workforce and business development resources

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Workforce and Business Development Resources

Utilize local businesses and workers reflective of the diversity of the region

via pre-apprentice training, internships, business capacity building, and engineering and

construction management training. Managed by MMSD with partial funding from

City of Milwaukee DPW

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Business Development Program

Prism Technical414-847-0990 ext.108Keesha Sutton-Joneskjsutton@prismtechnical.com

• 26 firms were awarded contracts or 23% of the 111 graduating firms from 2005 to 2012

• 119 District contracts were awarded and totaled $5,428,082

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Capacity Building Modules

• Project management• Risk management• Financial management• Professional

management• Marketing• Government• Tax

Specific topics Include:• Budgeting & profit

planning• Access to capital• Increasing bonding

capacity• The art of negotiation

Access to one-on-one coaching and mentoring following completion of the modules!!!

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Construction and Engineering Management Program

Bloom Companies414-292-4515Harry Farchminhfarchmin@bloomcos.com

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Engineering and Construction Management Modules

Contractor Module• Estimate for work• Cash flow• Quality assurance and

checking• Invoicing and getting

paid• Technical management

Consultant Module• Preparing a winning

Proposal• Partnering and teaming• Identifying

opportunities

Access to one-on-one coaching following completion of the modules!!!

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RISE: External Internship ProgramPrism Technical Management(414) 847-0990 Ext. 108Keesha Jones-Sutton

• 35 college students whograduated from local high schools and are now studying engineering and construction management have been placed at internships with District contractors and consultants

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Pre-Apprenticeship ProgramWRTP / BIG STEPJohn Anderson(414) 937-3624janderson@wrtp.org• 92 local apprentices who

attended pre-apprentice training via WRTP/BIGSTEP performed over 30,000 hours on District construction projects

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Workforce & Business Development Program

Pete CoffaroBusiness and Community Engagement Managerpcoffaro@mmsd.com414-225-2130

http://www.mmsd.com/en/procurement/Workforce-and-Business-Development.aspx

Schedules and sign-up information can be found on the District’s procurement web site

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