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UH HOSTS HUB OPPORTUNITIES EVENT FOR CONSTRUCTION VENDORS
UH
brought Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) vendors and
general contractors together to provide opportunities to
collaborate on upcoming large construction projects on campus.
Facilities Planning and Construction along with Purchasing
hosted the HUB Opportunities Event at Rockwell Pavilion in the
MD Anderson Library on Friday, January 6 from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
The university participates in the statewide HUB program by
supporting and making a good faith effort to achieve procurement
goals for the State of Texas with Historically Underutilized
Businesses. The university strives to meet a goal of 21.1%
participation by HUB vendors in building construction projects
on campus. The HUB event gave the university�s prime general
contractors a forum to notify and engage HUB subcontractors
about existing opportunities during building construction.
�This HUB Opportunity event demonstrates a commitment by the UH
FPC, HUB program and university leadership to performing
outreach and assistance to HUBs by identifying opportunities on
our campus and providing information to allow them to
participate in the bidding process,� said Christopher Burton, UH
Purchasing Director and HUB Coordinator.
During the event, presentations were made by three of the
general contractors in charge of upcoming major building
projects on campus: Austin Commercial (Cougar Village II),
SpawGlass (Sophomore Housing to replace Cougar Place), and
Tellepsen (University Center Transformation). Each company�s
representatives were given a chance to discuss the details of
their project as well as subcontracting opportunities to an
audience of HUB vendors and other attendees.
�This
event should lead to new relationships and downstream project
awards to HUB vendors. We appreciate UH hosting it to coincide
with our bid schedules of our projects,� said T.C. Selman, of
Austin Commercial.
All certified State of Texas Historically Underutilized
Businesses (HUBs) within the construction trades were invited to
the event and around 100 vendors were in attendance. Following
the presentations, vendors were given the opportunity to visit
table stations with representatives from the three presenting
companies along with Job Order Contract (JOC) contractors,
Vaughn Construction and Horizon Group International, which are
contracted to handle minor repair and renovation projects on
campus and also utilize HUB subcontractors.
�I thought it was well assembled and that the meeting place was
perfect. I walked away from the event with a couple of great
contacts and look forward to following up with them. It�s a
luxury to have some dedicated time to simply meet new
contractors and expand our contacts,� said Michael Putegnat of
SpawGlass.
For more information on the university�s construction projects,
visit the
Facilities Planning and Construction
website. For more information on the HUB program,
contact Christopher Burton at
ceburton@uh.edu or
713-743-5671.
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