Mar Con team prepping for concrete ramp installation at Cragmont Elementary School in Berkeley , CA .
Con Builders , Inc . He met representatives of Merriwether & Williams Insurance Services , the program ’ s administrator , at various National Association of Minority Contractors ( NAMC ), Chamber of Commerce and other contractor and small business-oriented events . CTAP staff provide assistance to small contractors in multiple areas including bonding , networking , learning to provide accurate estimates , understanding and winning contracts , and implementing necessary financial and business management procedures . Marco got help prequalifying his company for an Oakland Unified School District project , which led to Mar Con
Builders , Inc . securing its first bond . “ I had a great experience as an enrolled CTAP contractor – the staff were always helpful and available to answer any questions we had .”
He also emphasizes the importance of having municipal policies in place to help local , small and minority-owned contractors secure an equitable percentage of public works contracts . “ Requiring a percentage of large projects to use small local contractors is an important factor . I would like to see the County put more work out there for local contractors and make it a top priority to award large public works contracts to local contractors
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