1. 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. 1 Managed by MMSD with partial funding from City of Milwaukee DPW

2. Business Development Program Prism Technical 414-847-0990 ext.108 Keesha Sutton-Jones kjsutton@prismtechnical.com 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 2

3. 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 3 Access to one-on-one coaching and mentoring following completion of the modules!!!

4. Construction and Engineering Management Program Bloom Companies 414-292-4515 Harry Farchmin hfarchmin@bloomcos.com 4

5. 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 5 Access to one-on-one coaching following completion of the modules!!!

6. RISE: External Internship Program Prism Technical Management (414) 847-0990 Ext. 108 Keesha Jones-Sutton 35 college students who graduated from local high schools and are now studying engineering and construction management have been placed at internships with District contractors and consultants 6

7. Pre-Apprenticeship Program WRTP / BIG STEP John Anderson (414) 937-3624 janderson@wrtp.org 7 92 local apprentices who attended pre-apprentice training via WRTP/BIGSTEP performed over 30,000 hours on District construction projects

8. Workforce & Business Development Program Pete Coffaro Business and Community Engagement Manager pcoffaro@mmsd.com 414-225-2130 http://www.mmsd.com/en/procurement/Workforce-and- Business-Development.aspx 8 Schedules and sign-up information can be found on the District’s procurement web site

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