LIRR project draws 700+ women, minority, vet-owned co.'s to forum
The project would require many different types of businesses from across different market sectors to participate, including construction and landscaping; and architecture and engineering.
More than 700 local women-, minority- and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses have registered to participate in a special information and networking session on how they can work on the proposed LIRR Expansion Project.
The project, if approved, would add a third track to the congested two-track Main Line in Nassau County, among many other commuter and local community benefits. It is a completely different proposal from prior attempts to add a third track to the bottlenecked Main Line — with the track built entirely within the existing LIRR right-of-way, not a single home will need to be relocated for the project. The project’s other elements that improve safety and quality of life for customers and local communities in the project corridor include:
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The elimination of all seven grade crossings in the project corridor, to improve safety, reduce traffic congestion and reduce noise from legally mandated train horns and gate bells
Station upgrades including longer, full-length platforms that reduce boarding time at stations
The installation of sound barrier walls to reduce noise for homes along the tracks
The addition of more than 2,000 new parking spots in the project corridor
The project would reduce delays and improve reliability for hundreds of thousands of commuters throughout all of Long Island due to the interconnected nature of the LIRR’s 10 branches, officials said in an announcement earlier this week.
The event, being held on March 30 from 8 a.m. to noon at Antun’s in Queens Village, helps fulfill Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s directive to raise the bar for recruiting small, local and certified Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (MWDBEs), as well as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOBs), for state projects. The project has contract goals of 30 percent for MWBEs and six percent for SDVOBs.
The project would require many different types of businesses from across different market sectors to participate, including:
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Construction and Landscaping
Architecture and Engineering
Professional Services
General Services
Materials Suppliers
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Since the inception of the MTA’s Small Business Mentoring Program (SBMP) for small construction industry contractors, 162 contracts totaling $230.3 million have been awarded to program participants and 84 small business loans have been approved, totaling $11.6 million.
The MTA and its agencies provide NYS certified MWBE and MTA certified DBEs with equal access to procurement and contracting opportunities. The MTA Department of Diversity and Civil Rights administers a DBE program that encourages and assists such firms seeking a foothold in the region’s transportation economy.
Local businesses wishing to attend the event can learn more about it and register until March 27, at www.diversityagenda.com/lirrexpansion. Walk-ins are welcome if space capacity has not been reached. Interested businesses can also questions at info@diversityagenda.com or by calling (855) 646-2700.
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