William Thompson, MWBE Team Chair for the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, welcomed Professional Women in Construction (PWC) at the recent MWBE Showcase highlighting contracting opportunities at the CUNY/CCNY Advanced Science Research Center project.
Andis Woodlief, MWBE Manager of Skanska USA Building, a co-sponsor of the Showcase, assisted the co-ordination of the event. Other sponsors included NYESD, DASNY, NYCSBS and CUNY. Governor Cuomo has announced that $82 million in construction contracts will be available for New York Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) as part of the $373 million CUNY /CCNY ASRC Harlem project.
Pictured l to r: Subashini Chandrasekera, exec.assistant (PWC);Trish Giaquinto, marketing director (PWC); Lenore Janis, president (PWC); William Thompson, MWBE Team Chair and Lina Gottesman, v.p (PWC) and president of Altus Metal & Marble. Photo by Calvin Lee.