SSIP Jobs & Contracts Report Edition 3: March 2018 | Page 4

Partnering in Jobs and Contracts The SFPUC partners with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and CityBuild to train and match SF workers with SSIP jobs opportunities. The SFPUC has also established a Contractors Assistance Center to provide local and small businesses with the tools and resources necessary to get ACCESS to, COMPETE for, and PARTICIPATE on, upcoming contracting opportunities. RESOURCES Looking for a job? Office of Economic Workforce & Development • FREE training programs for job seekers • Skill development and support services • Specialized job seeker services for: [phone] oewd.org/jobseeker-services SFPUC Job Information Hotline [phone] Need job training? CityBuild Coordinates City-wide construction training and employment programs and offers construction industry training: • Pre-Apprenticeship Training • Construction Administration Training • Employment Networking Services [phone] oewd.org/city-build Want to bid on a project? Contractors Assistance Center FREE resources for professional service firms, construction companies, vendors, and suppliers: ACCESS • Secure Necessary Certifications and Registrations • Identify Contracting Opportunities • Assess Capital Requirements and Financial Risk COMPETE • Networking Opportunities • Plot Your Business Development Strategy • Assistance Preparing Bids and Proposals PERFORM • Learn the Skills Necessary to Coordinate Project • Comply with City Programs and Get Paid • Develop a Financial Game Plan SMALL BUSINESS PROFILE Hernandez Engineering: Better Building, Better Results In 1988, Mariano Hernandez was a “pick and shovel guy” repairing streetcar tracks on Market Street in San Francisco; a strange place to find a person that went to school to pursue an education in Computer Science, but as Mariano says, “I just took a shift and started digging holes.” What began with digging holes became a career in construction and over the next fifteen years, Mariano moved from Laborer, to Project Lead, to small business owner. In its first few years Mariano’s company was limited to subcontracting work despite all of Mariano’s experience. In 2005, Mariano read an article about the City’s Surety Bond Program which is designed to help local, small businesses meet the financial requirements of City projects. Mariano bid and won his first prime contract with the help of the Surety Bond program and got his company started on the road it is still on today. Mariano’s definition of success is the number of people that have prospered because Hernandez Engineering exists. Today, Mariano is the proud owner of Hernandez Engineering, a Latino-owned general engineering prime contractor located in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, that has worked on more than 20 SFPUC contracts including critical jobs for our Collection System. Mariano’s success is in no small part due to the emphasis he puts on developing his people. In fact, Mariano’s definition of success is the number of people that have prospered because Hernandez Engineering exists. He challenges his workers to challenge themselves and develop their skills, encouraging them along the way to become the best men and women they can be; “if someone is better off and challenging themselves, then that is success.” He embodies that spirit by partnering with the City’s pre-apprenticeship program, CityBuild, to provide employment opportunities to people that have shown an interest in construction work. hernandez-engineering.com [phone] [email protected] sfwater.org/acp Questions about projects in construction? SEP Construction Information Hub Your resource for information on construction activities at the Southeast Treatment Plant. (415) 551-4SEP (4737) sfwater.org/SEPconstruction sfwater.org/ssip #sfsewers