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Allied Minority Contractors Association
South Florida Chapter of the National Black Contractors Association
697 North Miami Avenue, Loft 3Miami, FL 33136 Ph: (305)372-8890 Fax: (305)372-887I
February 12, 2015
The Honorable
Tomas P. Regalado
Mayor
City of Miami
444 N. W. 2"d Avenue
Miami, Florida 33128
Re: Support for the World Center Miami Project
Coastal/Tishman & Suffolk
Dear Mayor Regalado
Please consider this letter as evidence of full support from the Allied Minority
Contractors Association, the largest Black Contractor association in South
Florida in favor of the World Center Project.
Ownership for the World Center, Coastal/Tishman and Suffolk construction
have agreed to the initial framework to insure Black contractors and Black
vendors participation.
We present to you some of the initial guidelines agreed upon to produce
meaningful results:
1. Independent review and promotion of Black participation in
packages design to fit Black firm capacity by a component of the
Coastal Construction Team and separate monitoring panel.
2. Subcontractor Partners with Prime Subcontractors
a. Percentage of Labor
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b. Reasonable cost plus burden markup
c. Limited retainage
d. Shortened pay cycle
e. Reasonable portion of material cost in contract
f. Equipment allowance to conform with trade performed
3. Mentoring Program between Prime Subcontractors and Black
Subcontractors to increase capacity by reviewing:
a. Shared processes and procedures
b. Material procurement guidelines
c. Equipment Procurement Methods
d. Insurance solutions — Workers Comp, Liability, etc.
e. Bonding requirements
f. Scheduling execution
g. Submittal formats
h. Specification review for compliance
i. Plans review and estimating guidelines
While all details cannot be confirmed until plans are complete, both parties
have begun the same format which leads to the success that the American
Airlines Arena project gave to the Black community.
Sincerely,
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Frank fo t
President
Allied Minority Contractors Association
Cc: Chairwoman and Board City of Miami Commissioners