Metro Procurement Services &Multnomah County Purchasing
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Small Business Open House
ZOOM LINK will be provided to registrants.
Come mingle with Metro and Multnomah County staff virtually on Zoom. A great opportunity for small businesses in the Metro Region to introduce themselves to project managers from both agencies, learn about this year’s upcoming opportunities, and how to do business with government. You will have the chance to meet project managers and hear about upcoming contract opportunities.
Resource Room: Take the opportunity to learn about the resources available to your business.
Workshops: Pre recorded presentation on how to do business with Metro and Multnomah County.
Agenda:
10:00 - Welcome and opening remarks
10:15 - 10:45 am - Doing business with Metro and Mulntomah County
10"15 - Noon Open networking with Metro and Multnomah County
Breakout room contents:
- Metro’s departments
- Multnomah County’s departments
- Clean Air Construction Standard – Rules and funding support - Tracy Fisher, City of Portland
- Certification Office of Business Inclusion and Diversity – Get COBID certified Carrie Baxandall, Business Oregon
- Jagger – Learn how to find Multnomah County contracting opportunities
- BidLocker – Learn how to find Metro contracting opportunities
Steve Havelka – Equity Hub
- Construction Career Pathways – Talk to our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team to find out more about what you need to know to bid on construction projects.
Meet Department Staff from:
Metro
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Multnomah County
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· Oregon Zoo
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· Community Justice
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· Portland’5 Centers for the Arts
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· Community Services
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· Oregon Convention Center
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· County Assets
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· Property and Environmental Services
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· County Human Services
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· Planning
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· County Management
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· Parks and Natural Areas
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· Health Department
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· Portland Expo Center
· Communications
· Human Resources
· Information Services
· Finance and Regulatory Services
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· Library
· Sherriff
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You will learn:
· How to do business with Metro and Multnomah County
· How to register as an Oregon State Certified Small Business and registration benefit for BidLocker.
- Clean Air Construction Standard (City of Portland)
· What various departments in both agencies are tasked with
· What kinds of contracts various departments are soliciting and the kinds of contracts they typically award
· Current and upcoming opportunities