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Published in Monday Morning Quarterback March 16, 2026 With over $600 million in anticipated public infrastructure work moving through the county, Caltrans, SANDAG, and the City, AGC San Diego's members, together with public agencies, are looking for small and veteran-owned businesses to fill small business gaps in the bidding pool in short order. This comes as the Department of Transportation and other federally funded programs have revised Disadvantaged Business Enterprise regulations, shifting eligibility determinations and forcing many small firms to navigate recertification or to complete in larger markets with all small business enterprises. For many AGC San Diego general contractor members this translates, most notably, into a reduction in the pool of verified firms ready to perform on public agency and federal work. In response, AGC San Diego and the Build San Diego Foundation collaborated to form the Small Business & Veterans Initiative, as a direct solution to partner the local construction industry with public agencies, trade associations, community associations, and private programs and systemically rebuild/strengthen the regional subcontractor pool offering. This initiative will offer: Contractor registration/documentation support with respective agencies Workforce alignment through training and readiness assessments for public agency and federal program support Access to industry specific educational courses and tracks designed to keep your workforce compliant, project ready and COMPETITIVE Good Faith Advertising through AGC San Diego's Plan Room AGC GC and Specialty Members! We need you to engage in identifying subcontractor gaps, refer emerging firms in need of readiness support, and participate in strengthening the pipeline by helping to expand qualified capacity in our local subcontractor pool. Want to learn more? Need this assistance? Contact Ilka T. De León at ideleon@buildsandiego.com or 619-499-5782. Listen in to our podcast this week to hear more about this initiative and the Build San Diego Foundation! To learn more about AGC's efforts to develop the construction industry through workforce development, join our Workforce Development Committee today!
Published in Monday Morning Quarterback March 16, 2026 With over $600 million in anticipated public infrastructure work moving through the county, Caltrans, SANDAG, and the City, AGC San Diego's members, together with public agencies, are looking for small and veteran-owned businesses to fill small business gaps in the bidding pool in short order. This comes as the Department of Transportation and other federally funded programs have revised Disadvantaged Business Enterprise regulations, shifting eligibility determinations and forcing many small firms to navigate recertification or to complete in larger markets with all small business enterprises. For many AGC San Diego general contractor members this translates, most notably, into a reduction in the pool of verified firms ready to perform on public agency and federal work. In response, AGC San Diego and the Build San Diego Foundation collaborated to form the Small Business & Veterans Initiative, as a direct solution to partner the local construction industry with public agencies, trade associations, community associations, and private programs and systemically rebuild/strengthen the regional subcontractor pool offering. This initiative will offer:
AGC GC and Specialty Members! We need you to engage in identifying subcontractor gaps, refer emerging firms in need of readiness support, and participate in strengthening the pipeline by helping to expand qualified capacity in our local subcontractor pool. Want to learn more? Need this assistance? Contact Ilka T. De León at ideleon@buildsandiego.com or 619-499-5782. Listen in to our podcast this week to hear more about this initiative and the Build San Diego Foundation! To learn more about AGC's efforts to develop the construction industry through workforce development, join our Workforce Development Committee today!