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Workforce and Business Development Resources
Utilize local businesses and workers reflective of the diversity of the region
via pre-apprentice training, internships, business capacity building, and engineering and
construction management training. Managed by MMSD with partial funding from
City of Milwaukee DPW
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Business Development Program
Prism Technical414-847-0990 ext.108Keesha [email protected]
• 26 firms were awarded contracts or 23% of the 111 graduating firms from 2005 to 2012
• 119 District contracts were awarded and totaled $5,428,082
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Capacity Building Modules
• Project management• Risk management• Financial management• Professional
management• Marketing• Government• Tax
Specific topics Include:• Budgeting & profit
planning• Access to capital• Increasing bonding
capacity• The art of negotiation
Access to one-on-one coaching and mentoring following completion of the modules!!!
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Construction and Engineering Management Program
Bloom Companies414-292-4515Harry [email protected]
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Engineering and Construction Management Modules
Contractor Module• Estimate for work• Cash flow• Quality assurance and
checking• Invoicing and getting
paid• Technical management
Consultant Module• Preparing a winning
Proposal• Partnering and teaming• Identifying
opportunities
Access to one-on-one coaching following completion of the modules!!!
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RISE: External Internship ProgramPrism Technical Management(414) 847-0990 Ext. 108Keesha Jones-Sutton
• 35 college students whograduated from local high schools and are now studying engineering and construction management have been placed at internships with District contractors and consultants
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Pre-Apprenticeship ProgramWRTP / BIG STEPJohn Anderson(414) [email protected]• 92 local apprentices who
attended pre-apprentice training via WRTP/BIGSTEP performed over 30,000 hours on District construction projects
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Workforce & Business Development Program
Pete CoffaroBusiness and Community Engagement [email protected]
http://www.mmsd.com/en/procurement/Workforce-and-Business-Development.aspx
Schedules and sign-up information can be found on the District’s procurement web site
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QUESTIONS?
