Hello OhioMBE Community,
The March 26 edition of the OhioMBE Bid Board is now available and it’s filled with contracting opportunities, educational resources, and community highlights to help your business grow!
📢 Featured Contracting Opportunities:
🏗️ Glycol PLC System Upgrades – Bids due April 2
🏗️ LCK Ramp 3 Reconstruction Phase 4 at Rickenbacker – Bids due April 3
🏗️ Columbus Police Substation Hilltop – Bids due March 31
🏗️ Franklin County Property Room & Jail Records Renovations – Bids due April 3
🏗️ Prosecutor Title Insurance Services – Bids due April 10
🏗️ Deputy Uniforms & Accessories – Bids due April 8
🏗️ Professional Engineering Services – Bids due April 24
🏗️ Brentnell Pointe & Lofts at 40 Long – Details available on the Bid Board
📌 View the complete Bid Board here: https://bit.ly/4241Rc1
🏗️ Upcoming OBDC Construction Academy Class
How to Prepare Your Quote: Winning the Job
📆 Thursday, April 10, 2025
💻 Online with Daniel Odion, PE, PMP
🔎 Learn how to:
✅ Build competitive quotes
✅ Avoid common mistakes
✅ Communicate your value
✅ Estimate costs accurately
💰 FREE for OBDC Members | $10 for Non-members
🎟️ Register at OHBDC.org
👷♀️ Women in Construction Industry Lunch – Recap
On March 20, OBDC and Ruscilli Construction hosted a dynamic Women in Construction Industry Lunch.
✨ Highlights:
• Doing business with Ruscilli
• Insight from Monica Womack, Chief of Diversity for the State of Ohio
• Navigating the prequalification process
💬 “We’re committed to making sure women are at the table and ready to compete.”
– Ronda Watson Barber, OBDC Founder & CEO
📰 Must-Reads This Week on OhioMBE.com
✔️ Ohio Women’s Chamber of Commerce Launches Statewide Survey
✔️ Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Across Ohio
✔️ Who Is Fighting for Black Business Inclusion at Columbus City Schools?
✔️ Recap: OhioMBE Procurement Fair & Business Success Summit
✔️ Columbus City Schools Continues to Fail LEDE Vendors
📢 Please share this issue with fellow business owners and encourage them to subscribe!
Best,
Ronda Watson Barber
Publisher, OhioMBE
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