presented by: janice r. thomas, senior director office of business diversity & civil rights...
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Presented by: Janice R. Thomas, Senior Director Office of Business Diversity &
Civil Rights
PROCUREMENT OFFICERS EVOLVING RULES AND FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES
23 Yard Facilities
819 Bridges
571 Road Grade Crossings
5 Downtown Stations
236 Outlying Stations
METRA TERRITORY
Professional Services
Construction Related Services• Concrete• Electrical• HVAC• Masonry• Painting• Plumbing• Roofing
• Architectural• Engineering• Financial• Human Resources• Insurance• Legal• Legislative• Marketing
WHAT WE BUY
Commodities & General Services
• Chemicals• Equipment• Fuel• Furniture• Maintenance & Janitorial Supplies• Office Supplies• Rail specific items• Uniforms
WHAT WE BUY WHAT WE BUY
HOW TO DO BUSINESS
1. Visit www.metrarail.com
2. Register as a vendor
3. Create a My Metra for Business Account
4. Receive up to date bid alerts and modifications
SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
This program will help in efforts to:
• Increase the number of
competitively awarded contracts to
small businesses
• Maximize contract opportunities
• Minimize contract bundling