Comments for NECA Transmissions http://www.necatransmissions.org Notes from the front lines of the electrical contracting industry Tue, 31 May 2011 20:33:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on Setting Aside Set-Asides by Larry Navarrete http://www.necatransmissions.org/2011/05/31/setting-aside-set-asides/#comment-3 Larry Navarrete Tue, 31 May 2011 20:33:03 +0000 http://www.necatransmissions.org/?p=857#comment-3 I am the owner and president of Excellence Electric, Inc. We are located in Little Chute, WI. Excellence Electric is a State of WI certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). The State of WI offers a 5% preference to Certified Minority Business Enterprises. Having been the beneficiary of this preference I would certainly not lobby against it. The focus of WI recently in regard to MBE's has been stated, for recent CM at risk contracts, to require that an MBE serve a useful business purpose, companies that were created to "pass though" dollars to meet MBE requirements are not looked upon in a positive light. However, some CM's have made little attempt to enforce the "useful business purpose" statement. Of approximatley 20 state projects we have completed, 3 were awarded based on the 5% preference. We have also completed portions of projects for other contractors to assist them in meeting their MBE requirements. Our goal in this type of work is to not affect a contractors ability to compete in fullfilling their MBE requirements. From the view of an Electrical Contractor who is a MBE that serves a useful business purpose, I am in favor of efforts to ensure that a MBE does perform a useful business purpose, and of continueing programs that support Minority involvement in projects. I am the owner and president of Excellence Electric, Inc. We are located in Little Chute, WI. Excellence Electric is a State of WI certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). The State of WI offers a 5% preference to Certified Minority Business Enterprises. Having been the beneficiary of this preference I would certainly not lobby against it. The focus of WI recently in regard to MBE’s has been stated, for recent CM at risk contracts, to require that an MBE serve a useful business purpose, companies that were created to “pass though” dollars to meet MBE requirements are not looked upon in a positive light. However, some CM’s have made little attempt to enforce the “useful business purpose” statement.

Of approximatley 20 state projects we have completed, 3 were awarded based on the 5% preference. We have also completed portions of projects for other contractors to assist them in meeting their MBE requirements. Our goal in this type of work is to not affect a contractors ability to compete in fullfilling their MBE requirements.

From the view of an Electrical Contractor who is a MBE that serves a useful business purpose, I am in favor of efforts to ensure that a MBE does perform a useful business purpose, and of continueing programs that support Minority involvement in projects.

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