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59 9.1 Columbia Metropolitan Airport (Small Hub) 9.1.1 Background Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)
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60 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities owned by minorities and women in all aspects of the operations of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport" (70)
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Case Studies 61 their opinion that South Carolina airports have done a good job being more proactive in getting diverse businesses involved with the airport. CAE's diversity efforts were recognized in 2012 at the 8th Annual Excellence in Workplace Diversity Awards Ceremony, where the airport received the Excellence in Workplace Diversity Award for Small Employers (under 500 employees)
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62 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities 9.2.3 Characteristics of Diversity Programs RIC's business diversity program is a shared responsibility, with the CEO driving the diversity efforts and the board fully supporting them. The CEO's direction and hands-on involvement sets the tone and achieves buy-in from the staff.
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Case Studies 63 advertising management firms in the country. The goal for that opportunity was 11 percent, and RIC continues to achieve 100 percent ACDBE participation in this contract.
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64 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities In addition to community events, RIC holds a public Business Opportunity Forum (Forum) each year to help current and potential suppliers better understand and participate in the bidding process at RIC.
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Case Studies 65 terminal access, and renovated curbsides, roadways, and parking lots)
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66 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities concessions for 2012–14)
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Case Studies 67 The small business utilization strategy for NF RSA incorporates the lessons learned from the SF RSA pilot effort by initiating a two-pronged approach that promotes small business participation on the main NF RSA project, as well as utilizing carve-outs on the project (268)
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68 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities • Assisting in overcoming limitations in bonding and financing through referral to and collaboration with the surety bond and financing programs of various agencies. • Ensuring compliance with prompt payment specifications.
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Case Studies 69 9.4.2 Ownership and Governance Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is governed by the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (Airport Authority)
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70 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities all provisions of Part 23 and Part 26. The DBELO has direct, independent access to the airport director concerning DBE and ACDBE Program matters.
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Case Studies 71 9.5 San Diego International Airport (Large Hub) 9.5.1 Background San Diego International Airport (SAN)
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72 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities In 2009, SAN commissioned a disparity study to provide statistical evidence of any difference between SAN's utilization of minority- and women-owned firms in airport contracts and those firms' availability to perform work. Before the study's completion, SAN adopted an overall DBE participation goal of 17 percent for 2010, and an additional single-contract DBE participation goal for its Terminal Development Program (part of The Green Build)
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Case Studies 73 projects; sponsors seminars in funds administration; helps small firms network with fund administrators; offers one-on-one financial counseling with small firms; and hosts technical assistance workshops on finance and management topics. Several participants in the program have subsequently been able to obtain bonding on their own.
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74 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities participation in both federal and non-federal projects, enhancing the race- and gender-neutral measures of the federally mandated programs, and signaling airport-wide commitment to and visibility of program policies. 9.5.4 Staffing Model The director of the SBD serves as the Airport Authority's DBELO and has independent access to the Airport Authority's president and CEO pursuant to federal regulations.
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Case Studies 75 • Project LIFT, a partnership between the Airport Authority, San Diego City College, and the Airport Minority Advisory Council, which introduces students to aviation careers. • SAN's innovative contracting structure for The Green Build, which focused on improving small and diverse business participation (7)
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76 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities the airport, and to serve as a resource for all the divisions within the Aviation Department. The team's mission is: To lead a cooperative effort to enhance the Aviation Department's small business participation through strategic outreach, innovative processes, education and training, strong community involvement and interdepartmental partnerships (429)
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