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SCC Holds 2nd Annual Exposition to Bolster Participation
Of Small Businesses in School Construction Program
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Edison, NJ (November 21, 2005) - New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (SCC) held its 2nd Annual Small Business Enterprise Exposition today to showcase work opportunities available to small, minority- and women-owned businesses through the state school construction program.
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Over 300 SBE representatives attended the free event, which featured panel discussions on SCC practices, prequalification process, training and business initiatives. It offered networking with prime contractors, qualified vendors and building trades experts to show SBEs how to grow their businesses and participate in larger construction projects of the SCC and other state agencies.
"We hope you - the small, minority- and women-owned businesses - take full advantage of everything this Expo has to offer. The best way to learn how to take part in, and perhaps manage, multi-million dollar contracts is to deal first-hand with those who do it every day," Peter E. Maricondo, SCC Acting Chief Executive Officer, told the SBE representatives who attended the five-hour session at the New Jersey Convention Center Expo Hall in Edison.
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Peter E. Maricondo, SCC Acting CEO
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"Our program is not just about building schools. It's also about creating job opportunities. The SCC has been working hard over the past three years to create programs that will help small, minority- and women-owned businesses participate and grow," said Kellie Drakeford, Managing Director of SCC Diversity, Small Business, Government and Community Affairs.
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Other speakers included Peter C. Harvey, New Jersey Attorney General; Regena L. Thomas, New Jersey Secretary of State, A.J. Sabath, Commissioner of New Jersey Labor and Workforce Development; and Nina Mosely, Director of Business Services & Urban Programs at New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth & Tourism Commission. Also, participating agencies included Surety Bond Associates, Contractor Solutions and Construction Project Management Services.
Topics covered in the five panel discussions included: prequalification, registration and classification; project labor agreements, workforce compliance and prevailing wage; contractor training; SCC contract procurement and administration; and SCC initiatives and procedures.
SCC is responsible for school construction projects throughout New Jersey. For more information about SCC small business programs, visit www.njscc.com or call 609-292-1680.
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