.84% Native/Asian American .39% WBE 1.35%

PROJECT TRADES SUMMARY White (Hydrated) Lime Grass Seed Sod, Grass Top Soil And Fill Dirt (Class 335) Signs, Construction Project Identification Signs Site Work Construction, (Backfill, Digging, Ditching, Road Grading Construction, Irrigation System Handrails, Pipe. This Work Shall Consist Of Furnish Excavation Services Excavation, Borrow. Consists Of Excavating, Transp Construction, Pipe Culvert Embankments, Construction Of. This Work Shall Cons Construction, Utility/Underground Construction, Curb/Gutter (Maintenance/Repair/Removal) Concrete Construction, Sidewalk/Drway (Incl Handicapped Ramps) Photography, Construction Construction, Street (Major/ Residential)(Incl Reconstruc Dust Control Watering Pavement, Portland Cement Concrete Hauling Services Pavement Marking Services (Including Removal Of Ma Survey (Not Aerial Or Research Tree And Shrub Removal Services Toilets, Portable, Rental Or Lease Erosion Control Services Fence Installation And Repair Hydro mulching Services Landscaping, Design/Fertiliz/Plant Landscaping, Tree/ Plant Protection During Cons

Project Name: SHAW LANE / PLEASANT VALLEY DRILL FIELD & TOWER REPAIR /RENO Project Solicitation No: CLMC560 Estimated Value: $1,300,000.00 MANDATORY Vendor Conf. December 10, 2015t 1:30 pm will be held at One Texas Ctr, 11 floor, Cavern Conf. Rm., 505 Barton Springs Rd. For Info: Raymundo Minjarez, 512-974-1618 Offers Due: January 7, 2016 prior to 9:30 am M/WBE Goals: African American 1.63% Hispanic 4.72% Native/Asian 0.47% WBE 1.96%

PROJECT TRADES SUMMARY Boxes /Parts, Handy (Ele Use) Lighting Fix, Outdoor: Floodlights, Spotlight Excavation Services Switch, Safety, Single Throw, 3 Pole, 240 Volt, Ne Ready-Mix Concrete Timber, Landscape, Wolmanized, Kiln Dried Gratings, Walkway. Fab. Steel Hauling Services Steel, Reinforcing, Bars And Rods Portland Cement Concrete. Electrical Construction, Water System, Main/Service Line Painting Erosion Control Services Structural Shapes, Steel: Angles/Channels/I-Beam Masonry/Concrete/Stucco/Maint/Finishing/Repair Construction, Curb /Gutter (Maint/Repair/Removal) Driveway Pavement/

Project Name: RUTHERFORD LN RENOVATIONS- Rebid Project Solicitation Number: CLMC531A Estimated Value: $1,200,000.00 Non-mandatory Vendor Conference: December 16, 1st Floor Conference Room located at 411 Chicon, Austin, TX, Info Contact: Mark Northcutt 512/974-3960 Offers Due: December 31, 2015 prior to 9:00 am MBE/WBE Goals: African American 1.37% Hispanic 2.41% Native/Asian American .90% WBE 1.45% Decking, Steel Fencing, Temporary (For Construction And Other Ind Pipe, Cast Iron Cements And Mastics, Roofing Insulation, Roof, All Kinds Roofing Supplies (Not Otherwise Classified) Garbage/Trash Removal/Disposal Waterproofing Membrane And Base Sheet Construction, Remodel & Altera Handrails, Pipe. This Work Shall Consist Of Furnish Plumbing Roofing Wood Hauling Services Toilets, Portable, Rental/Lease

Wishing You a Happy Holiday

Season and a

Prosperous New Year!

Austin Area Black Contractors Association

Source: City of Austin Public Works Department

UPCOMING CITY OF AUSTIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS—Cont’d

Keep Your MBE/WBE/DBE Certifications Current with the City of Austin

Small & Minority Business Resources Department (SMBR) Certification Division

~Call 512-974-7645 for more information~

DeNucci Constructors, LLC INVITATION TO BID DeNucci Constructors, LLC is soliciting City of Austin certified Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise participation for

the following City of Austin project.

PROJECT: Southeast Allandale Neighborhood W&WW Improvements REBID SOLICITATION No.: IFB 6100 CLMC538B BID DATE/TIME: 9:30 AM on January 6, 2016

Plans are available at the Austin area plan rooms, One Texas Center, Suite 760, located at 505 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX 78704.

This project includes the following scope of service: X Fencing / Guard Rail X Fuel Oil, Diesel X Barricades, Traffic Control X Asphalt X Crushed Stone, Flexible Base X Sand. Topsoil X Signs X Concrete Work X Pipeline Construction X Paving / Resurfacing X Asphalt Milling X Ready Mix Concrete X Construction Photography X Hauling / Trucking Services X Erosion Control Services X Landscaping/ Irrigation

For detailed information on the scopes of work being subcontracted & the rele-vant terms and conditions of the contract, please email

bids@denucciconstructors.com.

ALL BIDS & QUOTES MUST BE RECEIVED BY FAX NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM January 4, 2016 FAX ALL BIDS & QUOTES TO

512-342-0600.

DeNucci Constructors, LLC INVITATION TO BID DeNucci Constructors, LLC is soliciting City of Austin certified Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise participation for the following City of Austin project.

PROJECT: Spicewood Springs Pump Station Utility Improvements SOLICITATION No.: IFB 6100 CLMC539 BID DATE/TIME: 9:00 AM on December 31, 2015

Plans are available at the Austin area plan rooms, One Texas Center, Suite 760, located at 505 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX 78704.

This project includes the following scope of service:

X Fuel Oil, Diesel X Barricades, Traffic Control X Asphalt X Crushed Stone, Flexible Base X Sand. Topsoil X Signs X Concrete Work X Pipeline Construction X Paving / Resurfacing X Asphalt Milling X Ready Mix Concrete X Construction Photography X Hauling / Trucking Services X Erosion Control Services X Landscaping/ Irrigation X Pipe Valves, Manholes, Inlets, etc. X Road Boring

For detailed information on the scopes of work being subcontracted & the rele-vant terms and conditions of the contract, please email

bids@denucciconstructors.com

ALL BIDS & QUOTES MUST BE RECEIVED BY FAX NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM December 29, 2015 FAX ALL BIDS & QUOTES TO

512-342-0600.

Project Name: ABIA PARKING GARAGE AND ADMIN BUILDING Solicitation No.: CLMA018 Estimated Value: $120,000.00 Scope of Work: Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMR) shall perform preconstruction and construction phase services to construct a new 4,000+ space public parking garage at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) with administration offices on Lot A, which is convenient to the Terminal Building mezzanine level, the P&E building and other ABIA build-ings as required. MANDATORY Vendor Conference: Jan 7, 2016, 2:30 pm, 2716 Spirit of TX Dr, Rm 174A Offers Due: January 27, 2015 prior to 3:00 pm For info: David Smythe-Macaulay 512-974-7152 MBE/WBE Goals: African American 1.13% Hispanic 1.96% Native/Asian American .74% WBE 1.65%

PROJECT TRADES SUMMARY Office Supplies Per Price Agreement Signs, Construction Project Identification Signs Airport Facility Construction Photography, Construction Communications: Public Relations Consulting Minority And Small Business Consulting Blue Printing Services: Blue Prints, Blue Line, Courier/Delivery Services (Inclu Air Courier S Insurance And Risk Management Copying Services (Reproduction) Fencing Rental Or Lease Ofc Machines, Equip/Access, Rental/Lease

Project Name: ADA SIDEWALKS AND RAMP IPROVE MENTS 2015 GROUP 18 CITY WIDE Scope: Construction of sidewalks and ADA (Americans with Dis- abilities Act) ramps to implement the Sidewalk Master Plan and ADA Transition Plan. Solicitation No.: CLMC566 Estimated Value: $4,000,000.00 MANDATORY Vendor Conf: December 29, 2015 t 2:00 pm, One Texas Center, 8th floor, Director’s Conf. Rm., Suite 805, 505 Barton Springs Rd Offers Due: January 28, 2016 prior to 10:00 am For info: Diane Rice, 512-974-7081. MBE/WBE Goals: African American 1.80% Hispanic 5.35% Native/Asian 0.34% WBE 1.12% Bollards (Mooring Devices) Fencing, Temporary (For Construction Diesel Fuel (Motor Fuel) Barricades, Traffic, Portable Asphaltic Concrete, Hot Mix Sod, Grass Signs, Construc Project Identification Signs Railings, Metal. This Item Include Furniture Construction, Irrigation System Excavation Services Striping Streets, Parking Facilities, Ln Div Construction, Curb/Gutter (Maintenance, Repair, Removal) Construction, Parking Lot and Alley Construction, Sidewalk And Driveway (Incl Handicapped Ramps) Driveway Pavement, Portland Cmt Concrete Sidewalk W/Ramps for the Handicapped Sidewalks, Removal of Existing Manholes, Adjustment of Valve Vaults/Boxes. Masonry Photography, Construction Irrigation Systems Maintenance/Repair Hauling Services Traffic Signal Installation Conduit, Pvc Erosion Control Services

Advertisement Date Project

Construction Cost Estimate

Jan-16 Miscellaneous Erosion Control Projects 760,000Feb-16 Onion Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Demolition 350,000Feb-16 Exposition Blvd (W. 35th to Enfield) Water & Wastewater Line Renewal 2,500,691Feb-16 SAR WWTP Thickener Improvements 8,130,000Feb-16 Downtown Wayfinding Master Plan & Impl (Downtown Austin Plan) (IDIQ) 1,695,500Feb-16 Animal Center Kennel Addition and Campus Infrastructure Improvements 5,382,500Feb-16 Austin Convention Center - North Side Acoustic Upgrade 195,000Feb-16 South Austin Regional WWTP Trains A&B Blower Replacement 21,781,511Feb-16 Demolish Buildings and Fence 400,000Feb-16 Montopolis Reclaimed Water Reservoir and Pump Station 12,270,000Feb-16 Lower Buttermilk Creek Bank Stabilization 1,152,000Feb-16 Davis WTP Power Distribution Upgrade 27,620,265Feb-16 East Bouldin - OTC WQ retrofits 403,000Feb-16 Four Points Center Forcemain Improvements 727,033Feb-16 Burleson Road Reclaimed Water Pressure Conversion 2,920,000Mar-16 SLA Sendera South Wetpond Repair 450,000Mar-16 Upper Level Embankment Inspections and Repairs 3,215,000Mar-16 Govalle Wastewater Flow Diversion 4,734,000Mar-16 Justin Lane from Burnet to Lamar 7,077,108Mar-16 Retired Faci lity Decommissioning Phase B 825,000Mar-16 Replace City Hall Garage Entrance/Exit Driveway 75,000Apr-16 Reznicek Field Water Quality Retrofit 626,000Apr-16 Parmer Lane Interceptor 27,077,100Apr-16 Stormwater Drainage Improvements 1,723,700May-16 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Vehicle Bay Expansions 2,875,194May-16 Walnut Creek WWTP Secondary Process Improvements 9,125,000May-16 Eliza Spring Outlet Repair 555,500May-16 2nd Street Garage New Elevators 3,114,000Jun-16 Plaza Saltil lo Water Rehabil itation Phase 2 2,223,000Jul-16 Walnut Creek WWTP Sludge Thickener Rehab 3,500,000Jul-16 Carson Creek Basin Wastewater Line Improvements 2,100,000Jul-16 Walnut Creek WWTP Stormwater Improvements 1,237,500Jul-16 InVision Studios 1,171,000Aug-16 Town Lake Metro Park - All iance Childrens Garden 3,150,000Aug-16 Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Park - Interim Channel Repair 2,000,000Sep-16 East Austin Wastewater Line Improvements 1,776,000Sep-16 Old Lampasas #3 2,500,000Sep-16 Bowie Underpass 6,800,000Sep-16 Little Walnut Creek - Creek flood hazard reduction from Metric to Rutland 8,760,000Sep-16 W. Bouldin Creek - Del Curto Storm Drain Improvements 3,547,000Oct-16 Hornsby Bend Side Stream Treatment Plant (SSTP) Relief 6,700,000Oct-16 Northern Walnut Creek Hike and Bike Trail Phase 1-A 764,190Oct-16 E. 51st St.Improvements 7,141,102Nov-16 Dove Springs District Park - Recreation Center Expansion 1,130,350Nov-16 Springdale/290 Water Line Improvements 6,500,000Dec-16 Hornsby Bend Thickener Complex Rehab 5,450,000

Proposed Construction Projects Bidding Between 01/01/16 and 12/31/16

Project Name: NEW PURCHASING WAREHOUSE PHASE 2-AUSTIN, TX, TRAVIS COUNTY Bid Date: January 5, 2016 at 5:00 pm @ 5:00 PM CST Estimated Value: $3,000,000.00—$3,250,000.00 Contact: Billy Maphies 512-692-6635 Project Email: estimatingtx@swinerton.com

Description: This Phase 2 project consists of a single story pre-engineered metal building approximately 46,170 sf. Phase 1 is com-plete and consisted of site work, underground, concrete foundations. Stub ups for all MEP are in place and also the embedded weld plates for the metal building.

HUB/MBE/WBE minority participation is encouraged. Swinerton Builders | 5707 Southwest Parkway |

Building One, Suite 200 │ Austin, TX 78735

Local Plan Room Sites To View & Check-out Plans & Specifications

City of Austin Construction & Technology Center 4201 Ed Bluestein Blvd., Suite 2103, Austin, TX 78721 website: www.austintexas,gov/smbr 512-974-7799 Austin Area Black Contractors Association (ABCA) 6448 Highway 290 East, Suite E-107, Austin, Texas 78723 website: www.abcatx.com 512-467-6894 Asian Contractor Association (ACA) 4201 Ed Bluestein Blvd., Suite 2104, Austin, Texas 78721 website: www.asiancontractor@gmail.com 512-926-5400 Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America, Building Branch 609 South Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78704 website: www.agcaustin.org 512-442-7887

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) 3006 Longhorn Blvd., Suite 104, Austin, Texas 78758 website: www.abccentraltexas.org 512-719-5263

United Hispanic Contractors Association de Austin (USHCA) 9205 Dean Keeton St., Austin, Texas 78705 website: www.uscha-austin.com 512-922-0507 (cell)

SMBR’s PLAN ROOM The City of Austin Small & Minority Business Resources Plan Room is open for business weekdays from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. SMBR’s Plan Room provides free electronic access to the McGraw-Hill Dodge system of drawings and construction specifications for projects in 100 counties in South and Central Texas as well as hard copy plans and specifications from local, private, and public sector jobs that can be viewed onsite or copied for a minimal fee. For a list of the current available Plans and Specifications, you can access it on our website at www.austintexas.gov/smbr or visit this link https: data.austintexas.gov/Business/Construction-Plans-in-SMBR-s-Plan-Room/x442-h34c or for questions or to schedule a training as a first time user — please call Genia Browder, Plans Room Coordinator at 512- 974-7799.

OUTREACH & RECRUITING AUSTIN AREA BLACK CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SERVICES PROGRAM

The Austin Area Black Contractors Association, (ABCA) is currently recruiting African American Contractors who are City of Austin Certified Minority Construction Contractors in need of services and assistance to help grow their businesses in the construction industry. The following is a list of services and assistance are offered to the user at no cost:

” Construction Management and Administration • Provide a plans room to view & check-out plans & specs • Assist with reading & interpreting plans & specs • Advise on Cost Estimating Techniques • Advise on bid packaging requirements & documents • Disseminate Bid Tabulations ” Business Law and Contracts • Review & advise on contracts & agreements • Advise on filing liens, bond claims & change orders ” Marketing • Develop Company Profile Resumes • Assist with networking, pre bid conferences & referrals • Provide guidelines for user friendly marketing plans • Publish and disseminate weekly, Bid Briefs announcing upcoming construction bid opportunities ” Provide Interactive Group Training Sessions ” Provide One-On-One Technical Assistance

DUE TO LIMITED FUNDS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUCH AS, COST ESTIMATING TECHNIQUES AND AD-VICE ON CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS; AND ON FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS. If you have any questions regarding the program’s services and enroll-ment process, please contact:

Carol S. Hadnot, Program Manager / Consultant Phone: 512-467-6894 ofc | E-mail: brc-pro@att.net

ABCA Website: abcatx.com The Austin Area Black Contractors Association

is reaching out to all African American Construction Contractors

located in a five county areas of Travis, Hays, Williamson, Bastrop and Caldwell.

Climate Change and the City of Austin

Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Council Member Leslie Pool with Huston-Tillotson University students in Paris.

City of Austin Mayor Steve Adler, along with City Council member Leslie Pool traveled to Paris last week to talk climate change, along with over 500 international city leaders at the Climate Summit for Local Leaders, as part of the Compact of Mayors. The main topic discussed at the conference was reducing the carbon footprint of cities. Mayor Adler met with other cities and mayors who pledged to make their respective communities more resilient to climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and regularly report their progress publicly. To further this promise, City Manager Marc Ott has already directed all City employees to reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips during peak times by 20 percent. This opportunity serves as one strategy in the City of Austin’s Traffic Congestion Action Plan to reduce congestion throughout the city. He encouraged other private and public employers to follow the City’s lead to help lowering the demand during peak travel times.

Visit www.compactofmayors.org to learn more about the Compact of Mayors.

Report: AISD Discriminates Against Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses: AISD Trustee Saldaña "not surprised" by the study because many of the issues uncovered are endemic

The Austin Independent School District has been "a passive participant" in discrimination against minority- and women-owned businesses, according to a new study by NERA Economic Consulting. However, some trustees believe the same report is a pathway to new opportuni-ties for those same businesses. When it comes to government contracts, minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MBE/WBE) have had trouble winning deals (earning them the name historically underutilized businesses, or HUBs). AISD is no exception, yet unlike the City of Austin or Travis County, the district does not have a full HUB program. Instead, it uses an external contractor – DM Dukes & Associates, owned by state Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin – to oversee HUB engagement in the bidding process. However, there are no specific goals the district is supposed to reach, so it's hard to assess what they are overseeing. A 2012 study of contracts issued under the 2004 and 2008 bonds showed that 75% of all construction dollars went to non-HUB firms (see "AISD's Underutilized Business," May 24, 2013). The NERA study looked at figures for 2009-13, and extended the research to include construction, profes-sional and nonprofessional services, and commodities. The new figures broadly echo that earlier study. Non-HUB businesses take up between 78% and 85% of all contract dollars. More troubling is the difference between MBE/WBE firms' work in a particular sector, and how many got contracts – defined as availabil-ity vs. utilization. For example, there were enough HUB firms to cover 20% of all nonprofessional service contracts, but they only received 11% of the con-tracts. AISD Trustee Paul Saldaña said he was "not surprised" by the study, because many of the issues uncovered are endemic. While there are things the district can be doing better – for example, breaking big contracts into smaller chunks that are more manageable for smaller firms – there are broader prob-lems it can't fix alone. For example, the NERA study noted that MBE/WBE firms have trouble getting commercial loans, surety bonds, and insurance. Moreover, Saldaña noted that some prime contractors, both white- and minority-owned, are experienced at gaming the contracting system, as they are currently meas-ured on efforts to hire MBE/WBE subs, not how many they actually hire. "They don't have to meet the goals. They just have to demonstrate good-faith ef-forts." The idea of a full AISD HUB program was raised after the 2012 report, and Saldaña argues that the NERA report gives the district the data tools to create one: ideally, as early as 2017, when the Dukes contract expires. How-ever, he detects division on the board in adding a new program, and the effi-cacy of such programs. For example, the City of Austin established its Small and Minority Business program in the late Eighties, "and even they haven't reached their goals." However, Saldaña said, if district staff can construct a well-defined program, operated by a small internal staff with external counsel, piggy-backing off the city's HUB certification program, then the board can reach a consensus .

Source: Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle, FRI., DEC. 18, 2015

AISD Trustee Paul Saldaña PHOTO BY JOHN ANDERSON

Project Name: (SRH) FIRST FLOOR RENOVATIONS-UNIT 2 Solicitation #: 16CSP009 Pre-Proposal Conf.: December 10, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at 1301 E. Dean Keeton Road, FC1, Training Rm 1.118B, Austin, TX

General Construction Budget: $2,000,000.00 to $2,300,000.00

Envelopes No. 1 is due January 28, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.

Project Summary: Selective structure demolition, Asbestos and lead abatement, concrete, metals, carpentry, thermal insulation, fireproofing, firestopping, openings, glazing, plastering, drywall, tiling, acoustical panel ceilings, flooring, painting, signage, toilet compartments, special-ties, furnishings, fire suppression, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, communi-cations, fire detection and alarm system

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Prime Contractors • Trade Associations Agencies • Business Organizations

Your notices or announcements must be received no later than12 Noon on Wednesday by E-mail at: brc-pro@swbell.net in a Word Document. Announcements or notices will be pub-lished on a first come, first serve basis. Please Do Not Send PDF formatted announcements, notices, isqft, Grade Beam documents or tables. All will have to be converted to a Word document or we will NOT be able to pub-lish. (These types of software are not compatible to the Bid Briefs’ publishing software). DAS further request that bid announcements or notices be submitted at least two weeks prior to closing date to give MBE/WBE/DBE/HUB firms sufficient time to review the project’s plans and specifica-tions; and to prepare their bid responses.

Fax Transmittals, PDF and isqft documents and table formats will not be ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE ON-LINE BID BRIEFS. You may download Bid Briefs on Mondays to review or use. Bid Briefs my be received by singing-up as a subscriber on abcatx.com website and click on the Bid Briefs’ link.

Bid Proposal Invitation The University of Texas at Austin

Proposal Package C-4 GMP-1 Maintenance & Interior Finishes Jester West Floors 4 & 5

Jester Dormitory (JCD) BID DATE: BID DATE: Tuesday, January 19, 2016Tuesday, January 19, 2016 TIME: TIME: 02:00 PM CT 02:00 PM CT START DATE: START DATE: May, 2016 May, 2016 END DATE: END DATE: August, 2016 August, 2016 OWNER: OWNER: Board of Regents Board of Regents -- The University of Texas SystemThe University of Texas System CONTACT: CONTACT: Toby Smith, Project ManagerToby Smith, Project Manager VALUE: VALUE: $11,000,000$11,000,000 DESCRIPTION Flintco, LLC (CM @ Risk) is soliciting proposals from Subcon-tractors and Material Suppliers for Proposal Package C-4 GMP-1 for the Univer-sity of Texas at Austin – Maintenance & Interior Finishes Jester West Floors 4 & 5 Procurement for the Jester West Maintenance and Interiors project. The scope includes: Maintenance/Access, Final Cleaning, Demolition/Abatement, Masonry, Misc. Metals, Millwork, Waterproofing, Drywall/Plaster, Glazing, Doors and Hard-ware, Painting, Tile/Stone, Flooring, Specialties, Signage, Blinds, Elevator Fix-tures, Fire Sprinkler, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical.

Flintco, LLC is an EEO Employer and all HUB and M/WBE Subcontractors and Suppliers are encouraged to submit proposals on this project.

Proposals will be due on Tuesday, 01/19/2016 @ 2:00 PM at Flintco’s office located at 8100 Cross Park, Austin, Texas 78754.

It is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED that any interested parties attend the Pre-Proposal Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 01/06/16 @ 10:00 am, in Jester Hall HDC Room http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/areas/pcl.html Park at the Brazos Garage (BRG): Walk north, across the street. There is a storefront with two sets of double doors. Go in the double doors and the meeting room is to your right. A site tour will follow the pre-proposal meeting. Pay parking is available in the Brazos Parking Garage.

A Health and Safety Issue: How to Stay Warm During Cold-Weather Projects

What most people consider inclem-ent weather is not always what build-ers, laborers and project managers consider inclement weather. The recent polar vortex that hit much of the Midwest at the start of this year brings home just how important it is to be prepared for extreme weather condi-tions. While even the toughest of pro-ject managers might have ceased work during the negative temperatures, it’s important to remember that average cold can also present dangers to ill-equipped outdoor workers.

Must-Haves There are certain cold-weather clothes that are simply non-negotiable. You should invest in quality, thermal long underwear that will serve as your first layer of protection under any work clothes. It’s also critical to keep extremities warm by wearing warm

hats, masks, socks, boots and gloves. Fingers, toes, ears and noses are especially susceptible to frostbite as they are furthest from the body’s core. It’s important that cold-weather clothes don’t compromise safe working conditions, so consider mimicking work movements when trying on items like boots, coats and gloves. Tight clothes may seem like a good idea, but they actually constrict circulation, caus-ing body temps to drop. Choose clothing items that are comfortable and don’t restrict movement.

Layers You probably already know that layering clothing is a necessity for outdoor work, but you may not know the best way to do it. Layering several thin layers is better than wearing a couple of thick layers. The space between each layer provides extra insulation, and the more layers you wear, the more you can adjust your body heat if you become too hot or too cold. The layer closest to the skin should not actually be cotton, because once it gets wet, it no longer provides insulation. Instead, make sure the first layer is a wool, silk or synthetic fabric that can wick away moisture. For the same reason, the middle layer should also be a synthetic. The outermost layer should be waterproof and well venti-lated. Though we usually worry about not being warm enough, it’s also dan-gerous to become too warm. When your body starts to sweat, the clothes be-come wet, decreasing their insulation. Also, as sweat evaporates, it lowers your body’s temperature, which is just what you want on a 90° June day but exactly what you’re trying to avoid in the cold.

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SUMMARY: Alpha Building Corporation is seeking qualified HUB subcontrac-tors & Service Disabled Veterans that are interested in working with us on potential remodeling projects to Texas Facilities Commission. Trades that we are seeking include: Fire Protection. LOCATIONS: State owned facilities serviced by the Texas Facilities Commission in Austin and Statewide. If you should have any questions concerning the nature of this solicitation, please do not hesitate to ask me, or you may also contact Richard Kelly rkelly@alphabuilding.com

*Please respond by December 31, 2015 stating your intent*