LCTCS ACT 360 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

LCTCS ACT 360 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM SEPTEMBER 2018 REPORT PREPARED BY: CHARBONNET & ASSOCIATES, PLANNERS AND CONSULTANTS, Inc.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY LCTCS is committed to increasing the opportunities for small businesses in its Act 360 building program. The Corporation has established the Small Business Program in an attempt to provide small businesses with the opportunity to provide goods and/or services as prime contractors or as subcontractors. This program seeks to prevent discrimination by ensuring that small, underutilized, small, disadvantaged businesses are informed and prepared to compete in LCTCS projects. LCTCS has adopted the small, underutilized, small, disadvantaged businesses criteria established by the Louisiana Economic Development s Small and Emerging Business Enterprise Program and the US DOTD DBE Program. Firms that are already registered with the either of these agencies can provide can provide their registration number and/or DBE certificate as proof of meeting the criteria. Small businesses who meet the established standards set forth by the Louisiana Economic Development s Small and Emerging Enterprise Program, can apply with LED through the agency s website: http://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/page/small-and-emerging-business-developmentprogram) Minority and/or Women owned businesses interested in applying for certification as a DBE by can contact the Louisiana Department of Transportation Disadvantage Business Enterprise Program at http://www8.dotd.la.gov/ucp/home.aspx.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (CONT.) Registration and/or certification from LED and/or LADOT DBE will qualify that small business with LCTCS and will count toward small business participation. Small businesses using LA DOTD DBE certification for qualification in LCTCS program must be a Louisiana based business. To be counted towards the small business goal established for each Act 360 project, the company must be Owned by a U.S. citizen or legal resident Owner must be a Louisiana resident for at least one year Applicant must have at least a 51% ownership in the business Applicant must have a net worth of no more than $400,000 (excluding residence and retirement) DBE applicants must have a net worth of no more than $1.32 million and be certified by LA UCP. Applicant must spend a minimum of 20 hours a week in the business. Applicant firm must be a lawful business Applicant firm must have its principal office in Louisiana Applicant firm must have a business net worth of no more than $1.5 million Interested businesses are encouraged to contact CSRS, Inc. and Charbonnet & Associates, Planners and Consultants, Inc. for assistance in registering or applying with either agency.

ACT 360 SMALL BUSINESSES BY PARISH Identified LA Small Businesses ACT 360 Identified LA Small Businesses Charbonnet & Associates has identified 2,286 small businesses in the state. The charts above illustrate the number of identified small businesses by parish. In addition to those businesses listed in the chart, the following parishes have two- or-less identified businesses: Allen, Beauregard, Bienville, Caldwell, Cameron, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, Jackson, LaSalle, Morehouse, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Martin, Tensas, West Carrol, West Feliciana and Winnsboro.

ACT 360 SMALL BUSINESSES BY PARISH (CONT.) Parish # Identified SB % of Total Parish # Identified SB % of Total Acadia 7 0.31% Orleans 576 25.20% Ascension 58 2.54% Ouachita 41 1.79% Assumption 7 0.31% Plaquemine 7 0.31% Avoyelles 11 0.48% Pointe Coupee 6 0.26% Bossier 38 1.66% Rapides 50 2.19% Caddo 100 4.37% Richland 4 0.17% Calcasieu 66 2.89% St. Bernard 29 1.27% E. Baton Rouge 433 18.94% St. Charles 28 1.22% E. Feliciana 3 0.13% St. James 7 0.31% Grant 4 0.17% St. Landry 8 0.35% Iberia 15 0.66% St. Mary 26 1.14% Iberville 3 0.13% St. Tammany 116 5.07% Jefferson 336 14.70% Tangipahoa 27 1.18% Jefferson Davis 5 0.22% Terrebonne 28 1.22% Lafayette 84 3.67% Vermilion 7 0.31% Lafourche 8 0.35% Vernon 4 0.17% Lincoln 9 0.39% Washington 5 0.22% Livingston 29 1.27% Webster 4 0.17% Natchitoches 8 0.35% W. Baton Rouge 14 0.61%

OVERALL SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION TO DATE Overall, the program has a small business participation of 20% with 94% of the project budgets being spent with in-state businesses. Project Total (Design & Construction)*: $105,992,896 Small Business: $20,967,698 20% In-State: $99,041,714 94% DBE: $2,444,511 2.3% COMPLETED PROJECTS SB Goal Total Project Total SB $$ Total SB % Total In-State $$ In-State % BPCC STEM 14% $15,932,152 $1,334,681 8.63% $14,219,907 91.97% BRCC Central 0% $1,079,645 $847,933 78.54% $1,078,596 99.90% BRCC Ardendale 18% 7,029,335 1,190,434 16.94% 5,844,962 65.39% DCC River City 25% 20,939,103 6,299,659 30.09% 14,219,907 96.39% LDCC Jonesboro 0% $2,712,356 $595,004 21.94% $2,432,496 89.68% LDCC Winnsboro 0% $4,702,019 $1,594,182 33.90% $4,247,779 90.34% NTCC STEM 15% $8,445,819 $1,506,861 17.84% $8,433,819 99.86% NWLTC WFD Building 3% $2,102,604 $411,440 19.57% $2,073,483 98.62% RPCC Technical Training Center 10% $8,941,146 $2,057,137 23.01% $8,438,992 94.38% SCLTC Reserve 15% $7,072,983 $822,558 11.63% $7,068,868 99.94% SCLTC Young Memorial Marine Ops 12% $3,111,097 $367,829 11.82% $3,082,944 99.10% SLCC Allied Health & Services 12% $16,692,350 $12,955,581 17.71% $3,082,944 99.10% SOWELA Student Services 20% $7,232,287 $1,607,431 22.23% $7,226,136 99.91%

OVERALL SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION TO DATE (CONT.) Several projects recently bid and representatives from CSRS, Inc. and Charbonnet & Associates, Planners and Consultants, Inc. attended the pre-bid conferences for each to explain the Small Business Program, convey the desired goal and offer assistance and resources. As a follow-up to these meetings, Notices are also sent to prequalified general contractors or design-build teams emphasizing the commitment of the board to small and local businesses. In that notice, a list of small businesses in the parish where the project is located and adjacent parishes is sent to the prequalified list of general contractors or design build teams. When these projects were in bidding, notices are sent to the small businesses in the project s parish and in adjacent parishes identifying the pre-qualified general contractors or design-build teams, contact information and project information. The small business goals for these projects were calculated and included in construction documents. The goals are as follows: PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION SB Goal BRCC - Acadian 20% LDCC - Monroe 5% LDCC - Tallulah 3% NTCC - Livingston 20% CLTCC - Alexandria 15%

PARTICIPATION IN COMPLETED ACT 360 PROJECTS Baton Rouge Community College, Central Campus SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: n/a SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 78.54% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 99.90% Baton Rouge Community College, Ardendale Campus SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: 18% SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 16.94% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 65.39% Bossier Parish Community College, STEM Building SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: 14% SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 8.63% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 91.97% Delgado Community College, River City & Advanced Manufacturing Campus SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: 25% SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 30.09% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 96.39% BPCC STEM Building DCC River City Campus

PARTICIPATION IN COMPLETED ACT 360 PROJECTS (CONT.) Louisiana Delta Community College, Jonesboro Campus SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: n/a SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 21.94% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 89.68% NTCC STEM CENTER Louisiana Delta Community College, Winnsboro Campus SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: No Capacity SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 33.90% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 90.34% Northshore Technical Community College, STEM Center Building SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: 15% SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 17.84% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 99.86% Northwest Louisiana Technical College, WFD Building SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: 3% SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 19.57% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 98.62% NWLTC WFD BUILDING

PARTICIPATION IN COMPLETED ACT 360 PROJECTS (CONT.) River Parish Community College, Technical Training Center SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: 10% SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 23.01% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 94.38% River Parish Community College (SCLTC), Reserve Campus SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: 15% SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 11.63% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 99.94% South Louisiana Community College (SCLTC), Young Memorial Campus SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: 12% SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 11.82% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 99.10% SOWELA Technical Community College, Student Services Building SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: 20% SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 22.23% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 99.91% RPCC TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER SOWELA STUDENT SERVICES

PARTICIPATION IN COMPLETED ACT 360 PROJECTS (CONT.) South Louisiana Community College, Allied Health Building SMALL BUSINESS GOAL: 12% SMALL BUSINESS PARTICPATION: 17.71% IN STATE PARTICIPATION: 99.10% SLCC ALLIED HEALTH & SCIENCES BUILDING SLCC ALLIED HEALTH & SCIENCES BUILDING SLCC ALLIED HEALTH & SCIENCES BUILDING

SMALL BUSINESS CRITERIA IN RFQ PROCESS To ensure respondents to Request for Qualifications (RFQs) are aware of the Small Business Program and the importance of the program to LCTCS & the Facilities Corporation, the following standard language is used during the RFQ process for Architects and General Contractors: LCTCS has committed to increasing the opportunities for local small businesses in its ACT 360 building program. The LCTCS Local Small Business goal for this project is % (INSERT BASED ON CALCULATIONS FROM CAPC) LCTCS defines Local Business as a business that is domiciled within the project s parish or adjacent parishes. An Eligible Small Business is one that is registered with the Louisiana Economic Development s Small and Emerging Business Program or is certified as DBE by the Louisiana Unified Certification Program/ Department of Transportation. See attached Criteria for Local Small Business Participation for more information. Proposer must include in its proposal a comprehensive plan to maximize the use of Local Small

SMALL BUSINESS CRITERIA IN RFQ PROCESS (CONT.) Businesses in the services and work to be. This is what you will also use in the RFP should you decide to submit a proposal on the project. Small Business Participation Provide information that documents the following: (1) Provide complete team make up (2) Provide percentage of the overall proposal to be provided by local small business participants Present a plan that will provide opportunities for Local Small Businesses to participate on the Team and/or construction implementation level(s). (1) Show overall goal for capacity building (2) Show a proposed timeline (3) Identify resources that will be used Stated Goal The "stated goal" is those elements of work under this contract performed by qualified Small Business Enterprises for amounts totaling not less than value of the established SB goal. Failure to meet the stated goal at the time of proposal submittal date may render the proposal nonresponsive.

SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH Charbonnet & Associates, Consultants & Planners, Inc. have has met or spoken with several public agencies, local political leaders, and state political leaders such as: Louisiana Small Business Development Centers in most parishes SCORE offices in most parishes Chambers of Commerce in most cities Small Business Administration Economic Innovation International, Inc. Strategic Action Council of NW LA National Minority Contractors Association (Shreveport) Southern Regional Minority Suppliers Council Louisiana Economic Development (John Matthews) Central Louisiana Economic Development Alliance-CLEDA (Wayne Denley) Ministers of Economic Development-based out of Alexandria (Rev. Joe Green) Baton Rouge Area Chamber (Chandra Williams) Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning and Development District (Heather Urena) Louisiana Technology Park (Stephen Loy) New Orleans Business Alliance (Quentin Messer) Kent Smith-Southern University s Bus Incubator (Charlie D Agostino) Gonzales Minority Business Association JEDCO Louisiana Minority Business Council Senator Sharon West Broome (Baton Rouge) Mayor Randy Roach (Lake Charles) Parish President Cornell Dukes (Point Coupee) Lafayette Consolidated Government Opelousas Mayor s office Shreveport Airport Authority Senator Elbert Guillory (Lafayette/Opelousas) Alexandria Mayor s office (Charles Smith and Albin Provosty) Former Senator Rick Gallot Gonzales Council Member (Terrance Irving)

SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH MEETINGS In partnership with the LCTCS Facilities Corporation, CSRS, Inc. and Charbonnet & Associates, Consultants & Planners, Inc. have recently completed a series of statewide meetings regarding the LCTCS Small Business Program and contracting opportunities for the ACT 360 Facilities Improvement Program. NORTHSHORE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE LPSS LITERACY TECH CENTER (WALKER, LA) MARCH 6, 2018

SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH MEETINGS (CONT.) Other Small Business Outreach Meetings were held at the following colleges: Deglado Community College, SOWELA Technical Community College, Central Louisiana Community College, Bossier Parish Community College, Baton Rouge Community College, and Louisiana Delta Community College. CENTRAL LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE EXISTING CAMPUS (ALEXANDRIA, LA) JANUARY 25, 2018

CURRENT ACT 360 PROJECT CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES BRCC Acadian Site Renovations East Baton Rouge, LA Guy Hopkins Construction Co. CLTCC Alexandria Campus Alexandria, LA Ratcliff Construction Co. LDCC Advanced Technology Center Monroe, LA Boggs & Poole Contracting Group CLTCC ALEXANDRIA CAMPUS LDCC MONROE CAMPUS BRCC ACADIAN SITE

CURRENT ACT 360 PROJECT CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES (CONT.) LDCC Workforce Training Renovations Tallulah, LA Don M Barron Contractor NTCC LIVINGSTON CAMPUS NTCC Workforce Training Center Livingston, LA Cangelosi Ward General Contractors LDCC TALLULAH CAMPUS NTCC LIVINGSTON CAMPUS

UPCOMMING ACT 360 PROJECTS DCC Nursing & Allied Health Campus New Orleans, LA DCC Center for Hospitality & Culinary Arts New Orleans, LA DCC Advanced Technology Center New Orleans, LA DCC Advanced Workforce Training Metairie, LA FLETCHER Student Activities Center Schriever, LA LDCC Nursing, Welding, Workforce Training Campus Ruston, LA NUNEZ Student Testing & Counseling Center Chalmette, LA SOWELA Culinary, Gaming, & Hospitality Building Lake Charles, LA

CERTIFIED SMALL BUSINESSES IN ACT 360 PROGRAM

LCTCS ACT 360 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM END OF REPORT