
Local Business and Participation
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL, LOCAL, MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED
FIRMS LOCAL LAW 129
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation
& Development is committed to the goals and strategies of Local Law 129,
which established the City’s Minority and Women Business Enterprise
Program. Local Law 129 details
certification, contract participation goals, business assistance and
administrative procedures to promote the utilization of firms certified by the
New York City Department of Small Business Services (DSBS) for contract and
subcontract opportunities valued at less than one million
dollars.
CERTIFICATION
Certification is a marketing
tool that enhances the ability of small, local, minority and women owned firms
to do business with the agencies of the City of New York. The City’s certification programs,
including the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Program, the Emerging
Business Enterprise (EBE) Program and the Locally-based Business Enterprise
(LBE) Program, certify, promote, and foster the growth of the City’s
minority, women-owned, small and local businesses, including construction and
construction-related businesses.
For more
information on the City's certification programs, including qualifications,
applications, and services provided to certified firms, please visit: NYC
Small Business
For more information on
the New York City Department of Small Business Services, please visit
http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/html/home/home.shtml
CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES
Bid notices
issued by the agency and its prime contractors are listed daily at the City
Record website here: http://www.nyc.gov/html/cityrecord/home.html.
MWBE DIRECTORY
The online Directory of firms certified by DSBS makes it
fast and easy for you to find qualified and experienced Certified M/WBEs, EBEs
and LBEs. The Directory identifies suitable vendors to bid on your
contracts, allowing you to search by Commodity Codes keyword,
Company and/or location, and/or Industry code (National Institute of
Government Purchase (NIGP) Codes).
The Directory lists the following
information on each firm: Company name, Key contact person(s), Telephone number,
Fax Number, Email address, Certification type, Industry type, Description of the
firm (optional), Website address, if available, Recent work, including clients,
contract values and a work description
(optional).
The Directory enables
you to export to an Excel Spreadsheet the results of your “Search”
inquiry. Note the Excel icon in the right hand corner above the listing of
results.
The Directory is located here:
http://www.nyc.gov/buycertified
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAM/CONTRACTOR TRAINING PROGRAM
The HPD Office of Community
Partnerships’ Business Opportunity Program offers counseling, referral and
education services for businesses seeking opportunities with the agency. For more information on these services,
click here: http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/vendors/training.shtml
HOUSING EDUCATION
SERVICES
HPD's Housing Education Services (HES) offers a variety of
training courses for owners, property managers, housing professionals,
superintendents and tenants. HES' Housing Education Program offers a wide
spectrum of introductory, certificate and advanced courses in building
management and systems maintenance and home health hazards. HES’ Lead
Education Program is designed to increase public awareness of the City's
lead paint hazard reduction
law, Local
Law 1 of 2004 and EPA certification classes. The Law significantly
changes the way in which repairs and renovations to dwelling units in pre-1960
buildings are performed in New York
City. For more information on HES courses,
click here: http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/homeowners/courses.shtml.
Click here to see the schedule of classes and
register
SECTION 3 BUSINESS
CERTIFICATION
Section
3 is a federal regulation that promotes opportunities for low income residents
and business owners. HPD has
developed a certification program for businesses seeking recognition as a
Section 3 Business Concern.
Certified firms will be included in our online directory of Section 3
Business Concerns and will receive information, counseling and invitations
regarding business opportunities from HPD and the New York City Department of
Small Business Services. To be
considered for certification, firms should complete and submit to the agency as
per the instructions found here:
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