Attend the EBMUD Small Business Forum!

The East Bay Municipal Utility District and the State of California Department of General Services cordially invite you to attend a Small Business Forum on “Becoming a California Multiple Awards Schedules (CMAS) Contractor on Monday, March 26, 2012 from 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm.

Learn how to become a CMAS contractor and get certified as a small business.  Come and hear about the benefits of CMAS, network with representatives from both agencies and learn about the upcoming business opportunities.

Topics include:

• Who are the CMAS reciprocity partners?
• How to receive payments within three days?
• What are the benefits and requirements of a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certification

Location:

East Bay Municipal Utility District

Board Room, 2^nd Floor

375 11^th Street

Oakland, CA

Who Should Attend?:

Business owners who provide general services, information technology products, goods, and some professional services* should attend.

Reminder:

Please RSVP by Monday, March 19, 2012 – space is limited – by contacting the Contract Equity Office at 510-287-0114 or by emailing cntrteq@ebmud.com.

*CMAS (leverage procurement agreement) offers a wide variety of commodities, non-IT services and information technology products and services at prices which have been assessed to be fair, reasonable and competitive by the State of California excluding professional engineering services, environmental services, financial & business solutions and facilities maintenance and management services.  Services included are telecommunication, security, business process/record management and tree removal.  Visit http://www.ebmud.com/business-opportunities/business-forums for a complete list.