Park Construction has a long and successful history of working with small businesses. The information contained in the following paragraphs will help you become a valuable member of the team on projects Park Construction is bidding. If you need more information than is contained below or your wish to get enrolled in our small business/small disadvantage business database feel free to contact our Small Business Liaison Officer, Penny Uber at 800-328-2556. Good Luck to you and we look forward to working with you on future projects.

The determination of whether a business is a “small business” or not is dependent on the type of industry, the annual receipt, and the number of employees. To see if your company qualifies as a small business please review the latest update on the Small Business Administration’s web site at www.sba.gov/size.

In addition to the small business designation, your firm may also qualify as a disadvantaged small business. A small business must be at least 51% owned and controlled by a socially and economically disadvantaged individual or individuals. African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Subcontinent Asian Americans, and Native Americans are presumed to quality. Other individuals can qualify if they show by a " preponderance of the evidence" that they are disadvantaged. All individuals must have a net worth of less than $750,000, excluding the equity of the business and primary residence. Successful applicants must also meet applicable size standards for small businesses in their industry.

Park Construction utilizes qualified subcontractors in the following areas:

• Concrete Flatwork, Curb and Gutter, Foundations, Concrete Walls and Structures
• Guard Rail Installation
• Demolition – Sawcutting
• All Areas of Electrical including Street Lighting and Traffic Signals
• Fencing – Chain Link, Barbed Wire, Wood and All types of gates
• De-Watering
• Landscaping – Seeding, Sod, shrubs, Concrete Pavers, Retaining Walls
• Erosion Control – Silt Fence Installation, riprap and other erosion control devices
• All Types of Signage
• Trucking – Sand, gravel, concrete rubble, Earth Material
• Road Paving – Asphalt, Concrete, Milling
• Traffic Control
• Underground Work – Jacking, Boring, Trenching, Well Drilling/Abandoning
• Testing – Soil and Concrete
• Surveying

Park Construction is an equal opportunity employer and as such our stringent EEO Policy is written into all of our subcontractor agreements.

Federal and State laws prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, creed, affectional preference, marital status, sexual orientation, status with regards to public assistance, physical or mental handicap, or disabled veteran status.

Park Construction offers EEO training at their annual safety days and this training is available to all subcontractors who are willing to participate.

For help in developing your Affirmative Action Plan, visit Minnesota's human rights website at:http://www.humanrights.state.mn.us/employer_compliance.html or visit the North Dakota Department of Transportation Civil Rights Office at: http://www.dot.nd.gov/dbebidinfo.html.

How does certification help your small business?

Certified businesses are listed in a directory. Prime contractors needing subcontractors to perform work ancillary to their primary work will refer to this directory when searching our small businesses and SDBs. Virtually all state and federal projects have minimum requirements for participation by small businesses and /or SDBs. You will make it easy for the Prime contractor to locate you if you get registered and or certified.

How can you get certified?

The following will direct you to some websites that you may wish to register with as they apply to your firm.

www.sba.gov/sdb Small Disadvantaged Business Information

www.ccr.gov Central Contractor Registration
Required for all federally funded contracts

www.admin.state.mn.us MN Dept of Administration
Doing Business With Vendors of Goods and Services On-line Vendor Registration

http://www.stpaul.gov/sprccontracts/public/sprcweb/vop/
A collaboration of Hennepin County, Ramsey County, City of Minneapolis, City of St. Paul, & St. Paul Public Schools

www.dot.state.mn.us/eeocm/ UCP Directory
A collaboration of MN Dept of Transportation, Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and Metropolitan Council.

www.state.nd.us/dot ND Dept of Transportation
Doing Business With Civil Rights Programs

www.veteranscorp.org Veterans

https://eweb1.sba.gov/hubzone/internet/ HubZone

www.trustedcontractor.org Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical

www.improvenet.com Various types of small contractors

Applying for SDB Certification

Small businesses wanting to take advantage of the SDB Program must be certified by the SBA. You can obtain more information about the SDB Program by contacting any SBA district office , or reviewing the SDB home page, http://www.sba.gov/sdb or taking the online training course on SBA certifications http://www.sba.gov/training/certprograms.html . For more information or questions, call (202) 619-1850.

Park Construction offers assistance in bonding to small business entities. Please contact Mike Nottestad at 701-795-6994 for bonding assistance. You can also check out the following web site to get answers on your bonding questions: www.fms.treas.gov/c570

With many of the projects Park Construction bids, there are specific diversity goals to be met. As part of the bidding process, which often runs right down to the wire, we often have to state a percentage of those goals that we can meet. So, if you are a woman-owned, minority-owned, hubzone, veteran-owned, service disabled veteran-owned, or disadvantaged small business enterprise please put it on your quote so we know your are a firm that can help us reach those goals.

There are a few basics you should know about teaming up with us in a prime-subcontractor relationship.

• Park Construction generally utilize AGC’s format for subcontract agreements. Of course we also include all related portions required by the specifications.
• We require a bond for subcontract agreements over $50,000. Please state that bond costs are included in the price on your quote or state a specific dollar value that may be discounted from the price in the event we choose to waive the bond.
• As part of our small business goals, we accept the responsibility of trying to break down bid items into smaller units to offer opportunities for smaller businesses to participate. Please indicate on your quote if your items are tied.
• For accounting and auditing purposes, we ask that you include taxes in your bid item prices.
  

Park Construction provides the following suggestions to connect with other Prime Contractors:

• Review web sites for advertised solicitations: Army Corps of Engineers, MN DOT, ND DOT ect
• Review the planholders list for the Prime Contractors Bidding the Project
• Review the Construction Bulletin or Construction Market Data weekly magazines for jobs to be bid
• Utilize local AGC area plan rooms to look at or purchase plans and specifications of jobs that are going to be bid

By regularly checking the aforementioned sources your small business can get valuable information about what type of jobs the Prime Contractors are bidding. Contact the Prime Contractor’s point of contact and sell your service to them.