DPW Small Business Development Program 2020

DPW’s SBD Growth by Design Program offers a series of training modules to help companies learn more about construction and construction-related work. This 11-week course will be held live virtually on Tuesday evenings with a recorded make-up session available on Thursday evenings and is designed to ensure participants are contract-ready for the more than $3 billion in utility work, including: Modified Consent Decree, Sewer Rehabilitation and Replacement Projects and Capital Improvement Projects related to drinking water, stormwater and wastewater programs. This program will improve knowledge of utility construction and sewer rehabilitation work and prepare firms to compete on Baltimore City and DPW contracting opportunities.

Registration

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  September 1, 2020.

Please click here to register online and submit electronically for the 2020 SBD Growth by Design Training Program.

The nominal registration fee is ONLY $199 for training modules valued at $1,199.  All firms (participants) must complete the application prior to enrollment.  There are 43 scholarships that will be available through the program application from July 1, 2020-July 31, 2021. Scholarship Criteria includes the following:

• Must be located in the State of Maryland, preferably Baltimore City or Baltimore County;
• Must be a minority or women owned business;
• Must provide services in the following disciplines: 
• Traffic Control 
• Site Work
• Sewer Construction
• Sediment and Erosion Control
• Scheduling
• Post Construction Clean-Up
• Pipeline Installation
• Landscaping
• Excavation
• Construction Program/Project Management
• Concrete Construction

Must complete an application for Growth By Design program between July 1- July 31, 2020;

Must provide a written statement expressing financial hardship;

Must agree to participate or send a company representative to every meeting in the eleven week session and complete a participant agreement.

For more information about this training program, please call 410-618-0100 or send an email to [email protected].

Training classes include:

• Bonding: Understanding how bonding and working capital operate in the construction industry
• Construction Accounting & Finance: Learning about the dollars and cents of construction and how to do business with the City of Baltimore. Includes coverage of City requirements and procedures
• Construction Best Practices: Specialized training for trenchless sewer repair, site restoration, manhole repair, and lateral connections
• Contract Administration: Lesson on understanding and executing contracts
• Estimating & Bidding: Hands-on training with actual estimating and bidding exercises
• M/WBE Certification: Guidance on how eligible firms can become certified as a Minority or Woman-owned Business
• Prequalification: Learn how to become prequalified to work on Baltimore City contracts
• Safety: Training to secure a 10-hour OSHA certification card
• Scheduling: Effective and realistic scheduling to complete projects “on time and within budget”

ALL firms and individuals interested in advancing their companies to enhance their knowledge of sewer rehabilitation and other related services are invited to participate in the Small Business Development (SBD) Growth by Design Training Program.  We are targeting companies that specialize in the following disciplines: