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S M A L L B U S I N E S S M E N T O R I N G P R O G R A M

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Department of Diversity and Civil rights offi ce of Construction oversight&

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on behalf of the Mta, we congratulate all of the contractors of the 2015 Graduating Class of the Mta Small Business Mentoring Program (SBMP).

this remarkable achievement reflects the hard work and dedication that these businesses have shown over the last four years. in the classroom and in the field, the graduating SBMP contractors have succeeded in meeting the highest standards at the Mta, and they will go forth from this transformative program with the skills, the experience and the capacity to take on larger, more rewarding opportunities.

the Mta is committed to growing new York’s small businesses by offering a unique set of capacity-building mentoring programs. our programs offer a broad range of resources, including access to capital, bonding, training, in-the-field-mentoring and more, to help small businesses take the next step as an accomplished contractor for the Mta.

today’s graduates represent the best contractors that new York has to offer. with the experience of successful Mta projects, these businesses are in a better position to take on more exciting work at the Mta and beyond. we appreciate their steadfast dedication to completing the SBMP, and we look forward to working with them for years to come.

as we celebrate today’s Mta Small Business Mentoring Program (SBMP) graduates, we reflect upon the past four years and the many accomplishments that the Mta has shared with this distinguished group of construction contractors.

the firms here today have completed a wide range of comprehensive projects for the Mta, including subway station rehabilitations, bus depot renovations and critical storm recovery and resiliency projects. their achievements underscore the importance of the Mta’s program, not just for the success of the contractors themselves, but for the future of our city as a whole.

the SBMP 2015 Graduating Class represents a new generation of construction contractors: one that has grown through the experience, the training and the resources of the Mta. these firms have also met the Mta’s standards in their quality, their diligence and their work ethic, setting a standard for all graduating classes to follow.

on behalf of the Mta, we congratulate today’s graduates and look forward to their continued success. the future of new York’s transportation network will continue to greatly benefit from it.

Thomas F. Prendergast Chairman and CEO Metropolitan transportation authority

Honorable Fernando FerrerVice ChairmanMetropolitan transportation authority

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Graduations symbolize endings and beginnings.

they are robust moments when you can reflect on your accomplishments over the past several years as you learned, earned and grew as construction contractors. at the same time, they bring us to a new milestone in our professional and personal lives where we grow in new directions and create new opportunities.

Governor andrew M. Cuomo has set forth a new “opportunity agenda” for new York State and the obama administration’s focus on job creation. You are an important tool in that agenda. with the new knowledge, experience and relationships you have acquired through the Mta’s Small Business Mentoring Program, you are now equipped to build your business in the growing transportation market.

Your decision to join our program was not an easy one. it involved a commitment to the SBMP program requirements, the ability to take on new risks to your business and the energy and resources you applied to your efforts. on behalf of the Mta, your mentors and teachers and our entire Mta team, we congratulate you and applaud you for your accomplishments.

You make us all at the Mta very proud! You are our role models for the future of our industry.

today marks a historic day at the Mta and for each member of the 2015 Graduating Class of the Mta Small Business Mentoring Program (SBMP). as Chair of the Mta Diversity Committee, it’s my distinct pleasure to welcome you to this important event.

over the past four years, these hard working men and women have proven that they have what it takes to complete successful projects for the country’s largest transportation network. they’ve also grown their skills, their knowledge and their business capacity in the process. today, as graduates of the SBMP, these firms are in a better position to compete for and win projects in new York’s competitive transportation industry.

today’s graduating class has the honor of being the inaugural graduating class of the SBMP, and the quality of their work, dedication to the program and opportunities ahead of them set the standard for the graduating classes to follow. as much as they’ve learned from the Mta, the Mta has learned from them, and we hope to continue this learning process for years to come.

once again, we welcome you and thank you for your support of our program and for your support the 2015 Graduating Class of the SBMP.

Good construction contractors in the transportation industry are hard to come by. the 2015 Graduating Class of the Mta Small Business Mentoring Program is now ready to take their place among other construction contractors who serve our projects. You have grown by virtue of your own experiences, your hard work to incorporate better means and methods for your businesses and to ultimately set in place new relationships with complex transportation authorities like the Mta. this was no easy feat.

the Mta is comprised of six large operating agencies, all of which have different needs and unique ways of operating. our first class of SBMP graduates have spent four years working with several of these agencies and now you better understand how to bid successfully on new projects and complete them on time, on budget and safely according to Mta’s high operating standards.

although today, marks your graduation day from the SBMP tier 1 program. we hope you will continue in our tier 2 program or participate in the Small Business federal Program (SBfP). the opportunities are there to grow your company project-by-project with support both from the Mta as well as your newly acquired knowledge and experience. the Mta team is committed to building your success, and we look forward in the coming years to have you contribute to ours.

Congratulations on your accomplishments.

Honorable John J. MolloyBoard Member; Chair, Diversity CommitteeMetropolitan transportation authority

Michael J. Garner, MBA Chief Diversity Officer Metropolitan transportation authority

Craig F. StewartSenior Director, Capital ProgramsMetropolitan transportation authority

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SPECIAL GUESTS

Thomas F. PrendergastChairman and CEOMetropolitan transportation authority

Honorable John J. MolloyBoard MemberChair, Diversity CommitteeMetropolitan transportation authority

Carmen BiancoPresidentMetropolitan transportation authority new York City transit

Michael J. Garner, MBAChief Diversity Offi cerMetropolitan transportation authority

Craig F. StewartSenior Director,Capital ProgramsMetropolitan transportation authority

Michael WetherellDirector, Offi ce of Construction OversightMetropolitan transportation authority

Keith L.T. Wright*Assemblyman, District 70new York State assembly

Walter T. MosleyAssemblymanAssembly District 57new York State assembly

Michael BlakeAssemblyman, assembly District 79new York State assembly

Inez Dickens*Council Member, District 9new York City Council

John L. SampsonSenator, District 19new York State Senate

Hakeem Jeff riesCongressmanU.S. House of representative 8th District new York

Mecca E. Santana, Esq.Chief Diversity Offi cernew York State

Andrew SimmonsPresident Lashay’s Construction and Development, inc.

Reverend Jacques Andre DeGraff Memberone Hundred Black Men, inc.of new York

Zenaida ChapeAssistant Director of Business and Diversity InitiativesMetropolitan transportation authority

*Invited, subject to schedule availability

Honorable Fernando FerrerVice ChairmanMetropolitan transportation authority

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GRADUATION AGENDA

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Introduction: Zenaida Chape, Assistant Director of Business and Diversity Initiatives

Metropolitan transportation authority

Reverend Jacques Andre DeGraff, Member, one Hundred Black Men, inc. of new York

WELCOME

Thomas F. Prendergast, Chairman and CEO, Metropolitan transportation authority

Honorable Fernando Ferrer, Vice Chairman, Metropolitan transportation authority

Honorable John J. Molloy, Board Member; Chair, Diversity Committee,

Metropolitan transportation authority

Carmen Bianco, President, New York City Transit, Metropolitan transportation authority

Mecca E. Santana, Esq., Chief Diversity Officer, new York State

9:40 AM – 9:55 AM INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW

Michael J. Garner, MBA, Chief Diversity Officer, Metropolitan transportation authority

Craig Stewart, Senior Director, Capital Programs, Metropolitan transportation authority

Michael Wetherell, Director, Office of Construction Oversight, Metropolitan transportation authority

9:55 AM – 11:00 AM SPECIAL REMARKS

Keith L.T. Wright, Assemblyman, District 70, new York State assembly

John L. Sampson, Senator, District 19, new York State Senate

Hakeem Jeffries, Congressman, U.S. House of representative 8th District new York

Walter T. Mosley, Assemblyman, Assembly District 57, new York State assembly

Michael Blake, Assemblyman, Assembly District 79, new York State assembly

Inez Dickens, Council Member, District 9, new York City Council

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM GRADUATION CEREMONY

Introduction: Michael J. Garner, MBA, Chief Diversity Officer, Metropolitan transportation authority

Special Remarks: A MTA Success Story

Andrew Simmons, President, Lashay’s Construction and Development, inc.

Certificate Presentation

11:45 AM NETWORKING

12:00 PM PROGRAM CLOSE

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THE 2015 GRADUATING CLASS OF THE MTA SMALL BUSINESS MENTORING PROGRAM

ARCH BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS, INC. Salma rashid

AMCC INDUSTRIES INC. alicia Lee (na Chuan Lee)

B & R CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CORP Bhinder Bhinder

BHW CONTRACTING INC. amjed Parvez

CASABELLA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION James Chirchirillo

CITYWIDE BUILDING RESTORATION, INC. Munzam raja

DELL CONSTRUCTION INC (formerly S & W CONSTRUCTION) wendel anderson

DOUBLE M CONSTRUCTION, INC. Marek wereszczynski

ENSOME BUILDERS INC. rohan warmington

FALCON BUILDER INC. Mehmet Palaoglu

GEM-QUALITY CORPORATION irshad ahmed

GENESUS ONE ENTERPRISE INC. David turner

GS TECHNO BUILDERS INC. Hardev Sandhu

HARMAN CONTRACTING SERVICES INC. amarjit Malhi

HIBUILD LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Sachin Garg

KAPRIS, INC. inderjeet Singh

KG CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. Sanjiv Patel

KORE CONTRACTING CORP. kashmir Singh

LASHAY’S CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT CO., INC. andrew f. Simmons

LITEHOUSE BUILDERS INC. kyriakos Lazaridis

MASTERPIECE U.S. INC. George Liakaris

MAXXUM CONSTRUCTION CORP. Michael a. Mahabeer

MINHAS GENERAL CONTRACTOR COMPANY, LLC Matloob khan

NEHAL CONTRACTING, INC. Vipul Patel

PMY CONSTRUCTION CORP. Deepak Patel

PSP CONSTRUCTION, INC. Haresh P. Savalia

REALITY CONSTRUCTION INC. Yvonne Johnson

REBT CORP. Boris teplitz

RIGGS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. Michael Deriggs

RUKH ENTERPRISES, INC. Harjeet Singh

RVS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION George Samaras

S&L INDUSTRIES, INC. Leslie Craddock

SAI SERVICES INC. Babu Sanji

SH5 CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION Yasmeen Latif

SHAZI CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. Mohammad irfan

SHRI HARI CORPORATION Bhavesh Patel

SILVERLANDS SERVICES INC. Madhu rajan

SKYLINE INDUSTRIES LLC Dunyo awoonor

STREAMLINE REMODELING, INC. erol Hasan Bugdaycay

TARU ASSOCIATES CORP. Chirag Shah

TRI STATE CONSTRUCTION & MASONRY CORP. Mohammad Shabbir

ULTIMA CONSTRUCTION, INC. nermin Ucar

VENUS GROUP, INC. Dharmbir Singh

VOLTAMP ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. alpesh Patel

WEBNEST CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION farooq Chaudhary

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NUMBERS THAT TELL A STORY

68 $49.8 Contract Awards

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Million in Project Awards

ABOUT THE MTA SMALL BUSINESS MENTORING PROGRAM

68 CONTRACT AWARDSthe Mta has awarded a total of 68 contracts to the graduates of the Mta Small Business Mentoring Program Contractors, all of which have been substantially completed or closed out.

OVER $49.8 MILLION IN PROJECT AWARDSin total, the Mta has awarded over $49.8 million to the graduates of the Mta Small Business Mentoring Program.

PROMOTING DIVERSITYthe graduates of the Mta Small Business Mentoring Program refl ect backgrounds as diverse as the city itself, with emerging Minority, Women, Disadvantaged and Small Business Enterprises represented.

in 2009, the Mta Department of Diversity and Civil rights unveiled the Mta Small Business Mentoring Program (SBMP). the SBMP provides a supportive framework to help eligible emerging businesses, including Certifi ed Minority, women and Disadvantaged Business enterprises (MwDBes), establish stable, long-term business relationships with the Mta as they develop and grow.

the SBMP program has two tiers and is a major component of the overall Mta Small Business Development Program (SBDP). the SBDP off ers a comprehensive menu of programs, including the SBMP and the Mta Small Business federal Program (SBfP), to help small contractors compete for Mta construction contracts.

Learn more at web.mta.info/sbdp

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Mta new York City transitMta Long island rail roadMta Metro-north railroadMta Bridges and tunnelsMta Bus CompanyMta Capital Construction

Mta Department of Diversity and Civil rights2 Broadway, 16th floornew York, nY 10004-2207web.mta.info/sbdp

Mta new York City transitMta Long island rail roadMta Metro-north railroadMta Bridges and tunnelsMta Bus CompanyMta Capital Construction

Mta Department of Diversity and Civil rights2 Broadway, 16th floornew York, nY 10004-2207