MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES FY 2016 ANNUAL REPORT

CITY OF ORLANDO INFORMATION NUMBERS

Minority and Woman Business Enterprise ..................407.246.2623

Procurement/ Contracts Division ....................407.246.2291

Public Works/Engineering Services/ Construction/ Project Management ................ 407.246.2266

Business Tax Receipt/ Occupational License ...............407.246.2204

Permitting Services ..................407.246.2271

OTHER M/WBE OPPORTUNITIES

Office of Supplier Diversity State of Florida dms.myflorida.com, 850.487.0915

Florida Department of Transportation fdot.gov, 850.414.4100

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority orlandoairports.net, 407.825.2001

Orange County Government Business Development Division orangecountyfl.net, 407.836.7317

Central Florida Expressway Authority cfxway.com, 407.690.5000

Orange County Public Schools procurement.ocps.net 407.317.3219, vendor press 4

Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council sfmsdc.org, 305.762.6151

Women’s Business Enterprise National Council Certification for Women Owned Businesses wbenc.org, 305.971.9446

ORLANDO GOVERNMENT

Orlando has a Mayor-Commission form of government. Six City Commissioners are elected at-large from their respective districts to four-year terms. The Mayor is the formal representative of the City.

ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SENIOR STAFFCity of Orlando Mayor, Buddy Dyer

District 1 Commissioner, Jim Gray

District 2 Commissioner, Tony Ortiz

District 3 Commissioner, Robert F. Stuart

District 4 Commissioner, Patty Sheehan

District 5 Commissioner, Regina I. Hill

District 6 Commissioner, Samuel B. Ings

BYRON W. BROOKS, A.I.C.P., Chief Administrative Officer

DEBORAH GIRARD, C.P.A., C.G.F.O. Deputy Chief Administrative Officer

KEVIN J. EDMONDS, A.I.C.P. Deputy Chief Administrative Officer

Kevin Walsh, MBE Official

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OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Black Business Investment Fund - bbifflorida.com • 407.649.4780

Florida First Capital Finance Corporation - ffcfc.com • 850.681.3601

Prospera (formerly HBIF) - prosperausa.org • 407.428.5872

Counselors to America’s Small Business - scoreorlando.org • 407.420.4844

Small Business Administration (SBA) - sbaonline.sba.gov • 407.648.2891

UCF Small Business Development Center - sbdcorlando.com • 407.420.4850

UCF Technology Incubator - incubator.ucf.edu • 407.882.0888

National Entrepreneur Center - nationalEC.org • 407.420.4848 Email: Rachel Matson, rachael@nationalec.org Certification Workshop: 2nd Monday every month from 2 – 4 p.m.

LAKE–9(2%)

SEMINOLE–74(17%)

ORANGE–337(76%)

OSCEOLA–22(5%)

M/WBECERTIFIED FIRMS

442

WITHIN THE METROPOLITANSTATISTICAL AREA

CERTIFICATIONCurrently there are 599 firms certified with the City of Orlando. Of the 599 M/WBE Firms, 442 (73.8%) are located within the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and of those firms 76% are located in Orange County.

BLACK – 197 FIRMS, 33%

HISPANIC – 168 FIRMS, 28%

CAUCASIAN – 149 FIRMS, 25%

ASIAN – 81 FIRMS, 13%

NATIVE AMERICAN – 4 FIRMS, 1%

MBE – 378 FIRMS, 63%

WBE – 151 FIRMS, 25%

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2016 TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT OUTREACH EVENT

Division, finishing just in time before Hurricane Matthew struck in early September 2016. The new video wall fosters situational awareness and enables 911 operators to easily collaborate during an event. With the new video wall, operational information can be shared from weather reports, news channels, video surveillance, maps, dispatch systems, and a host of other feeds.

“Being a member of FSMSDC has given us access to a wide range of networking events that provide many opportunities to meet and engage with key contacts. Working with Kevin Walsh and his team has been an invaluable experience to us in learning the process for registering to bid on City projects.” — Marisol Casablanca, IT Solutions Consultant, Corserva

I am proud of the City’s M/WBE program and its role in embracing the inclusiveness of minority and women-owned firms as an important component of the region’s continued economic success. Providing opportunity for these companies has resulted in increased revenue and job creation.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer

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ORLANDO IS A GREAT PLACE FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.For the second consecutive year, the City of Orlando gained national attention when the Orlando Business Journal reported that the “Catalyst co-working space in downtown Orlando and Hub 925 in the Dr. Phillips area were named as the best co-working places in the U.S. for entrepreneurs of color by Black Enterprise, a business media firm for African Americans.”

HIGHLIGHTSFiscal year 2016 was a time for high profile public safety projects like the new state of the art Police Headquarters and the new LEED certified fire station “The Pride of Parramore”. It was also the continuation of the City’s efforts to help create new opportunities and partnerships for M/WBE technology firms.

The year marked the continuation of record-breaking economic opportunities for many of the 599 minority and women-

owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) certified by the City of Orlando. More than $16.5M was awarded to M/WBE subcontractors in the areas of construction, professional services, and goods & services.

This was also a year that saw continued growth in the amount of dollars paid to minority and women subcontractors. A total of $13.4M was paid to M/WBE subcontractors, which resulted in an 19.64% increase in total dollars paid to M/WBEs over last years $11.2M. In this year’s report we will attempt to put some names and faces on some of the many M/WBE firms providing outstanding work and support on our many projects.

A good example of that would be one of our certified minority professional firms Barnes, Ferland and Associates (BFA) who was awarded a Continuing Professional Wastewater Engineering Service Contract demonstrating that hard work and determination benefits everyone. BFA not only strives to deliver high quality services to clients but giving back to young people is equally important to them. Through BFA’s partnerships with other firms currently working on Brownfield Assessment, Creative Village and the Soccer Stadium projects in the downtown Orlando area, they have been able to provide training opportunities to at-risk youth residing in the Parramore neighborhood.

BLACK – 197 FIRMS, 33%

HISPANIC – 168 FIRMS, 28%

CAUCASIAN – 149 FIRMS, 25%

ASIAN – 81 FIRMS, 13%

NATIVE AMERICAN – 4 FIRMS, 1%

MBE – 378 FIRMS, 63%

WBE – 151 FIRMS, 25%

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2016 TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT OUTREACH EVENT

TECH SPOTLIGHTCorserva is a managed IT services company started 32 years ago by Camilo Soto. With offices in Orlando and Trumbull, Connecticut, the company owns two HIPAA and PCI compliant data centers, as well as two network/security operations centers (NOC/SOC) for 24x7x365 monitoring of clients’ IT infrastructure and internet of things (IoT) devices. The company is a certified MBE firm, and is a member of the Florida State Minority Supplier Diversity Council (FSMSDC) as well as the Greater New England Minority Supplier Diversity Council (GNEMSDC).

Recently, Corserva completed installation of a new 911 video wall for the Orlando Police Department Communications

Division, finishing just in time before Hurricane Matthew struck in early September 2016. The new video wall fosters situational awareness and enables 911 operators to easily collaborate during an event. With the new video wall, operational information can be shared from weather reports, news channels, video surveillance, maps, dispatch systems, and a host of other feeds.

“Being a member of FSMSDC has given us access to a wide range of networking events that provide many opportunities to meet and engage with key contacts. Working with Kevin Walsh and his team has been an invaluable experience to us in learning the process for registering to bid on City projects.” — Marisol Casablanca, IT Solutions Consultant, Corserva

In an effort to locate, identify and certify new minority owned firms, the M/WBE office hosted an event in partnership with the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council (FSMSDC), the City’s Procurement and Contracts Division and the City’s Information Technology Department.

The event offered minority and women owned technology firms a unique opportunity to build relationships with major technology vendors such as CISCO Systems, Bright House, VMware, Microsoft, HP Enterprise and Lightmaker.

As a result of this event, Ace Applications, LLC, a City certified MBE firm, was recently awarded the professional services support task for the Innovative Response to Improve Safety (I.R.I.S.) Camera Network Discovery Project. This project involves researching the network infrastructure that supports the I.R.I.S. cameras. It also helped us identify one of FSMSDC’s MBE companies who competed and was awarded the 911 Center Video Wall Project at the Orlando Operations Center. (See Tech Spotlight)

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SUPPORTING A STARTUP NON-PROFIT ACCELERATORThe first initiative is working with Ms. Leyla Eagle, President of Diverse Strategic Alliances, who is leading a group of partners such as PCNet, The PCB Firm P.A., Hewlett Packard, UCF School of Hospitality Management, Rosen Hospitality Hotels, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, and Hotel Technology Next Generation to open an Accelerator facility in Orlando. This facility will be focused on creating technology and applications for the entertainment and hospitality industries.

We have been engaged in the startup phase of this effort by helping to identify resources and research that has been vital in refining strategies to increase participation rates of women and minority entrepreneurs in this facility.

DIVERSITY IN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES.

PARTNERING WITH THE CITY’S FAMILIES, PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT (FPR)The City will utilize the computer labs in our neighborhood centers to support Code2040’s national initiative.

The M/WBE department has been working with FPR to expand access to coding classes through its neighborhood centers. The first class was held at the Northwest Neighborhood Center this past summer and has expanded to the John H. Jackson Neighborhood Center late last year. The program is open to 15 students at a time in each location. We have successfully graduated 35 students from these beginner classes and are now working to offer intermediate and advanced classes to respond to the popular demand.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the important roles that our M/WBE companies played in building our new public safety facilities.

ORLANDO POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS PROJECTExpected to be completed in FY 2017, the new Orlando Police Department headquarters is a state-of-the-art facility that will be located in the heart of the community. The construction of this facility is expected to save the City millions of dollars in energy costs over the lifetime of the building. Our M/WBE firms were able to obtain valuable experience working on this specialized project with unique requirements.

Heron Electric, Inc. (MBE), an African-American firm was able to successfully bid and secure a $760,000 subcontract agreement from H.J. High (Prime Contractor). Many of Heron Electric employees working on this project are residents of the “City Beautiful”. Mr. Derrick Heron stated, “This project was a great opportunity and we look forward to working on other City of Orlando projects.”

Architecture Aluminum Techniques (MBE), an Asian-American owned firm was awarded a subcontract agreement in the amount of $1,720,000. Architecture Aluminum Techniques was responsible for providing the window installation and framing and has provided employment for an average of 10 employees while participating on this project.

OLP Construction (MBE), a Hispanic-American owned firm was responsible for the concrete scope of the project, which consists of the foundation, formwork, excavation and reinforced steel. OLP Construction was awarded a subcontract agreement in the amount of $2,099,398, and has utilized approximately 25 employees for this project, many of which reside in the Central Florida area.

ORLANDO CONTINUES TO LEADThe Mayor and City Council have always made the inclusion of minority and women-owned businesses in City projects a top priority and continue to receive critical acclaim and recognition for all of their efforts.

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FIRE STATION 2 PROJECTExpected to be completed in the spring of 2017, Fire Station 2 is the “Pride of Parramore.” This station will be a LEED certified, modern facility and will be located in the heart of Parramore. This station is considered one of the busiest fire stations in the nation and serves parts of Downtown, residential and commercial areas. It also provides service to the Amway Center, Bob Carr Performing Arts Center and Tinker Field.

The construction of Fire Station 2 included several city-certified M/WBE firms as subcontractors. The M/WBE office played an important role in helping McCree, Inc. (Prime Contractor) build successful working relationships with our certified M/WBE companies. Here are a few examples:

Prime Electric, Inc. (MBE), an African-American firm was able to secure a $435,000 subcontract agreement and provide more than 20 local Central Florida residents employment on this project. Prime was afforded the opportunity to

provide the electrical wiring for all the pre-fabricated panels for this project. Camell Williams, President, stated “I believe we have the makings for a great relationship and I am actively bidding future projects with McCree as we speak.”

Site Solution of Central Florida, Inc. (WBE), a woman-owned firm was awarded a subcontract agreement in the amount of $235,356. Their scope of work entailed the site work and erosion control. They have provided employment for an average of 5 employees while participating on this project, many of whom reside in Orlando.

Cornerstone Construction Services (M/WBE), a Hispanic woman-owned firm was responsible for furnishing and installing cast in place concrete. Cornerstone Construction Services was awarded a subcontract agreement in the amount of $338,000. Cornerstone Construction Services has utilized as many as 10 employees for this project.

TARGETED OUTREACH“CRACKING THE CODE ON DIVERSITY IN TECH IS THE GREATEST ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OF OUR TIME.” - CODE2040

Code2040 is an organization who has joined a growing number of thought leaders and change agents across the country to increase diversity in the tech industry.

Once again, Orlando has taken the lead and answered the call and has been recognized by the national press.

But there is more work to be done.

One of the biggest challenges for our M/WBE communities is the lack of exposure to technology centers, technical education, and the opportunities that arise when you have the proper credentials.

As part of our continuing focus on diversity in technology, City departments are partnering with community organizations to find solutions by providing support, information and resources.

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Construction

Professional Services

Goods and Services

54% $7,315,383.74

19% $2,496,822.38

27% $3,607,284.28

$13.4M PAID TO CITY CERTIFIED M/WBE SUBCONTRACTORS

BY INDUSTRY TYPE FY 2016

OVERVIEW OF FY 2016The City of Orlando continues to make steady strides in its efforts to include minority and women-owned businesses to participate in City procurement. During FY 2016 the City awarded 22% of the overall project dollars to M/WBE subcontractors. A total of $13.4M was paid to M/WBE firms.

$13.4M PAID TO CITY CERTIFIED M/WBE SUBCONTRACTORS BY ETHNICITY

AFRICAN-AMERICAN43%

HISPANIC30%

NATIVEAMERICAN

4%

ASIAN13%

CAUCASIAN10%

MBE $10,813,003.64

81%

WBE $2,606,486.76

19%

PAID DOLLARS BY CERTIFICATION

Construction

Professional Services

Goods and Services

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