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COMPETE for, and PARTICIPATE on upcoming
contracting opportunities. The Contractors
Assistance Center helps these businesses build
capacity and provides technical/administrative
assistance to help make them competitive
candidates for contracting opportunities around the
City and on capital projects like the SSIP.
Additionally, in 2018, the Center began a partnership
with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights (LCCR)
to assist small local businesses with legal issues and
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to facilitate access to free or low-cost legal services.
The Center and LCCR collaborated on several
different events including a business law basics
informational session, a free legal advice clinic for
entrepreneurs, and a presentation about how to
manage business taxes to help reduce costs. The
Center and LCCR have future presentations and
clinics planned to assist small businesses with their
operations and as they pursue upcoming SSIP or
other City projects.
Biosolids Initial Outreach event at Contractors Assistance Center