the association a few months ago. “Our mission and vision as a company is to build solutions and better lives,” she said. “Oftentimes, small and underrep- resented businesses are not included at the table. It is important that we engage with that sector, because we can’t build our projects alone. We need to have a sustainable method of making sure that (SUB) community is growing.” During the March 28 Forum, Webcor


estimators and prequalification person- nel, including Rosa Arevalo, Candace Kong Kee and Brent Griffis, offered tips and tricks for how SUBs can submit a winning bid and what contractors are looking for from them. Tey also discussed the importance of supplier diversity and the support services Webcor provides to SUBs. “We started some really good dia-


logues with some of the small businesses that participated,” Sullivan noted. “One of the cornerstones of creating a business relationship is communication, and having that opportunity to network and grow a trusted bond is so important.” Te Forum directly connected partici-


pants with upcoming bid opportunities at Webcor. “We want to try to uplift as many small and underrepresented businesses as possible,” Sullivan added. “Te hope is they can grow and participate on more of our jobs in the future.” For Casey McEndree, chief executive officer of the small, woman-owned busi- ness Calosso Construction, participating in the SUB Forum and accessing AGC of California services and knowledge sharing around estimating, bidding, bonding, safety and many other topics have been invaluable. “To have these AGC Forums directly


provide the information I need has been extremely helpful, as far as finding re- sources on how to bid certain jobs and get into new markets and helping me


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“Oſtentimes, small and underrepresented businesses are not included at the table. It is important that we engage with that sector, because we can’t build our projects alone. We need to have a sustainable method of making sure that (SUB) community is growing.”


– Sharla Sullivan, Webcor


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