continued from page 25 about the surety bonding industry.” The Bonding Education Program has provided training and assistance to hundreds of firms seeking surety bonding to help the growth their company. BEP courses are coordinated by the USDOT’s Office of Small Business Development Regional
Small Business Transportation Resource Centers (SBTRCs). The BEP offers a 6 to 8-week development course that provides education and hands-on technical assistance to firms seeking to apply for surety bonding. Firms interested in learning more about the BEP can visit www.dot.gov/osdbu/SBTRCs. DBEs seeking to pursue surety bonding for the first time may want to take heed to the advice Lewis offers to the many DBE firms counseled by BTG. Lewis said, “Be sure all the owners’ (of the business) personal financial status is strong; no bad debt, good prospects for business and an understanding of how to manage cash flow.
Distinguished Panelists representing major prime contractors and minority enterprises discussed the benefits of surety bonding at the SFAA Surety Summit.
GOETHALS BRIDGE — CONSTRUCTION PARTNERING OPPORTUNITIES Partnering Opportunities
The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project is a design-build project for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (the Authority). The project will replace the existing Goethals Bridge which spans the Arthur Kill River on I-278 connecting Elizabeth, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York. Kiewit-Weeks-Massman, AJV (KWM) has been selected by the Authority to design and build the new Goethals Bridge.
Travis Spur Rail Bridge Replacement Anti-Climb Fence on New Bridge Shared Use Path Furnish Work Platforms for Stay Cable Installation on Tower Permanent Concrete Traffic Barriers PPC Bridge Deck Overlay Right of Way Security Fence Galv Steel Tube Rail on Concrete Barrier Galv Steel Pedestrian Railing on Shared Use Path of New Bridge Landscaping/Seeding Under Ground Fire Stand Pipe Misc. Metals Supply
If your DBE firm would like to apply to participate, please use our website as a resource, www.goethals-kwm.com. Diversity Contract Manager, 470 Chestnut Ridge Road, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 (201) 571-2571 KWMdivcontracting@kwmjv.com Kiewit-Weeks-Massman, AJV is An Equal Opportunity Employer