Ms. Nedra White has been promoted to Massachusetts Unified Certification Manager for the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office. She began her tenure with the agency in January of 1994 as a consultant. Ms. White has had a number of roles and responsibilities within the agency including (Case Manager and Certification Specialist Assistant, ) She became an official state employee in 2006 whereby her primary responsibility was officially the Certification Renewal Specialist for the organization. Prior to coming to the SDO she worked for Bank of New England.

Ms. White has consistently shunned the spotlight and remained behind the scenes to insure that the many clients that she interacted with over her sixteen year tenure have received the type of customer service they so much deserved. Her new role within the organization will clearly take her from behind the scenes to a slightly higher profile with the establishment of new relationships. SDO values the wealth of knowledge and experience that she has and congratulates her on her new position.

Centaur Construction Services, LLC: Ted Webster Sr. is the Managing Member of Centaur Construction Services, LLC a heavy and highway, sitework and underground utilities company headquartered in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Centaur was formed in May, 2005 and certified by SOMWBA as a Minority Business Enterprise soon after. The company has participated on projects with some of the area's most notable General Contractors in Foxboro, Dighton, Hyde Park, Taunton, and Lawrence performing highway work, excavation and hauling, site work, underground utilities installation and concrete work.

Centaur was recently certified as a Disadvantaged Business by the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office and as such, is actively bidding work as a DBE. The company was recently awarded its first project under this new certification and is currently performing work at Logan Airport.

Webster is the former owner of Webster Engineering Co., Inc. which was a SOMWBA certified firm that grew to be the largest minority owned heavy and highway construction company in New England. It is Webster's goal to bring Centaur to the same level of success once enjoyed by his former company with an emphasis on quality work, delivered on time, using a skilled and professional workforce; and continuing with the integrity for which Webster Engineering Co., Inc. was well known in the industry.

Sterling Printing is a family owned full service commercial printing company and have been certified by the Supplier Diversity Office (fka SOMWBA) since early 90's. Sterling Printing is currently in two statewide contracts (SWC) PRF36 - Promotional Incentives and OFF15 - Printing Services. When I first started the company, I was not aware of the benefits of certification but slowly when I started working on jobs with State Government, I realized that it benefits a lot. The staff at SDO and Supplier Diversity Program (fka Affirmative Market Program -AMP) has always worked hard to help small business like us achieve their goals and they go out of their way to make this happen. We are also fully geared to help companies who are looking to fulfill their Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) plan commitments on State contracts and we can provide ancillary services.

The SDP program run by Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) is the BEST thing which our State could have done for MBE's. It is mandatory for companies bidding on contracts worth $50,000 or above to develop a business partnership with SDO certified MBE/WBE company. Through this program we have been approached and serviced at least five new clients. We recently were chosen by SICPA Product Security, LLC to produce a job and sell validators for MA Dept of Revenue under this program. We are extremely grateful to get this new business and really commend the hard working staff of SDP especially Gladymar Parziale who has gone out of her way to help small companies like ours and helping to spread out the word with the SDP coordinators of various State agencies. Finally, in Fiscal Year 2010 at the SDP (fka AMP) Kick Off and Networking event Sterling Printing was recognized as the AMP Best Performance Vendor Award for outstanding record for customer satisfaction in execution of contracts.

For more information about Sterling Printing and our services please visits us at www.SterlingPrinting.com.

HEATING CONTRACTORS, LICENSED BURNER TECHNICIANS, ASBESTOS CONTRACTORS, PLUMBERS AND ELECTRICIANS wanted to perform furnace repairs and replacements for the Heating Energy Assistance Retrofit Task Weatherization Assistance Program (HEARTWAP). The Program is administered by the Springfield Redevelopment Authority through the Office of Housing. Bid informational packets including request for proposals, to which this ad is subject in all terms and conditions, can be obtained by phoning (413)787-6500 to request a packet – contact person is Tim Skorka. The office is located at 1600 East Columbus Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts, 01103. All proposal packages must be completed by October 1, 2010.

The Springfield Redevelopment Authority encourages the use of Minority and Women owned Businesses (MBE/WBE). The Springfield Redevelopment Authority is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

The City of Boston is seeking applicants to pre-qualify for City contracts to provide the services listed below.
Appraisals (Commercial and Residential)	Fire Pump and Sprinkler Testing	Mold Remediation
Asbestos Abatement	General Carpentry	Moving Services
Asbestos, Lead Paint, and Mold Inspection	General Contracting	Painting
Constable Services	Glass Work	Plumbing
Dumpsters	Hazardous Waste and/or Oil Removal	Security Systems
Electrical Repair	HVAC	Snow Removal
Excavation, Demolition and Site Work	Iron Works / Welding	Supplies and Equipment
Extermination	Lead Paint Abatement	Surveying and Subdivision
Fencing	Locksmith Work	Tree Service
Fire Alarm Design, Installation & Monitoring	Lot Clearance
Fire Extinguishers / Fire Hoses	Masonry Work
For more information: Pick up an RFP in person at: The DND Bid Counter, 26 Court Street-10th Floor, Boston, MA 02108 Request an RFP: at www.cityofboston.gov/dnd/rfp/ (click RFQ dated 9/17/10) Call: 617-635-0280 City of Boston, Thomas M. Menino, Mayor

The Supplier Diversity Office presents a series of events dedicated to support certified non-profits.

Fundraising Strategy: How Better Planning Can Produce Bigger - and More - Gifts
Set the plan: work the plan. Learn how time spent planning your fundraising can actually make your time implementing your fundraising more productive.
The right planning will establish the most important tasks and keep your organization focused on accomplishing these tasks. While opportunities that arise during the year are sometimes worth deviating from the plan, you need to weigh whether or not these will produce better results than the tasks you have planned. The only way to do this is to have the fundraising strategy set for the year with schedule and benchmarks.

Successful organizations know months in advance of the new year how many solicitations they will conduct via mail and email. They know which prospective contributors they will personally visit. They know which foundations and businesses they will solicit and for which programs. Take the time to plan your fundraising for success.