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July 29, 2015
Mission
“Increase the pool of small businesses participating in transportation
projects”
**Introduced through Executive Order S-11-06**
Goals & Objectives
Establish a mentoring program that pairs small businesses with large firms.
Enhance small business operations to achieve their potential.
Create more small business opportunities.
Provide more meaningful participation on transportation projects.
Establish an entry point for small firms who desire to do business with Caltrans, SANDAG and other public agencies.
Foster new opportunities for both large and small firms.
Background
San Diego Calmentor Program was initiated in May 2007 Sixth cycle of the San Diego Calmentor Program Fifth cycle of the program has been completed and an
awards event was held March 2015 Program Committee has developed networking and learning
events, such as the Calmentor mixer and the “Learn 2 Earn” workshop
5th Cycle Program: 21 Mentors and 23 Protégés 94 firms have completed the program since its inception
Steering Committee
Caltrans• Karen Young, Vice-Chair
• America Hernandez
• Carol Jeffries
• Loi Tran
ACEC - CA• Clark Fernon, T.Y. Lin, Co-chair
• Hany Haroun, CH2M, Co-chair
• Kai Ramer, Rick Engineering
• Michael Palacios, HNTB
• Dennis La Salle, La Salle Solutions, LLC
SANDAG• Elaine Richardson
• Alexia Spivey
Caltrans District 11 Small Business Council• La Sonja Peisker, Caltrans
• Sharon Van Buren, Caltrans
• Bill Ulmer, SCST
City of San Diego• Henry Foster• Claudia Abarca
Schedule for Implementation
Conduct Caltrans & SANDAG Mentor and
Protégé Workshop
July 29, 2015 October 1, 2015
LAUNCHCALTRANS & SANDAG2015-2016 CALMENTOR
PROGRAM
Facilitate:>Mentor and Protégé Pairings>Development of MOU
MOUs DueNovember 30, 2015
Mentor-Protégé Relationship Begins
Facilitator and Pairing Kickoff
Meeting byDecember 31, 2015
Provide for:>Status Reports>Program Feedback from Mentors & Protégés >Status Reports to Caltrans and SANDAG Management
2015-2016 Mentor-Protégé Program Plan
ApplicationsDue
August 31, 2015
The Process
Steering Committee launches 6th Cycle of the Program
Kickoff Workshop to be held July 29th in the Garcia Conference Room
Mentor/protégé applications due by August 31, 2015
Voluntary pairing of mentors and protégés with assistance from the Steering Committee
The Process
MOUs due by November 30, 2015 Steering Committee Facilitator assigned to each pairing Status Reports (progress reports using Survey Monkey) Each program cycle - review and awards program Submit all program documents to Karen Young
1) Office location in San Diego/Imperial County is required for participation in the Program
2) The mentor and protégé firms are to be setup to provide architectural and engineering services
3) Protégé firm needs to have been in business a minimum of 1 year as of the start of the program cycle
4) The Calmentor program is a mentoring program not intended to obligate the mentor to provide work to the protégé.
Applications
Mentor and Protégé will submit Applications Due August 31, 2015
Partnerships
Steering Committee will facilitate pairings and partnerships
Interviews
Mentor and Protégé interview each other
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Due November 30th
Progress Reports
Progress Reports sent electronically by Caltrans to Mentors and Protégés using the on-line Survey Monkey tool
Mentor and Protégé review milestones in the MOU
Review metrics that measure growth and development of Protégé and recognize contributions of mentors
Mentor-Protégé Testimonials
Mentor-Protégé Teams
TBD
Thank You