Thank you for joining us at the Gala!
This year's gala exceeded expectations in many ways and we have you to thank! Everyone's participation was much appreciated.
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Construction Partnering Program (CPP) Recognizes 2009 Award Recipients
The fifth annual Construction Partnering Program (CPP) Award Reception recognized construction companies and projects for successfully including construction companies owned by minority and women.
This year's reception was held at Regions Hospital, winner of the award for 2008 large project of the year. Over 80 people attended, including present participants in the CPP and executives of many other major construction firms.
2009 Award Winners were:
General Contractor of the Year: Shaw-Lundquist Associates Inc.
Best Large Project: Target Field - Minnesota Twins Stadium
Best Small Project: United Family Medicine
Shining Star of Excellence: University of Minnesota
Partnership of the Year: Sowles Construction and Bald Eagle Erectors
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Three New Construction Partnering Program (CPP) Partners
The Construction Partnering Program (CPP) creates increased opportunities for women and entrepreneurs of color in the industry. The CPP is composed of established and developing firms in the Twin Cities area.
The goal of the Construction Partnering Program (CPP) is to accelerate the growth of Twin Cities construction companies that are owned by women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color. The CPP partners certified minority business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises with larger, established corporations that will provide guidance, expertise and industry connections.
 Eden Resources, Inc. and Amcon Construction  III Rivers Insulation, Inc. and Nasseff Mechanical Contractors
Mitchell Construction and Master Construction
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MEDA - D/W/MBE Construction Connection Plan Room
The MEDA Construction Connection Plan Room was created to provide unfettered access to construction plans to DBE, WBE and MBE contractors. They will be able to view projects online and download files of detailed plans without charge. They can also order paper prints directly from a reprographer. Plans are provided in a high-definition Adobe PDF format that can be viewed in the free Adobe Reader, and used by a number of standard takeoff tools.
Owners and contractors that want to ensure that disadvantaged businesses will have access to their projects may post them in the MEDA Plan Room without charge, either by sending a set of plans or uploading them via the internet. Requests for bid may be included with the plans. Any owner or contractor that is posting plans to the plan room will be given access, so they can see who has downloaded plans to their projects. The MEDA plan room can also provide - by request - a list of companies that have looked at a project but have not downloaded the plans.
Posting a project to the MEDA Plan Room provides a contractor with a tangible record of timely outreach efforts, and an unprecedented ability to track subcontractor interest in the absence of an actual bid.
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