On Wednesday, May 21 the Minority and Women Owned Business Contracting Community are cordially invited to Silverstein Properties – Meet the Primes –Networking Session. Participants will have access to the large firms competing for participation in the various trade contracts of the new Silverstein Properties Towers at the World Trade Center. The event will last from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM and will take place at 7 World Trade Center.
Contracting opportunities for this event is specific to the following trades: Carpentry & Drywall, Spray-on Fireproofing, Roofing & Waterproofing, Masonry, Flooring: Ceramic Tile, Stone, Wood, VCT, General Contractors, Painting, Caulking, Glass & Glazing, Site work and Landscaping, Trucking, and Suppliers.
Additionally the Hudson River Park Trust will host an M/WBE Outreach Cruise on Wednesday, June 18 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. For more information call 212-627-2020.Opportunity Downtown is a program administered by the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center to ensure that minorities and women have unimpeded access to the employment, contracting, and subcontracting opportunities that are created as part of the Lower Manhattan rebuilding effort. The program has three primary goals: to alert minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) to contracting and subcontracting opportunities associated with downtown construction; to connect interested individuals — minorities, women, and veterans returning from war — with available jobs; and to monitor for and guard against discrimination or harassment on downtown construction job sites.
