Embrace Sustainability or Put Your Business at Risk

April 2, 2010 - PRLog -- Millions of dollars is ear marked to small and disadvantaged contractors with the onset of RTD's FasTrack projects. Walter Bembry, President of COMTO Colorado says, “Will you still be in business when the call is made for minority contractors, suppliers, and professional services? Are you capable of summiting competitive bids? Will your proposals truly reflect your understanding of the scopes of work and highlight your firm's capabilities and competency?”

The Sustainable Business Training Program is a series of classes on Effective Estimating, Proposal Writing, and State and Federal Work Force Compliance Regulations. The training provided will allow small and disadvantaged firms the opportunity to build a strong foundation for their businesses and help them complete on mega projects.

The curriculum will include eight consecutive sessions beginning, April 8th, 2010. The cost to you is either new membership or renewed membership to either the Rocky Mountain Minority Contractors Association (RMMCA) or COMTO Colorado is all that is required to attend. Those who choose to participate in the RFP Contest are eligible to win free Estimating, Human Resource, and Proposal Editing Consulting Services.

The Rocky Mountain Minority Contractors Association (RMMCA), in collaboration with The Conference of Minority Transportation Official (COMTO of Colorado), is hosting the Sustainable Business Training Program.  This is an opportunity for the small and disadvantaged business contracting community to get the training needed to take their company to the next level.

The Sustainable Business Training Program has the support and sponsorship of the Denver Transit Construction Group, Mountain-Air Transit Partners, The Denver Transit Partners, the Colorado Contractors Association, and Balfour Beatty Rail, Inc.

For more information visit www.RMMCA.org or www.comtocolorado.org

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The Rocky Mountain Minority Contractors Association

The creation of RMMCA is a result of low participation and an almost non-existent pool of qualified Disadvantage Business Enterprises (DBE) contractors on roadway/highway work. This lack of participation and decreasing pool of qualified Minority contractors has existed for a very long time; RMMCA was formed to address this ongoing industry challenge and concern.

It is the mission of RMMCA to develop the capacity of existing DBE's, while significantly expanding the pool of qualified and talented DBE contractors on road, transit, infrastructure and horizontal construction projects in the State of Colorado. This will be achieved through business partnerships, DBE/Prime relationship-building, an effective mentor/protégé program, and training programs.

We look forward to working with the Colorado construction community to make participation in the horizontal construction sector more inclusive and robust