AGENCY SPOTLIGHT : DOUGLAS BOND small contractors . As Doug explains , “ These could be for roofing , installing health and safety screens between County employees and the public during COVID , replacing a fire pump or whatever else comes up . We were recently getting work done on a failed fire panel in the 70-year old Court of Oakland building . With JOC , we can have a contractor come in , assess the situation , and work with us to address the issue . Instead of each job having to go through the more time-consuming procurement process , it is posted to a local subcontracting corps so that they have the opportunity to step up and work with the Prime . A recent example is that for the Court of
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Oakland building , we had a subcontractor come in who specializes in monitoring and inspecting fire panels . We also have goals within the JOC to reach out to different types of businesses , including WBEs , MBEs , SBEs , VBEs , and LBEs .”
Last year , Doug ’ s department held JOC outreach events before releasing a JOC solicitation , which yielded five contractors currently authorized for a total contract capacity of up to $ 9 Million . Each of the contractors has been issued close to $ 1 Million out of the $ 9 Million contract total , as they
“ There are a lot of resources available to help local contractors prepare to take on these projects , but contractors have to be willing to reach out , ask questions , and make an effort to learn and get involved .”
are about half-way through the contract . Although COVID-19 has presented some challenges and delays , the Building Maintenance Department has worked diligently to put protocols in place to help contractors be compliant with Alameda County ’ s Public Health Orders while completing the remaining $ 4 Million of contract work .