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CITY OF ORLANDOINFORMATION NUMBERSMinority and WomanBusiness Enterprise. 407.246.2623Procurement/Contracts Division . 407.246.2291Business Tax Receipt/Occupational License . 407.246.2204Permitting Services . 407.246.2271OTHER M/WBE OPPORTUNITIESOffice of Supplier DiversityState of Floridadms.myflorida.com, 850.487.0915Pg 12Florida Department of Transportationfdot.gov, 850.414.4100Greater Orlando Aviation Authorityorlandoairports.net, 407.825.2001Orange County Government BusinessDevelopment Divisionorangecountyfl.net, 407.836.7317Central Florida Expressway Authoritycfxway.com, 407.690.5000Orange County Public Schoolsprocurement.ocps.net407.317.3219, vendor press 4Florida State Minority SupplierDevelopment Councilsfmsdc.org, 305.762.6151Women’s Business Enterprise NationalCouncil Certification for WomenOwned Businesseswbenc.org, 305.971.9446ORLANDO GOVERNMENTOrlando has a Mayor-Commissionform of government. Six CityCommissioners are elected at-largefrom their respective districts tofour-year terms. The Mayor is theformal representative of the City.SIGNATURE 1FRONTPublic Works/Engineering Services/Construction/Project Management . 407.246.2266ELECTED OFFICIALS ANDSENIOR STAFFCity of Orlando Mayor,Buddy DyerPg 1District 1 Commissioner,Jim GrayDistrict 2 Commissioner,Tony OrtizDistrict 3 Commissioner,Robert F. StuartDistrict 4 Commissioner,Patty SheehanDistrict 5 Commissioner,Regina I. HillDistrict 6 Commissioner,Samuel B. IngsBYRON W. BROOKS, A.I.C.P.,Chief Administrative OfficerDEBORAH GIRARD, C.P.A., C.G.F.O.Deputy Chief Administrative OfficerKEVIN J. EDMONDS, A.I.C.P.Deputy Chief Administrative OfficerKevin Walsh, MBE OfficialMINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNEDBUSINESS ENTERPRISESFY 2016 ANNUAL REPORT
2016 TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT OUTREACH EVENTCERTIFICATIONMBE – 378 FIRMS, 63%WBE – 151 FIRMS, 25%M/WBE - 70 FIRMS, 12%BLACK – 197 FIRMS, 33%SIGNATURE 1BACKCURRENT CERTIFIEDFIRMS BY ETHNICITYCURRENTCERTIFIEDFIRMS BYTYPECurrently there are 599 firms certified with the City of Orlando. Of the 599 M/WBEFirms, 442 (73.8%) are located within the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and ofthose firms 76% are located in Orange County.HISPANIC – 168 FIRMS, 28%CAUCASIAN – 149 FIRMS, 25%ASIAN – 81 FIRMS, 13%NATIVE AMERICAN – 4 FIRMS, 1%Pg 2OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCESBlack Business Investment Fund bbifflorida.com 407.649.4780442M/WBEDivision, finishing just in time beforeHurricane Matthew struck in earlySeptember 2016. The new video wallfosters situational awareness and enables911 operators to easily collaborate duringthe programnew video wall,I am proud of antheevent.City’s WithM/WBEinformationcan be sharedand its role in operationalembracing theinclusivenessfromweatherreports,newsof minority and women-owned firms as channels,video surveillance,maps, dispatchan important componentof the region’ssystems,andahostof other feeds.continued economic success. Providingopportunity for“Beingthese acompaniesresultedmember ofhasFSMSDChas givenin increased revenueandjobcreation.us access to a wide range of networkingevents that provide many opportunitiesto meet and engage with key contacts.Working with Kevin Walsh and his teamhas been an invaluable experience to us inlearning the process for registering to bidonBuddyCity projects.”Orlando MayorDyer — Marisol Casablanca, ITSolutions Consultant, CorservaCERTIFIED FIRMSWITHIN THE METROPOLITANSTATISTICAL AREAFlorida First Capital FinanceCorporation - ffcfc.com 850.681.3601Prospera (formerly HBIF) prosperausa.org 407.428.5872Counselors to America’sSmall Business scoreorlando.org 407.420.4844Small Business Administration (SBA) sbaonline.sba.gov 407.648.2891ORANGE–337(76%)SEMINOLE–74(17%)UCF Small BusinessDevelopment Center sbdcorlando.com 407.420.4850UCF Technology Incubator incubator.ucf.edu 407.882.0888OSCEOLA–22(5%)LAKE–9(2%)National Entrepreneur Center nationalEC.org 407.420.4848Email: Rachel Matson,rachael@nationalec.orgCertification Workshop: 2nd Mondayevery month from 2 – 4 p.m.Pg 11
Pg 10For the second consecutive year,BLACK –gained197 FIRMS,33%the City of Orlandonationalattention when the Orlando BusinessHISPANIC – 168 FIRMS, 28%Journal reported that the “Catalystco-working spacein downtownOrlandoCAUCASIAN– 149 FIRMS,25%and Hub 925 in the Dr. Phillips area81 FIRMS,13%were named ASIANas the–bestco-workingplaces in the NATIVEU.S. forAMERICANentrepreneursof 1%– 4 FIRMS,color by Black Enterprise, a businessmedia firm for African Americans.”HIGHLIGHTSTECH SPOTLIGHTCorserva is a managed IT servicescompany started 32 years ago by CamiloSoto. With offices in Orlando andTrumbull, Connecticut, the companyowns two HIPAA and PCI compliantdata centers, as well as two network/security operations centers (NOC/SOC)for 24x7x365 monitoring of clients’ ITinfrastructure and internet of things (IoT)devices. The company is a certified MBEfirm, and is a member of the FloridaState Minority Supplier Diversity Council(FSMSDC) as well as the Greater NewEngland Minority Supplier DiversityCouncil (GNEMSDC).Recently, Corserva completed installationof a new 911 video wall for the OrlandoPolice Department CommunicationsDivision, finishing just in time beforeHurricane Matthew struck in earlySeptember 2016. The new video wallfosters situational awareness and enables911 operators to easily collaborate duringan event. With the new video wall,operational information can be sharedfrom weather reports, news channels,video surveillance, maps, dispatchsystems, and a host of other feeds.“Being a member of FSMSDC has givenus access to a wide range of networkingevents that provide many opportunitiesto meet and engage with key contacts.Working with Kevin Walsh and his teamhas been an invaluable experience to us inlearning the process for registering to bidon City projects.” — Marisol Casablanca, ITSolutions Consultant, CorservaFiscal year 2016 was a time for high profilepublic safety projects like the new state ofthe art Police Headquarters and the newLEED certified fire station “The Pride ofParramore”. It was also the continuationof the City’s efforts to help create newopportunities and partnerships for M/WBE technology firms.The year marked the continuation ofrecord-breaking economic opportunitiesfor many of the 599 minority and women-owned business enterprises(M/WBEs) certified by the City of Orlando.More than 16.5M was awarded toM/WBE subcontractors in the areas ofconstruction, professional services, andgoods & services.This was also a year that saw continuedgrowth in the amount of dollars paid tominority and women subcontractors.A total of 13.4M was paid to M/WBEsubcontractors, which resulted in an 19.64%increase in total dollars paid to M/WBEsover last years 11.2M. In this year’s reportwe will attempt to put some names andfaces on some of the many M/WBE firmsproviding outstanding work and support onour many projects.A good example of that would be oneof our certified minority professionalfirms Barnes, Ferland and Associates(BFA) who was awarded a ContinuingProfessional Wastewater EngineeringService Contract demonstrating thathard work and determination benefitseveryone. BFA not only strives to deliverhigh quality services to clients butgiving back to young people is equallyimportant to them. Through BFA’spartnerships with other firms currentlyworking on Brownfield Assessment,Creative Village and the Soccer Stadiumprojects in the downtown Orlando area,they have been able to provide trainingopportunities to at-risk youth residing inthe Parramore neighborhood.SIGNATURE 2FRONTThe event offered minority and womenowned technology firms a uniqueopportunity to build relationships withmajor technology vendors such as CISCOSystems, Bright House, VMware, Microsoft,HP Enterprise and Lightmaker.As a result of this event, Ace Applications,LLC, a City certified MBE firm, was recentlyawarded the professional services supporttask for the Innovative Response toImprove Safety (I.R.I.S.) Camera NetworkDiscovery Project. This project involvesresearching the network infrastructurethat supports the I.R.I.S. cameras. It alsohelped us identify one of FSMSDC’sMBE companies who competed and wasawarded the 911 Center Video Wall Projectat the Orlando Operations Center.(See Tech Spotlight)CURRENTCERTIFIEDFIRMS BYTYPEIn an effort to locate, identify and certifynew minority owned firms, the M/WBEoffice hosted an event in partnershipwith the Florida State Minority SupplierDevelopment Council (FSMSDC), theCity’s Procurement and Contracts Divisionand the City’s Information TechnologyDepartment.ORLANDO IS AGREAT PLACEFOR MINORITYMBE – 378 FIRMS, 63%AND WOMENWBE – 151 FIRMS, 25%BUSINESSM/WBE - 70 FIRMS, 12%ENTERPRISES.CURRENT CERTIFIEDFIRMS BY ETHNICITY2016 TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT OUTREACH EVENTPg 3
The Mayor and City Council havealways made the inclusion of minorityand women-owned businesses in Cityprojects a top priority and continue toreceive critical acclaim and recognitionfor all of their efforts.Let’s take a closer look at some ofthe important roles that our M/WBEcompanies played in building our newpublic safety facilities.ORLANDO POLICE DEPARTMENTHEADQUARTERS PROJECTPg 4Expected to be completed in FY 2017,the new Orlando Police Departmentheadquarters is a state-of-the-artfacility that will be located in the heartof the community. The construction ofthis facility is expected to save the Citymillions of dollars in energy costs over thelifetime of the building. Our M/WBE firmswere able to obtain valuable experienceworking on this specialized project withunique requirements.Heron Electric, Inc. (MBE), an AfricanAmerican firm was able to successfullybid and secure a 760,000 subcontractagreement from H.J. High (PrimeContractor). Many of Heron Electricemployees working on this project areresidents of the “City Beautiful”. Mr.Derrick Heron stated, “This project wasa great opportunity and we look forwardto working on other City of Orlandoprojects.”Architecture Aluminum Techniques(MBE), an Asian-American owned firmwas awarded a subcontract agreement inthe amount of 1,720,000. ArchitectureAluminum Techniques was responsiblefor providing the window installation andframing and has provided employmentfor an average of 10 employees whileparticipating on this project.OLP Construction (MBE), a HispanicAmerican owned firm was responsible forthe concrete scope of the project, whichconsists of the foundation, formwork,excavation and reinforced steel. OLPConstruction was awarded a subcontractagreement in the amount of 2,099,398,and has utilized approximately 25employees for this project, many of whichreside in the Central Florida area.SIGNATURE 2BACKORLANDOCONTINUESTO LEADPg 9DIVERSITY IN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES.SUPPORTING A STARTUP NONPROFIT ACCELERATORThe first initiative is working with Ms.Leyla Eagle, President of Diverse StrategicAlliances, who is leading a group ofpartners such as PCNet, The PCB Firm P.A.,Hewlett Packard, UCF School of HospitalityManagement, Rosen Hospitality Hotels,Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, and HotelTechnology Next Generation to open anAccelerator facility in Orlando. This facilitywill be focused on creating technology andapplications for the entertainment andhospitality industries.We have been engaged in the startupphase of this effort by helping to identifyresources and research that has beenvital in refining strategies to increaseparticipation rates of women and minorityentrepreneurs in this facility.PARTNERING WITH THECITY’S FAMILIES, PARKS ANDRECREATION DEPARTMENT (FPR)The City will utilize the computer labsin our neighborhood centers to supportCode2040’s national initiative.The M/WBE department has beenworking with FPR to expand access tocoding classes through its neighborhoodcenters. The first class was held at theNorthwest Neighborhood Center thispast summer and has expanded to theJohn H. Jackson Neighborhood Centerlate last year. The program is open to 15students at a time in each location. Wehave successfully graduated 35 studentsfrom these beginner classes and arenow working to offer intermediate andadvanced classes to respond to thepopular demand.
TARGETED OUTREACH“CRACKING THE CODEON DIVERSITY IN TECH ISTHE GREATEST ECONOMICOPPORTUNITY OF OUR TIME.”- CODE2040Code2040 is an organization who hasjoined a growing number of thoughtleaders and change agents across thecountry to increase diversity in the techindustry.SIGNATURE 3FRONTOnce again, Orlando has taken the leadand answered the call and has beenrecognized by the national press.But there is more work to be done.Pg 8One of the biggest challenges forour M/WBE communities is thelack of exposure to technologycenters, technical education, and theopportunities that arise when you havethe proper credentials.As part of our continuing focuson diversity in technology, Citydepartments are partnering withcommunity organizations to findsolutions by providing support,information and resources.FIRE STATION 2 PROJECTExpected to be completed in the springof 2017, Fire Station 2 is the “Pride ofParramore.” This station will be a LEEDcertified, modern facility and will belocated in the heart of Parramore. Thisstation is considered one of the busiestfire stations in the nation and serves partsof Downtown, residential and commercialareas. It also provides service to the AmwayCenter, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centerand Tinker Field.The construction of Fire Station 2 includedseveral city-certified M/WBE firms assubcontractors. The M/WBE office playedan important role in helping McCree, Inc.(Prime Contractor) build successful workingrelationships with our certified M/WBEcompanies. Here are a few examples:Prime Electric, Inc. (MBE), an AfricanAmerican firm was able to secure a 435,000 subcontract agreement andprovide more than 20 local Central Floridaresidents employment on this project.Prime was afforded the opportunity toprovide the electrical wiring for all thepre-fabricated panels for this project.Camell Williams, President, stated “Ibelieve we have the makings for a greatrelationship and I am actively biddingfuture projects with McCree as we speak.”Site Solution of Central Florida, Inc.(WBE), a woman-owned firm wasawarded a subcontract agreement inthe amount of 235,356. Their scopeof work entailed the site work anderosion control. They have providedemployment for an average of 5employees while participating on thisproject, many of whom reside inOrlando.Cornerstone Construction Services(M/WBE), a Hispanic woman-ownedfirm was responsible for furnishingand installing cast in place concrete.Cornerstone Construction Services wasawarded a subcontract agreement inthe amount of 338,000. CornerstoneConstruction Services has utilized asmany as 10 employees for this project.Pg 5
OVERVIEW OF FY 2016The City of Orlando continues to make steady strides in its efforts to include minorityand women-owned businesses to participate in City procurement. During FY 2016 theCity 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 13.4M PAIDTO CITY CERTIFIED M/WBE SUBCONTRACTORSBY INDUSTRY TYPEFY 2016Construction54%NATIVEAMERICAN 3%Pg 6CAUCASIANPg 7Professional Services10%19% 2,496,822.38PAID DOLLARSBY CERTIFICATIONWBE 2,606,486.7619%MBE 10,813,003.6481%SIGNATURE 3BACKTO CITY CERTIFIED M/WBE SUBCONTRACTORS BY ETHNICITYGoods and Services27% 3,607,284.28
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
