Minority Business Development Agency Manhattan Center Innovation in Transportation Summit

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Welcome According to the Transportation Research Board, the Taft Tunnel, built in 1837 is the oldest railway tunnel still in use in the United States. This tunnel is part of the Metro North Railroad as it winds through Connecticut and back into New York. Beyond the knowledge that this tunnel has been resilient enough to still be in use is amazing but what is even more amazing is that this Region has not seen fit to replace this tunnel before it reaches its 200th year anniversary. Moving south towards the Hudson River, another marvel of engineering the Hudson River Tunnel used every year by millions as a daily commute between New York City and destinations throughout New Jersey is over 110 years old and still remains in use as the only regional transit tube for AMTRAK and New Jersey Transit along this southern route.

It has been calculated that unexpected disruptions or complete closing of the Hudson River Tunnel for the NY/NJ Region could spell disaster for over 25% of the Nation GDP. The devastation caused by Sandy, climate change, other weather and continual wear and tear on this Tunnel is a daily reminder that our Nation faces grave and unforeseeable consequences from an aging and crumbling infrastructure. Although not limited to transportation, these concerns of degradation are also found in our water systems, both storm ad drinking water, within our energy grids, fossil oil and gas, our communication systems, cyber security and food sourcing.

On the positive side, these challenges have solutions and building innovations and technologies ready to be utilized to affect positive and sustainable results. The creative minds in the US and throughout the world understand this is a collective mission to use these skills to build safer infrastructure that improves quality of life, to further train and upgrade the abilities of individuals seeking work in existing and new construction trades, project, safety management, software applications, quantitative and qualitative controls and administration.

MBDA Innovation in Transportation and Infrastructure is a small step to help further your education and knowledge of the industries that are vitally important to meet today and tomorrow’s needs.

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Manhattan MBDA Business Center 48 Wall Street 5th Floor #10 New York, NY 10005 Tel: 718.532.2930 www.manhattanmbdacenter.com

Where Business Comes to Grow The Manhattan Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center is one of 33 MBDA business centers located across the country. Operated by the Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network, the Manhattan MBDA Business Center provides technical assistance and strategic business consulting for growing Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs).

Its mission is to help clients achieve higher levels of growth and competitiveness both domestically and internationally.

What are the MBDA and the BOC Network?

The Minority Business Development Agency is a federal agency within the US Department of Commerce. As demographic trends continue, the ability for minorities to establish and grow businesses will be fundamental for the health of the US economy. The MBDA seeks to facilitate this growth as part of the Department of Commerce’s general mission of supporting overall US economic growth.

The Business Outreach Center Network is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the economic prospects of underserved populations by supporting entrepreneurship among women, minorities, and immigrant communities. BOC Network’s affiliate, BOC Capital, provides credit-related products in support of this mission.

What businesses are eligible to be clients?

The business must be owned or controlled by the following persons or groups of persons: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, Native Americans (including Alaska Natives, Alaska Native Corporation and Tribal entities), Asian Indian Americans, and Hasidic Jewish American.

How does the Manhattan MBDA Business Center support its members?

MBDA Business Centers support businesses with: 1) Access to Capital Identifying financing and bonding opportunities and connecting businesses with alternative lenders for the financing of purchase orders for rapid scalability. This also includes matchmaking with banking institutions or mezzanine financing options.

2) Access to Contracts Identifying procurement opportunities, solicitation analysis, regulations assistance, and bidding and proposal preparation.

3) Access to New Markets (Domestic and International) Export financing assistance, trade leads through the U.S. Department of Commerce and World Trade Organization, and market research support.

How do you apply?

For more information and to apply to be a client of the Manhattan MBDA Business Center please email mbdacenter@bocnet.org, call or visit our office at 48 Wall St. 5th Floor #1 .

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LB Electric Co., LLC “Leon Baptiste is the president and founder of LB Electric, an MBE/SBE company which designs, installs and maintains electrical systems and solar PV arrays for companies, schools, infrastructures, hospitals and government agencies “

THE NEW TAPPAN ZEE/ GOVERNOR MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE

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“Leon Baptiste’s passion for innovation and giving back is the cornerstone of LB Electric’s success “

Finding the Right Path

• More than 6,000 Corporate and Minority Business Executives Expected to Attend • Largest National Expo of its Kind • Targeted Workshops and Leadership Training Opportunities • ISM Certification Credit Available • Countless Networking Opportunities Corporate Co-Chairs

At an early age Leon Baptise excelled in the classroom and on the gridiron while growing up in the city of Newark, NJ. While he was always good in math and science, natural talents later led him to his chosen profession. He credits his childhood mentors on and off the football field to much of his personal success.

MBE Co-Chairs

Baptiste said, “I was blessed to have the right people in my life. They encouraged me to think big, to pursue my dreams and help me take on tough challenges. The lessons, guidance and experience left a deep impression and lit a fire that fuels my Corporate Plus® Co-Chair

being. I learned that success comes with a responsibility to give back.”

Contact Us at LBE@lbelectricco.com || Website : www.LBElectricco.com 50 Commerce Road Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 Phone: 973-571-2200 Fax: 973-571-2240

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120 Route 9w North Haverstraw NY 10927 Phone: 845-429-7656 Fax: 845-786-8818

211 Warren St., Suite 121 Newark, NJ 07103 Phone: 973-565-0060 Fax: 973-565-9787

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MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SUMMIT SERIES 2019 JULY 11 2019 12PM- 5:30PM 48 WALL STREET 5TH FLOOR RSVP MBDA@BOCNET.ORG

MBDA TEEN & 2ND GEN BUSINESS OWNERS WORKSHOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF MINORITY BUSINESS OWNERS

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SUMMIT SERIES 2019 JULY 11 2019 3:30 PM- 5:30 PM 48 WALL STREET 5TH FLOOR

BUILDING MBE CAPACITIES THROUGH MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS WORKSHOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF MINORITY BUSINESS OWNERS

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MBDA INNOVATION IN TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT AGENDA 9:00am - Welcome to NYIT

10:00am - Lessons Learned on Project Sites

at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). Babak’s areas of research include secure embedded systems, wireless sensor networks, and wireless systems. He has over 20 years of experience in R&D for embedded systems and wireless technology industry, where he has successfully managed joint R&D programs with Asian, European, and U.S. companies. Babak received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Leon Baptiste - President of LB Electric Co., LLC

9:15am - Entering New Age of Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Building

Vladimir Blaise President, MACE Contracting

Nadia Aslam for Dr. Babak Beheshti - Professor and Dean of College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Dr. Robert Passwell Ph.D., Dist. M. ASCE - Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at the City College of

New York, the flagship institution of The City University of New York (CUNY). He served as its Interim President from 20092010. He’s the emeritus Director of the College’s University Transportation Research Center, Region II and the founding Director (2001-present) of the CUNY Institute for Urban Systems (CIUS). A civil engineer and former CEO of the Chicago Transit Authority, Dr. Paaswell is an internationally recognized expert in public transportation issues and consulting.

9:30am - T&I Projecting 2019 NY/NJ Region

Keith D. Wright - Senior Program Manager of Capacity Building for the Port Authority of NY/NJ. -

Now in his second tour with the PANYNJ, Wright’s assignment is to identify and expand prime and subcontracting opportunities for the MWBE community to fully participate in the agency’s Ten Year $32.2 Billion Dollar Capital Plan. Wright received a Master of General Administration from the University of Maryland, a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University, and completed the program for management development at Harvard University’s Business School and served on the board of the Hurston\Wright Foundation.

LB Electric provides electrical systems, testing, solar (photovoltaic), designs and installation for major organizations, including, but not limited to: commercial, industrial, schools, hospitals and government agencies. In 2006, Leon purchased a 20,000 sq. ft. building, in Cedar Grove, NJ that serves as LB Electric’s corporate headquarters. Leon also serves as President and CEO of LB Training Center and LB Glass Enterprise. LB Training Center was developed to offer solar/photovoltaic design and installation training.

Overall Supervision of General Construction Activities and Coordination and Supervision of General Construction Projects and Estimating. Prior to launching his company he was the senior project manager for MB Builders, Inc. based in Brooklyn, NY where he had complete supervision of all General Construction Projects. Prior to that he was the project manager at Hirani Contracting Corp. in Floral Park, NY where he provided estimating and Coordination and Supervision of all Projects.

He’s a graduate of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY where he received his Bachelor of Architecture degree.

Shamsell Abdill, Associate Vice President at Armand Corporation (for Barbara Kushner)

Shamsell Abdill couples her certification in construction management with more than 16 years of professional experience to provide executive project oversight and management for Armand Corporation’s construction management division. Her diverse experience spans industry sectors and offers a valuable and distinct skillset. Shamsell has led Armand projects since 2013, guiding work that includes a $34 million public housing project involving 25 buildings across three developments in addition to multiple economic development and public agency projects throughout the city. Her prior experience includes public schools, correctional facilities, and landmark building restoration. Drawing on this broad exposure, Shamsell works to continuously expand Armand’s extensive portfolio both geographically and within market sectors.”

10:30am - Workforce Training Automation and Innovation Julie Harris - Strategic Market Executive for Lu Engineers & Executive Consultant with Landmark Consulting.

Julie uses the skills learned from being an Olympian, a world ranked champion athlete and award-winning coach to execute and implement large-scale complex projects and to motivate teams for winning outcomes. She is a noted subject matter expert and is a frequent panelist and guest lecturer on M/WBE inclusion policy, regulatory and statutory compliance, workforce diversity and inclusion, and in the delivery of innovative and results driven M/WBE, DBE and LBE programs. She provided executive leadership on iconic infrastructure projects such as the LaGuardia Airport Redevelopment, the Recovery and Resiliency efforts at the Port Authority, and the Coney Island Hospital Redevelopment.

9:45am - We are Here to Help

Jim Kernan - Founder of PERCY JOBS

Mr. Kernan is a tireless advocate for workers. He recognizes the importance of skills training that actually leads to healthy employment not just earning a wage but forging a future.

Lorenzo Gallo CEO, The Safety Group LTD, oversees the industry leader in occupational risk mitigation and

compliance in construction and energy. Their core focus is on safety management and related training. Lorenzo is a brilliant statistician having honed his skills in analytics following a great career on Wall Street. Those skills in exposing and defining numbers helps him greatly as his firm Next Wave Safety Solutions paves a methodical path towards high safety numbers on job sites and risks reduction for contractors in the industry. Probably the only tool in Lorenzo’s belt that exceeds his analytical ability is his people skills. His work with immersive education and training has led to high paying jobs with safety managers.

Roxanne Neilson - Managing Director of the MBDA Manhattan Center

Roxanne Neilson serves as the Managing Director of the Minority Business Development Agency Manhattan Center located at 48 Wall Street. Ms. Neilson began her career in construction over 25 years ago as a member of Union Local 745 Hawaii working through apprenticeship and later as a journeyman formwork carpenter-welder in heavy construction. Through apprenticeship, Ms. Neilson earned a degree in applied engineering where she learned to read as well as interpret all MEP and Architectural plans/specifications. Ms Neilson earned a degree in Political Science and Public Policy from Swarthmore College.

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Rodney Evans Founder, Owner and CEO of Skyline Connections, Inc. (SCI)

a global IT solutions firm serving the financial industry, municipal and state governments. Mr. Evans is primarily responsible for the continued enhancement of the software (INLINE), which is constantly being upgraded from one on one feedback from our clients. We continually look for methods to address all of the needs and functionality of the Compliance Professionals and Economic Development staff we work with on a one on one basis. His major responsibility is marketing (INLINE) to all of the major Fortune 1000 firms, and City and State entities.

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MBDA AGENDA (cont) 11:00am - Successful Project Delivery Methods

Chris Sklavounakis, PE is HDR’s Alternative Delivery Lead - Chris joined HDR nine years ago after

almost two decades in the public sector. While at the public sector she held the positions of Executive Director for Design/ Build and Emergency contracts and Capital and In-House Painting for NYCDOT; and Group Vice President for MTACC’s East Side Access. Chris’ over 25 years of experience includes conceptual, preliminary and final design, program management and construction management for both highway and transit projects with various degrees of complexity, political visibility and with values up to $ 8 Billion.

Chris Ward, Executive Vice President - Velocity Holdings - Chris Ward has accomplished a life long mission to effectively assist and advocate for small and minority businesses success. After running the Port Authority for eight years, becoming a major VP for the international builder DRAGADOS and recently heading up AECOM, the world’s largest A/E firm, Chris has selected a position with BRAVO that empowers him to find MBE mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He is truly an asset to the MBE community.

An NCCER Accredited Apprenticeship Program

Helping employers develop a skilled workforce.

11:30am - Project Compliance & Risk Management as Business Assets

Andis Woodlief, founder Contractor Compliance LLC managed programs nationwide for multinational civil

and building Construction Managers and General Contractors including Skanska USA, Tutor Perini, EE Cruz and Lendlease.

In 2018 she founded Contractor Compliance LLC a certified Women/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise. Andis works as a consultant for NYC Small Business Services where she provides training to small businesses on how to sell to the government. Contractor Compliance is a subconsultant providing capacity building and prequalification to the NYC Small Business Services Bond Readiness Program and NYC Economic Development Corporation’s Construct NYC Programs teaching prevailing wage, public project requirements and marketing.

Training workers to become Journeypersons.

Apprenticeship training, safety and continuing education through on-the-job training and related classroom instruction.

Lorenzo Gallo CEO, The Safety Group LTD

12 noon - Call to Action for Business Community

Carl Evans - Managing Partner for KEI Marketing and Consulting

He is also a GSA certified contractor and a SWAC contractor in the NYC area. Carl is tied closely to the area’s MBE trade associations, chambers of commerce and known for his advocacy for MBEs on Capitol Hill and throughout the United States. Well known for connecting the dots and getting deals done. Has worked closely with MBDA to execute this Summit and serves a key person to assist in effective follow up.

Questions & Answers

Joe Morgan

Project Manager, Mason Technologies "Percy has provided me with skills to become an electrician and improve my life."

12:30pm - Closing Remarks

Roxanne Neilson - Managing Director of the MBDA Manhattan Center

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Roxanne Neilson serves as the Managing Director of the Minority Business Development Agency Manhattan Center located at 48 Wall Street. Ms. Neilson began her career in construction over 25 years ago as a member of Union Local 745 Hawaii working through apprenticeship and later as a journeyman formwork carpenter-welder in heavy construction. Through apprenticeship, Ms. Neilson earned a degree in applied engineering where she learned to read as well as interpret all MEP and Architectural plans/specifications. Ms Neilson earned a degree in Political Science and Public Policy from Swarthmore College.

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MBDA MEMBERS LIST AAA Contracting Services Corp - Gurminder Singh Dhaliwal aaacontractingcorp@gmail.com | (718) 874-3800 General Contracting - Masonry and Brick 238110 Chimney, concrete, construction AAL Construction Services LLC - Ana Lavdas ana@aalconstructionservices.com | (215) 287-0100 General Contracting - Heavy Civil Site Work 237990 - Marine construction Aaris Architects and Associates - Nicole Hollant-Denis nhollantdenis@aarisatepa.com | (212) 849-6952 Architect, Design Services 541320 - Architects’ private practices, landscape Abba Construction LLC - Jose Arias jarias@abba-construction.com | (212) 727-2777 General Contracting | 236220 - construction (e.g., commercial, industrial, manufacturing) Acalan Corporation - Angelic Sealy acalancorp@gmail.com | (347) 460-9341 EDC - Metal, Steel Fabrication/Structural Steel 236220 - Commercial building construction Adam Construction LLC - Marvin Ardon marvinardon7430@gmail.com | (973) 592-9504 General Construction- mixed use School Construction 236220 - Commercial building construction Advance Light and Power Electric - Douge Herbert advancelightandpower@gmail.com | (718) 600-1080 Electrical Contractor- Full Service | 238210 - Lighting system AE Architects LLC - Alfred Eatman ae7gma@gmail.com | (201) 906-5448 Architect, Design Services 541310 - Architectural (except landscape) services African Bean Company, LLC - Clifton Taulbert ctaulbert@cliftontaulbert.com | (918) 584-0414 Coffee Supplier | 311920 - Coffee roasting AGBK Productions | (310) 403-8198 Video Production | 512110 - Video production AL Consulting - Abner Larrieux abner@alcgroupinc.com | (877) 203-0854 Outreach , Compliance and Progam Development 541614 - Operations research consulting services Alfred Eatman Architects LLC Architect, Design Services | (201) 906-5448 541310 - Architectural (except landscape) services All Renovation Construction - Allen Suarez allan@allrenovations.com | (212) 625-2714 General Contracting | 236220 - Warehouse, commercial and institutional, construction

AMH Mechanical Contracting, Inc. - (516) 938-1045 238220 - Mechanical contractors Anthony Abreu - (917) 526-3344 Livery Service | 485310 - Cab (i.e., taxi) services Arc Cleaning Services Inc - Gustavo Jara info@archinova.build | (347) 319-9403 561720 - Janitorial services Archinova Builders LLC - (845) 548-9373 Carpentry | NAICS - 236118 Building, residential, addition, alteration and renovation Ardent Construction and Development jcassidy@ardentcdc.com | (718) 994-9955 236220 - Commercial building construction Ardon Construction LLC marvinardon7430@gmail.com | (973) 592-9504 236115 - Vacation home, single-family, construction by general contractors Armand Corporation - Barbara Armand-Kushner barmand@armandcorp.com | (212) 542-4179 541611 - Administrative management consulting services 236220 -Public Buildings Institutional construction Ash Contracting Corp. - Praewpan Ash p.ash@ashcontractingcorp.com | (718) 531-2675 General Contracting - Interior 236220 - Commercial building construction Asian and Hispanic Trading and Consulting, Inc. (212) 252-1110 | 452990 - Trading posts, general merchandise Avita Life - Jessica Morales jmoralesltd@aol.com | (201) 637-1853 624190 - Counseling services AVS Production Group - Abraham Aviera aviera@avspg.com | (718) 904-0404 512110 - Motion picture and video production B.E.A.M Solutions - Bradford Ahyoung beamsolutions@hotmail.com | (646) 488-8698 541213 - Tax return preparation services Baanyan Software Services - Steve Kasarsky skasarsky@baanyan.com | (732) 595-9006 561320 - Temporary staffing services Barden Contracting Services - D’Ann Ricketts dee@bardencontracting.com | (516) 341-7780 236220 - Warehouse, industrial, construction Bassiriman Dembele d.bassiriman@yahoo.com | (347) 358-3466 236220 - Commercial building construction

All Renovation Construction | (212) 625-2714 General Contracting - General | 236220 - Warehouse, commercial and institutional, construction

Being Latino - Lance Rios lance@beinglatino.us | (216) 789-0408 541910 - Marketing analysis services

All Volts Electrical - Renford Givans r_givans@allvoltselectric.com | (917) 388-3767 Electrical Contractor | 811310 - Electrical generating and transmission equipment repair and maintenance

Better Local Business Agency - Mark Hayles haylesm@bibagency.com | (917) 634-3051 561439 - Business service centers (except private mail centers)

All Volts Electrical Inc. - (917) 388-3767 811310 - Electrical generating and transmission equipment repair and maintenance AM NY Electric Corp - Andre Moseley moe@amnyelectric.com | (718) 521-0001 Electrical - Low Voltage | 238210 - Electrician Ambrosia Beverages LLC https://www.ujismoothies.com | (301) 305-1739 722515 - Beverage (coffee, juice, soft drink) bars, nonalcoholic AMH Mechanical Contracting Corp - Hassan Zahoor amhmechanical@gmail.com | (516) 225-1706 238220 - Mechanical contractors

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Biojam Industrial Research & Development Global Inc gharris@biojamirdp.com | (773) 443-8292 541712 - Industrial research & development laboratories or services Blaise Group NY LLC novica@blaisebonds.com | (914) 667-7700 524126 - Casualty insurance carriers, direct 524126 - Credit and other financial responsibility insurance carriers, direct Bottom Line Construction - Alexis McSween alexis@blcdnyc.com | (212) 281-3800 General Contracting - General 236220 - Warehouse, commercial and institutional, construction

Clynice Travel & Tourism Consulting georgette@cttcglobal.com | (917) 312-2793 541910 - Marketing analysis services 541613 - Sales management consulting services

Bounce House Extreme - Antonio Warthen bouncehouseextreme@gmail.com | (609) 880-6922 532292 - Exercise equipment rental

Cojones Construction Inc roderick.wright@cojonesonstruction.com | (248) 277-6536 236220 - Commercial building construction

Boureima Legma legmaboureima@gmail.com | (347) 842-8205 485310 - Cab (i.e., taxi) services

Commercial Contracting Supplies - Rita Skinner rskinner@wbe.sales.com | (302) 324-8110 423610 - Construction materials, electrical, merchant wholesalers

Brick by Brick - Carlos Ramirez john@brickbybrick.co | (917) 916-9408 236118 - Construction management, residential remodeling

Elvis De Jesus Paulino - (347) 925-8990

Greenhouse Eco-Cleaning LLC -(718) 303-7029

Empire State Diving - Rodney Neville empirestatediving@gmail.com | (347) 630-1076 561990 - Diving services on a contract or fee basis

Gregory Anderson - (646) 227-8874

Ensome Builders, LLC - Rohan Warmington rohanw@ensomebuilders.com | (646) 821-3403 General Contracting - General

Haas Incorporated sue@slhaas.com | (516) 921-2016 HVAC

ESC Cabling - William Diaz Jr wdiaz@esccabling.com | (718) 401-7300 Electrical- Low Voltage

Harlem Coffee Company - (917) 475-1135 311920 - Coffee roasting

Cooper Trading Inc. - (724) 861-8830 423310 - Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers Open 423310 - Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers Preview 444190 - Building materials supply dealers

ESC Cabling Inc - NY | (718) 401-7300

BTF Construction LLC - Otenzia Chance info@btfconstructon.com | (347) 615-0313 236220 - Commercial building construction

Cordial Construction - Harry Kaushik cordialconstruction@yahoo.com | (718) 989-4344 General Contracting | 236220 - Commercial bldg. construction

Evisort Inc - Jake Sussman jake@evisort.com | (732) 672-3925 541512 - Computer software consulting services or consultants

Buddy Construction buddyson13.dg@gmail.com | (848) 207-6323 236220 - Commercial building construction

Corshale Buerre, LLC - 646-922-2350 325620 - Face creams (e.g., cleansing, moisturizing) manufacturing

Building Maintenance - Farooq Muhammad info@bmcorp.us | (718) 205-5900 236220 - Institutional building construction general contractors

Court Street Office - Julius Bleich julius@courtstreet.net | (718) 499-3015 453210 - Office supply stores

Briteway Security Systems - Serrano mserrano@britewaysecurity.com | (516) 778-6960 423610 - Security systems merchant wholesalers

Burton Fitness alex.jamal@burtonfit.com | (917) 349-7937 713940 - Exercise centers | 711219 - Athletes, independent (i.e., participating in live sports events) Contractor Compliance LLC. - Andis Woodlief andis@contactorcompliancellc.com | (914) 506-0385 NAICS 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services C & G A-Plus Interior Remodeling - Giancarlo Castano remodel@aplusir.com | (917) 740-5633 236220 - Commercial building construction C&B General Construction Corp - Jose Castro nelson@cb-constructions.com | (516) 442-5235 General Contracting - General C&G A-Plus Interior - Giancarlo Jimenez govservices@aplusir.com | (917) 740-5633 General Contracting - Interior | 236220 - Commercial building construction Carlin Solutions, LLC carla@carlinsolutions.com | (917) 463-3592 541611 - Medical office management consulting services or consultants Causes for Kids aletalovebusiness@gmail.com | (631) 704-6833 561499 - Fundraising campaign organization services on a contract or fee basis Champion Constructors and Installers - Stenneth Blackburn mark@ccidutchess.com | (914) 246-4443 333992 - Electrodes, welding, manufacturing Christa Stephens christa122@hotmail.com | (212) 464-7725 311821 - Bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, cookies, crackers), CID Construction Services LLC - Roque Schipilliti rgs@cidbuilds.com | (201) 888-0093 - (973) 685-9791 General Contracting - General | NAICS 236220 - Commercial building construction Civil Works - Jasmine Felin civilworksinc@icloud.com | (646) 573-0663 236220 - Commercial building construction Clean Work Solutions, LLC - Diane Moore diane.moore@cleanworksolutions.com | (914) 879-5524 236220 - Commercial building construction

CQ Fluency, Inc. - Elisabete Miranda info@cqfluency.com | (201) 487-8007 541930 - Interpretation services, language David and Goliath Construction Corp - Fritzner Charleston c@davidandgoliathny.com | (516) 232-1731 238350 - Carpentry work (except framing)

Eventacy LLC - Michelle Roach eventacyevents@gmail.com | (914) 458-1808 541613 - Marketing management consulting services

Ewell W. Finley PC - Anderson Inniss andy@ewfpc.com | (212) 695-7047 Excelsior Engineering Services - Ernst Fleuranvil efleuranvil@eengs.com | (718) 440-3824 541330 - Construction engineering services F.I. Electrical Corp - Robert Jones fielectricalcorp@hotmail.com | (718) 986-8454 238210 - Electrical, electrical wiring, low voltage electrical work Fair Caribe - (347) 295-9038 - wisther00@aol.com FBP Investments Inc | (646) 730-1187

David Kafando - (646) 238-3216 485310 - Cab (i.e., taxi) services

Felipe & Sons - Felix Abodunrin afelix0852@aol.com | (917) 304-1242 Plumbing & General Contracting- General

DCMC Construction - (518) 330-5105 236220 - Commercial building construction

FI Electrical Corp - Robert Jones f.i.electricalcorp@hotmail.com | (718) 986-8454

Deb Romain Consulting - Deborah Romain debromain@debromain.com | (914) 376-3329 541310 - Building architectural design services

First Choice Mechanical Inc. - Jimmy Moyen estimating@firstchoicemech.com | (718) 454-4101 238220 - HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning)

Decorama Building & Plumbing Supply - Chan Rizal oceanlink@aol.com | decorama1@aol.com | (718) 651-1800 444190 - Building materials supply dealers

Fix My Firm - (914) 843-3356

Del Rosario LLC - John Del Rosario jhon@delrosario.nyc | (201) 396-2288 339113 - Helmets (except athletic), safety (e.g., motorized vehicle crash helmets

Foodsaver New York Inc - Orrin Tucker orin@foodsavernewyork.com | (718) 209-9300 445110 - Grocery stores

Desma’s Cleaning Service Inc - (347) 981-5838 561720 - Building cleaning services, janitorial Diaz Electric of New York, Inc. - Ana Diaz info@diazelectricny.com | (800) 605-7620 Electrical | 238210 - Electronic control system installation Dynamic Cellular gquigua@gmail.com | (917) 201-8336 Firm has Other Small Business or Minority Certifications E.A.T - James Peterson jamesp@eatonline.org | (646) 710-7795 E.A.T. w/ Culinary Professionals Inc-NYC | (646) 270-7795 Earth Construction Corp - Ioanna Karageorgiou joanna@earthconst.com | (718) 479-5200 General Contracting - General Earth Design Associates - Ignatius Okonkwo edamc@comcast.net | (860) 299-4961 541330 - Civil engineering services East West Systems Inc - Latif Shahad shazad@ews.nyc | (973) 580-7842 541618 - Telecommunications management consulting services

Fleriser Bello, Inc. - (646) 244-5715

Frederick Tang Architectural - Frederick Tang fred@fredericktang.com | (718) 222-1209 541310 - Architectural (except landscape) design services G & B General Construction Corp. - Jose Castro cheryl@glowglobalevents.com Gelstone, Inc. - Lisa Livingstone lisa.stone@gelstone.com | (718) 925-4294 Plumbing | 238220 - Plumbing and heating contractors GEX Management, INC - Rebecca Joshua cheryl@glowglobalevents.com | (877) 210-4346 GEX Management, Inc. - (954) 802-9583 Global Elite Academy, LLC - (979) 480-5461 Global Traders -(347) 240-9900 Globe Gates - (718) 860-2260 atome@globalcompanies.us 332321 - Doors, metal, manufacturing Glow Global Event - Cheryl Gentry cheryl@glowglobalevents.com | (212) 239-2455 541613 - Marketing consulting services Gold Roses Enterprises - Andrew Lopez goldrosesbrand@gmail.com | (347) 201-1973

Growth 4 Green Eats -(908) 922-5857

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IWARE - (347) 280-9985 Jamcob Electric LLC - Angel Beato jamcobelectric@yahoo.com | (347) 577-6644 238210 - Electrical, electrical wiring, and low voltage electrical Jaysan Contracting Corp - Sandy Burton sandy@jaysancontracting.com | (516) 459-0976 236220 - Commercial building construction JBJB Enterprise LLC jerry@jbenterprise.us | (718) 496-2163 339920 - Skateboards manufacturing Jetway Heating Cooling - Sylvia Cothia jetwayhvac@gmail.com | (917) 331-6037 | 238220 - HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) Jinpa Tsering - (929) 353-5441 485310 - Cab (i.e., taxi) services JMR and Co - Johann Elysee johann@jmrnco.com | (646) 346-3773 541219 - Bookkeeping services Jones Steel Corp - Donna Jones Clarke jonessteelcorp@gmail.com | (929) 210-9932 Metal, Steel Fabrication/Structural Steel 238120 - Iron work, structural, contractors JPR Builders 07 Inc. - Pauline Charles-Ajim pauline@jprbuilders07.com | 646-441-8738 General Contracting - Interior June Lite Family Corp - Monica Florville kaliaconstcorp@gmail.com | 347-509-5483 423610 - Light bulbs merchant wholesalers Kaila Construction Corporation - Jose S. Rodrigues, Jr. info@kailaconstruction.com | 914-630-0128 General Contracting - Interior Kashida Group - Kashida Richard kashida@gmail.com | (917) 477-9835 541618 - Telecoms management consulting services Keep Vending USA Ltd keepvendingusa@gmail.com | (914) 522-6556 423440 - Food service equipment (except refrigerated), commercial, merchant who Keeper of the Brand - Donyshia Boshon-Hill db@keeperofthebrand.com | (917) 697-1699 541613 - Marketing consulting services KEM Consulting LLC. DBA Makishi Apparel 929-240-7509 Kingdom Legacy Group LLC - (646) 331-6193 Kinui Organization Inc. - (914) 703-2578 Kualitatem, Inc. khurram@kualitatem.com | 347-406-1331 Technical and Scientfic Administration 541511 - Computer software programming services, custom LB Electric Company, LLC - Leon Baptiste lbelectric@verizon.net | 973-571-2200 Industrial Electrical Contractor and Solar Contractor 238210 - Electric contracting

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Magtech Construction Inc. - Stephen Molnar steve@magtechconstruction.com | (908) 233-5811 General Contracting - Heavy Civil Site Work

New JP General Construction - Javed Muhhmad jdconstruction@gmail.com | (917) 337-0249

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Preet & M Construction - Dalip Singh preetmconstruction@gmail.com | 347-761-2098

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Prestige Woodwork - Lyndon Noriega info@prestigewood.work | (212) 470-2519 Prime Construction Management Company/ The Prime LLC - Edward Pridgen epridgen53@gmail.com | (267) 226-2479 Primo’s Landscaping - Percy Montes primopercy@gmail.com | (914) 400-4052 - 914-736-5608 Landscaping Priority Cares Homes Services, LLC - 347-985-3863

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Tameer Inc. - Bilal Farooq - info@tameernyc.com

Maxxum Construction Corp. - Michael Mahabeer mmahabeer@maxxumcc.com | 516-313-9296 General Contracting - General 236220 - Warehouse, commercial & institutional, construction

NYC Maintenance & Restoration - Zeeshan Raja zraja90@gmail.com | 347-404-1458 General Contracting - General

Resilient Resources - Emilio Mahomar emilio@resilient.bz | (646) 580-9392 Lighting & Renewable Energy

NYNJMSDC - (212) 502-5663

Metrocity Group - Carlos Jaramillo carlos@metrocityny.com | (516) 781-2500 236220 - Warehouse, commercial & institutional, construction Metropolitan Construction Corp. - Arif Soni as@metrocorp.nyc (718) 305-4874 Masonry & Brick Work | 518210 - Data processing services (except payroll services) Mezzoprint LLC. hello@mezzoprint.com | 347-728-5704 541860 - Advertising material preparation services for mailing or other direct

Legal Shield - (347) 359-9822

MML2 - Carolyn Li - carolynli@hotmail.com | (917) 861-5682

Lintech Electric, Inc. - Linden Tudor ljtudor@live.com | 718-941-3766 Electrical | 238210 - Electric contracting

Monica Be Barrette Agency - Monica Barrette hi@monicabebarrette.nyc | (310) 272-4177 541613 - Marketing consulting services

LIU Electric, LLC - Calvin Belford calvinb@liuelectric.com | (646) 430-5776 Electrical | 238210 - Electric contracting

Taylor Made Contracting - Joycelyn Taylor jtaylormadenyc.net | (718) 513-9166 General Contracting - Interior

Ume Unite LLC jee@ume.design | 646-342-7853 541611 - Business management consulting services Urban Ecospaces - Everette Perry evperry@urbanecospaces.com | (877) 301-2700 236220 - Warehouse, commercial and institutional, construction 236115 - Condominium, single-family, construction general contractors 236116 - Apartment building construction general contractors 236118 - Construction management, residential remodeling 238310 - Drywall installation VCM, LLC - Michael Valentine mvalentine@vcm.nyc | 347-947-2272 236220 - Commercial building construction 236118 - Addition, alteration and renovation (i.e., construction), residential 541110 - Counselors’ at law private practices Verdugos General Contractors Corp. verdugoscontractors@yahoo.com | (718) 235-9727 236220 - Commercial building construction Vicar Financial, Inc - Clayton Carter ccarer@vicarfinancial.com, cdorvil@vicarfinancial.com (817) 369-8305 523999 - Clearinghouses, commodity exchange or securities exchange Viva La Skate saulialonzia@gmail.com | 646-549-3589 339920 - Skateboards manufacturing Wade Construction LLC wadesconstruction@yahoo.com | (646) 430-2521 236220 - Commercial building construction

Telamon Enterprise Ventures - Reginard Henderson reggie.henderson@telamon.com | (317) 818-6654

WEC Contracting Corp - NYC - Waldir Correia weccontracting@gmail.com | 914-767-4111 Hazardous Material Abatement 236220 - Commercial building construction

Rhythm Brewing Company - 203-809-2431

The Beacon Light and Supply Co - Wayne Purville wpurville@beaconlightsupply.com | (860) 527-8236 Retail Store | 444190 - Electrical supply stores

WH Solutions LLC wendy.hwang@whsolutionsllc.com | (646) 685-4585 531311 - Property managing, residential real estate

OHM Electrical Corp - Andra Voicu andi@ohmselectricalcorp. Com | 718-366-0388 Electrical

Riggs Construction - Mike DeRiggs Mike@riggsusa.com | 917-578-1414 General Contracting - General

The Count Consulting Group - Saint Jermaine Endeley sje246@yahoo.com | 718-818-8018 541611 - Business management consulting services

On Pepper LLC - Sinha Pulak pulak@onpepper.com | (732) 735-1491

Riggs Construction Co. Inc. - 718-398-6423

The John Carlos Group LLC - Carlos Mateo carlos@jcsecuritygroup.com | (718) 366-7018 236220 - Commercial building construction

YB Electric Corp - Rita Paulino rpaulino@ybelectric.com | 718-675-9500 Electrical 238210 - Electrician

On Top Renovation Inc - Brian Mindley office@ontoprenovation.com | (917) 231-3849 Palante Electrical - Jovino Vega voltage360@gmail.com | (917) 991-2811 Electrical PcDOC4u, LLC 862-368-1562 Firm has Other Small Business or Minority Certifications Peppy Pub - Simon Kandial reachus@peppypub.com | (917) 991-2811 Perez Architecture - Angela O’Byrne aobyrne@e-perez.com | (917) 966-1777 Philip Vear Enterprises - (347) 409-3500 Plus K Construction - Young Hyun Kim youngkim@ardecogroup.com | 718- 358-1650 General Contracting - General

Rosa Maria Lopez dba RML Company - Rosa M. Lopez rmlcompany@aol.com | 718-255-1862 | HVAC Round 12 - (516) 852-7383 RS Painter NYC - (347) 369-3810

The New Protocol - Prakash Pisipati prakash@newprotocol.com | 516-321-0312 561410 - Document transcription services

Rubix LS - Reginald Swift rswift@rubixls.com | (978) 655-6770

Tightseal Construction Inc. - Michael Dickerson tightseal360@gmail.com | 646-644-2227 238390 - Caulking (i.e., waterproofing) contractors

RUSD Solutions - (201) 497-4474

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Toll International LLC - Nure Aiza nure.aiza@tollintl.com | (917) 579-0642 Primary Industry Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 541512 - Information management computer systems integration design services

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NC & Sons dba The Nicholson Corporation accounting@nicholsoncorp.com | 908-575-0055 236220 - Commercial building construction

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Interested in Removing Hurdles to Minority Participation on Public Works Projects; Wrap Up Insurance

By Roxanne Neilson

The total premium to cover the owner and contractors under a wrap‐up tends to be significantly less than the total premium charged if each contractor buys its own insurance and includes that cost – plus any mark‐up – in its bid to the owner.

The program facilitates the inclusion of small and minority businesses by eliminating insurance barriers. The wrap‐up provides a single point of focus for safety and claims management offering a coordinated approach specifically tailored to the project. This eliminates disputes among contractors and their insurers, reduces the disruption at the worksite, and can minimize potential delays attributed to accident investigation.

Major infrastructure projects in our region will involve work over navigable waters. The failure of state workers compensation statutes to address longshore exposures coupled with court rulings denying state workers compensation benefits to maritime employees injured upon United States navigable waters (considered federal jurisdiction) prompted the U.S. Congress in 1927 to pass the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA).

The 1927 LHWCA provided both compensation and medical benefits to any employee engaged in maritime employment (except the master or members of the crew of a vessel) who suffered a work‐related injury, disability, or death while upon the navigable waters of the United States.

Owner‐Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) is an asset protection option designed for major construction projects that allows coverages for multiple insured entities to be “wrapped up” into a single consolidated insurance program.

Increasing regulation in the insurance marketplace, coupled with the high rates of construction in NYS and the nature of small and disadvantaged minority and business enterprises, create structural inequalities for DBE/MWBE/and SBE’s who seek to compete for contracts on equal footing with more established firms.

While OCIPs have been used for more than 30 years on private and public projects that include every type of constructionmunicipal projects, airports, highways, tunnels, and bridges -where there is no such program in place there are barriers to participation.

OCIP’s can mitigate the impact of the structural inequality that minority and small local businesses face in the insurance marketplace. While many municipalities have no such policy in place for the work in their communities, steps can be taken to help municipal planners understand the impact, effect

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savings, and assist local and small businesses better navigate the insurance marketplace- especially on public contracts where goals for participation have been placed.

One of the first types of wrap‐up programs was the Defense Rating Plan (DRP). The DRP was developed for use at Department of Defense DOD projects, and later adopted by the Department of Energy DOE, where the work presented hazards that contractors’ insurance companies were unable to respond to. The DRP used insurance carriers to issue workers’ compensation and general liability policies, with one significant difference ‐ no insurance (or risk transfer was provided).

The “project” concept was adapted by the private sector in the 1970’s in an effort to control the insurance costs associated with major projects which were ranging from 5 percent to 10 percent of total project cost. (1) Under an OCIP or “wrap‐up” program, a single insurance program provides insurance for the owner and all eligible (on‐site) project contractors and subcontractors. Wrap‐ups can be owner sponsored (OCIP), or sponsored by the prime or general contractor (Contractor Controlled Insurance Program – CCIP).

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation LHWCA covers employees in traditional maritime occupations such as longshore workers, ship‐repairers, shipbuilders or shipbreakers, and harbor construction workers, but only if they are employed to work on the navigable waters of the United States or in the adjoining areas, including piers, docks, terminals, wharves, and those areas used in loading and unloading vessels.

Non‐maritime employees may also need to be covered if they perform their work on or over navigable water and their injuries occur there. Watercraft liability insurance covers losses arising out of the use or operation of watercraft. Projects over or adjacent to water that utilize barges or transport vessels need to address the watercraft liability exposure. This can be done by contractually requiring the specific contractor to provide coverage, but where operations affect multiple contractors, this coverage can and should be written on a project wide basis.

The cost of these policies make small and minority contractors unable to be competitive when included in the bid package submission.

• Increasing regulation in the insurance marketplace combined with the nature of small and disadvantaged minority and business enterprises createstructural inequalities for DBE’s who seek to compete for contracts on equal footing with more established firms.

• Projects over navigable water present unique challenges.

Longshoreman’s Insurance and the regulations requiring coverages, are even more complex, the risks are multiplied and the risk pool ‐especially for local and minority contractors ‐is extremely small. The high premiums for these combined coverages present an obvious barrier to participation for DBE’s.

• Benefits of OCIP insurance to MW/DBE/LBE/SBEs; A wrap‐up is both a raceneutral and race‐conscious program and can increase minority participation on projects. Wrap‐ ups help to level the playing field by eliminating or reducing conventional insurance expenses that for MW/DBE/LBE/ SBEs tend to be higher than those expenses for large contractors. In addition to the opportunity to work on construction projects, wrap‐ups also provide these firms with work experience references, recordkeeping experience and project safety training.

• Feasibility studies should be conducted by State agencies to determine the viability of wrap‐up programs for mega projects well before the projects are bid. Insurers can utilize the results of such studies to provide more competitive products for the project; feasibility study information and additional information (e.g., hard and soft costs, projected payroll by trade, term of‐project, relevant experience of prime contractor, type of construction) to determine coverage specifics, including premiums, minimum deductibles, safety program requirements and maximum payouts for claims (i.e., annual aggregates).

• If a project is going to be built under a wrap‐up plan, the decision should be made before the owner selects prime contractors by including wrap‐up enabling language in the bid proposal documents for design‐bid‐build projects or in the Request for Proposal document for design build projects.

• In the absence of wrap up programs, workshops should be convened for minority firms as part of on‐ going good faith efforts (GFE) providing assistance and instruction so that these firms can have a greater understanding of what can be done to mitigate risk, how to purchase coverage at the most competitive rates, and what options are currently available to them in the market place.

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The Gateway Project Doesn’t Need Trump’s Approval

By Alon Levy

Jersey, and one two-track tunnel for commuter rail and Amtrak, called the North River Tunnels. The North River Tunnels are at capacity: At rush hour there are 24 to 25 trains entering Manhattan, the maximum number that can be accommodated on a mixed commuter and intercity rail tunnel.

According to Gateway’s backers, the North River Tunnels are facing imminent collapse. The Gateway website claims that such closure would reduce capacity by 75 percent, allowing just six trains per hour in each direction if new Gateway tunnel were not complete.

What is Gateway’s political situation?

The projected cost of Gateway has been climbing for years, but the project has remained a top priority for both New York and New Jersey, earning the support of Schumer, both governors, and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker.

During the Obama administration, the states reached an agreement with the federal government in which the federal government would put up half the budget and the two states would together put up half. Because of the program’s high cost, the states only put up $5.55 billion in matching funds, enough for $11.1 billion for the rail tunnel with matching funds (the $12.7 billion figure includes rehabilitation of the North River Tunnels, which suffered extensive damage in Superstorm Sandy).

The $30 billion rail tunnel project may be a victim of President Trump’s feud with Democrats. But New York and New Jersey could still save it. Holding up the spending bill in Congress this week: a fight over a tunnel beneath the Hudson River.

President Donald Trump has said that he will veto the omnibus spending bill that lawmakers in Congress are now finalizing if it includes funding for the Gateway project, a massive replacement rail tunnel system connecting connecting Manhattan with New Jersey. According to Bloomberg, the compromise bill sets aside up to $541 million in a year’s worth of appropriations for rail tunnel and bridge projects, less than two-thirds of the $900 million Gateway backers were seeking this year. The president’s objection can be chalked up to his feud with Congressional Democrats in general and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer in particular, for whom the project is an enormous priority. There’s a reason why Gateway gets billed as “the most urgent infrastructure project in America.”

“The Gateway Tunnel is vital to our New York economy, [and] is vital to the whole Northeast,’’ Schumer said in July. “The tunnels that now go under the Hudson are old … and Sandy was the final blow. If they collapse, if they are not used, if they fail, we will go into a recession immediately. No one will get across the Hudson.’’

As it stands, the millions of passengers who cross the existing North River tunnels face frequent delays due to mechanical failures in the infrastructure, which were worsened by Hurri-

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cane Sandy’s flooding. On both sides of the river, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have insisted that without a major overhaul, one of the deteriorating tunnels could face long-term closure, which would “essentially shut down the Northeast Corridor.”

That overhaul—the core of which would be adding an tunnel for redundancy and capacity—would be extraordinarily costly, with the total cost now pegged at nearly $30 billion. It would also have extraordinary local impacts. Gateway is the kind of project a national infrastructure investment program should indeed fund.

But Gateway’s struggle for federal dollars may not necessarily be the existential threat to the regional and national economy that leaders claim. At $30 billion, the tunneling costs of this project are inexplicably high, even by the standards of recent astronomical subway expansion projects by the MTA. Gateway’s bare tunnel without stations shouldn’t be so expensive.

There might be a better way to create the benefits Gateway promises, with or without money from Trump.

Why is Gateway so important?

At the center of the $30 billion Gateway project is a $12.7 billion Manhattan-New Jersey rail tunnel. This is indeed a critical connection: While there are many tunnels connecting Manhattan with Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island, there are only two two-track subway tunnels between Manhattan and New

Early on in the Trump administration, it seemed that Gateway would be a point of cooperation between Congressional Democrats, especially Schumer, and the president. However, relations cooled through 2017, and by the end of the year, the administration was trying to kill the project. Trump’s final decision to cancel the federal matching funds was announced at the beginning of this month, leaving the project’s future uncertain. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao admitted that the decision to cancel the project came from the president himself, apparently because of his clashes with Schumer.

The loss of federal funding does not mean that the project is doomed, though. Potentially, the states could find more money themselves, or wait for a different presidential administration.

But if the president vetoes the omnibus spending bill, a delay is all but certain.

Can Gateway’s costs be justified?

Although the current situation might make it seem that way, the politics of the Gateway program is not strictly partisan.

The current administrations in New York and New Jersey are Democratic, but GOP Governor Christie was also a supporter of Gateway and helped find state funding for it. The centrist think tank Common Good claims a 3.5-year delay to the project would cost $10 billion.

But that there is consensus in favor of Gateway does not mean the project is so good that only a partisan administration would cancel it. There are big question marks concerning the costs and benefits of the tunnel.

One benefit of the tunnel is straightforward: It would create capacity for far more commuter travel between New Jersey and New York. New Jersey Transit’s commuter trains are standing-room only dozens of miles outside Manhattan, and the state would like to double its rail capacity into Midtown Manhattan. For a rough order of magnitude estimate, the state has 93,000 rail passengers traveling to New York in each direction every weekday, most of them at rush hour. Doubling capacity could come close to doubling ridership—perhaps 170,000 passengers per day, a hefty number justifying a few billion dollars of investment.

But it’s harder to justify a $30 billion project with such numbers. At $150,000 per weekday trip, that would be three or four times as costly as many recent American light rail projects, and more than ten times as costly as most French urban rail extensions. Amtrak could carry some extra ridership if it could run more trains, but Amtrak doesn’t urgently need the tunnels, as it runs eight-car trains serving stations most of which are long enough for 12 to 16 cars, so could create more capacity just by running longer trains.

Furthermore, the assertions by Gateway’s backers that closure is imminent or that capacity would fall by a factor of four do not seem supportable. A study from 2014 recommending longterm closure of the North River Tunnels one track at a time once Gateway is complete notably refrains from saying that such closure is necessary. Right now, track workers are repairing the Sandy damage by shutting down one track at a time on nights and weekends, when there is no need for as much capacity.

Moreover, scheduling trains at peak times on a single track is difficult, but not so difficult that there is only enough capacity for six trains per hour. A bidirectional schedule allowing 10 trains per hour in each direction appears possible given the tunnel’s short length, with only about four minutes of travel time between the portal and the station throat.

Long Island-based rail activist Patrick O’Hara suggests that it would be possible to provide for 18 peak trains per hour into Manhattan in the morning and four reverse-peak trains.

Moreover, New Jersey Transit’s commuter trains have good connections to the subway system connecting Newark, Jersey City, and Manhattan, so passengers could transfer. Long-term shutdowns, if they are even necessary, would be painful—but not as catastrophic as Gateway’s pushers would have us believe.

Can we do Gateway cheaper?

The main benefit of Gateway is clear: It would permit a doubling of peak rail capacity into Manhattan. There is no other way to move so many people from the North Jersey suburbs into the city; the roads are gridlocked, and the buses, which have a dedicated tunnel lane into Manhattan, have capacity problems of their own. This benefit justifies a budget in the single-digit billions of dollars, based on national and international costs for urban rail.

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2019 - 2nd Quarter Projects

The Construction Program The 2019 Construction Program is published in a continuing effort to encourage participation in the Port Authority’s procurement of construction services. Issued annually, this document provides a forecast of construction contracts to be bid through a competitive design-bid-build model during the year. The forecast identifies contracts that the Port Authority will publicly advertise, provides a brief description, projects an estimated range of the construction cost, along with a brief description of each project.

The section titled “Bidding and Understanding Port Authority Construction Contracts” is a guide to understanding the Port Authority’s contracting procedures for those projects procured under a design-bid-build project delivery model. This section also includes specific information for contractors interested in viewing or obtaining bid documents, completing a vendor registration profile to get on bid lists, and submitting bids, as well as information regarding the M/W/SDBE Program.

The section entitled “Design-Build” provides a general overview of the Port Authority’s design-build program. The Port Authority anticipates that certain future Port Authority projects will be delivered using this alternative project delivery model.

GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE $200,000 to $250,000 - GWB - Underside of Lower Level Rehabilitation, Lead Removal & Recoating

NEWARK AIRPORT $1,000 to $5,000 - Rehabilitation of CTA Entrance Bridges N18, N19, N20, N21 AND N22

LINCOLN TUNNEL $1,000 to $5,000 - LT - Administration Building Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Rehabilitation Phase II

PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL $5,000 to $10,000 - PABT - Parking Level Truss #1 Strand Replacement

$500 to $1,000 - LT - Rock Slope Priority Repairs For Slope A

JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT $1,000 to $5,000 - Replacement of Switch House 1 Emergency Generator

HOLLAND TUNNEL $1,000 to $5,000 - HT – New York/New Jersey Ventilation Building - Increase Stop Logs Height

$1,000 to $5,000 - JFK - Building and Site work via Work Order

$250,000 – $300,000 - HT-Latent Salt Damage to Mechanical Electrical Pluming (MEP) Systems

$1,000 to $5,000 - JFK - Landside Asphalt Concrete Pavement Repairs via Work Order

PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON $20,000 to $25,000 - Tracks G & H Permanent Flood Protection

PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON $35,000 to $40,000 - Replacement of Track in Open Areas

$5,000 to $10,000 - Replacement of SCADA Programmable Logic Controllers and Interface Equipment

The information included in this document is a forecast of the Authority’s construction program and is subject to change without prior notice. Current information can be found on the Port Authority’s web site at: http://www.panynj.gov/business-opportunities/vendor-information.html or http://www.panynj.gov/business-opportunities/construction-contracts.html.

LAGUARDIA AIRPORT $1,000 to $5,000 - Support Airport wide Needs to Redevelopment Program Via Work Order

Questions regarding the Construction Program can be directed to contact persons identified in the Appendices

$5,000 to $10,000 - Rehabilitation of Taxiway A from Taxiway K to Taxiway E PORT NEWARK $5,000 to $10,000 - Corbin Street/Berth 3 Reconstruction of Culvert JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT $1,000 to $5,000 - JFK Asbestos and Lead Abatement via Work Order PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL $5,000 to $10,000 - PABT - Replace Emergency Egress Doors PORT JERSEY MARINE TERMINAL $5,000 to $10,000 - Construction of a Port Jersey 2nd Lead Track

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2019 - 3rd Quarter Projects

NEW JERSEY MARINE TERMINALS $1,000 to $5,000 - New Jersey Marine Terminal (NJMT) Bridges Priority and Routine Repairs

2019 - 4th Quarter Projects JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT $5,000 to $10,000 - Installation of Ground Based Augmentation Systems for Airports $1,000 to $5,000 - Installation of Ground Based Augmentation Systems for Airports $1,000 to $5,000 - Rehabilitation of taxiway CE (T/W C to Lease Line) LAGUARDIA AIRPORT $1,000 to $5,000 - Drainage Improvements at Marine Terminal Road PORT NEWARK $1,000 to $5,000 - NJ & NY - Multi-Facility Fender System Rehabilitation via Work Order PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON $1,000 to $5,000 - Rehabilitation of Bridge Structures East and West of Newark Penn Station $1,000 to $5,000 - Asbestos and Lead Abatement Via Work Order

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