Southeast Initiative Office
T-REX Project Announces Recipients of Incentive Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Karen Morales, 303-357-8673 (office)
303-826-2072 (pager)
Toni Gatzen, 303-357-8571 (office)
303-550-0354 (pager)
T-REX Project Announces Recipients of Incentive Funding
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ENCOURAGE COLLEAGUES
TO PARTICIPATE IN UPCOMING TRAINING PROGRAMS
DENVER
,
January 4, 2005
– Although T-REX Project construction will end in September 2006, one T-REX program
will continue to help build
Colorado
’s small businesses for years to come. The
T-REX Project, in partnership with
Southeast Corridor Constructors (SECC), will award $380,000
to seven organizations today to provide skill-building programs and services for
small business enterprises (SBEs). These
programs will enhance the opportunity for small businesses to compete for future highway
and transit construction projects.
“We are very pleased to once again
provide funding for training programs that will benefit members of the small business
community,” said Joe Wingerter, Southeast Corridor Constructors.
“We are committed to assisting small and disadvantaged companies as they continue
to grow and compete for existing and future construction projects.”
Now in its third year, this unique program
has provided more than $1.4 million in community funding for small business education and
training programs. Since the T-REX Project began, 24 programs have been awarded grants to
provide 174 training courses for more than 2,500 participants.
“This program gave me an opportunity to
continue my adult education without having to use my limited budget,” said Darlene
Smith, owner of Eunique Associates, Inc., a small business enterprise providing technical
and professional services. “SECC and the T-REX Project are doing a wonderful thing in
the community. When small businesses come together, we all learn from each other.”
In response to a survey of more than 700
small firms and community business organizations, the request for proposal asked
respondents to submit proposals for programs that provided services in the areas of
establishing joint ventures, human resources / employee management, proposal and quote
submissions and contract management. Alternate
training or services options also were considered.
This year, seven organizations were
awarded funding to assist the small business community through free or reduced cost
training programs.
The following organizations and programs
were selected to receive funding for 2005:
|
Organization
|
Training
Program
|
|
Denver
Business Associates
|
Establishing joint ventures, human capital management and employee
management
|
|
Doss Technical Services
|
Human resource management
|
|
Folsom Point
|
Winning competitive proposals
|
|
Hispanic Contractors of
Colorado
|
Contract management and proposal/quote submission
|
|
Smyth Consulting, Inc.
|
Team building and productivity, project management, and financial
management
|
|
Hania Consulting/Hoya Program
|
Business optimization and T-REX Town Hall Speaker Series
|
|
Sterling Innovations, Inc.
|
Contract management and proposal submission
|
A six-member evaluation team made selection recommendations.
Applicants were scored based on the organization’s capabilities,
history/experience, program approach, references, and fees, as detailed in the RFP.
The Transportation Expansion (T-REX) Project is a
citizen-endorsed project that includes highway expansion and improvements; the addition of
light rail along I-25 and I-225; reconstruction of interchanges and bridges; a new
drainage system and improved pedestrian and bicycle access.
Funded without any new or increased taxes, the project will increase mobility,
enhance accessibility and provide transportation options.
For more information about T-REX, visit the project Web site at www.trexproject.com.
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