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Meeting Agenda 10-27-16

Caltrans District 4 Office

Joint Professional Liaison-Calmentor Program

Quarterly Meeting

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Business Meeting:

3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Park View Room, 15th Floor, 15-700
111 Grand Avenue, Oakland, California

Informal Business Networking Mixer:

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Drake’s Dealership, Utica Room, 2325 Broadway, Oakland

Agenda

Item Topics Presenter(s)

 1

Welcome and Introductions (5 min.)

  • Executive Staff Welcome Remarks
 Bjian Sartipi, Caltrans District 4 Director
 2

Approvals (1min.)

  • Approval of the 07/28/16, meeting minutes

See Calmentor website in the Handout Link:
https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-programs/d4-calmentor

Romy F. Fuentes, Branch Chief

Calmentor Program Manager
Consultant Services Unit
Caltrans District 4
 3

District 4/Statewide Reports and Updates (10 min.)

  • Caltrans A&E Procurement Look Ahead
    • November/December 2016 Contracts
  • Small Business Outreach Announcement
  • Participant Questions

Romy F. Fuentes, Branch Chief

Calmentor Program Manager
Consultant Services Unit
Caltrans District 4
 4

Calmentor Steering Committee Report (9 min.)

  • Caltrans D4 Calmentor Program Quarter 3
    Report
  • Call for New Pairings

Steve Mendenhall, Michael Baker International 

Caltrans District 4 Calmentor
Steering Committee
 5

Special Presentations (5 min.)

  • Calmentor Graduation Presentation
     Sarah Peelo, Albion Environmental, Inc.
    Protégé Firm
  • Mentor Firm Acknowledgement
     Christi Fu, Arcadis, Mentor Firm
  • Outstanding Public Agency Partner Award
     Artemise Davenport, Golden Gate Bridge,
    Highway & Transportation District

Steve Mendenhall, Michael Baker International 

Caltrans District 4 Calmentor
Steering Committee Chairperson

Nick Panayotou, The Hanna Group

Caltrans District 4 Calmentor
Steering Committee,
Public Agency Partner
Subcommittee Chairperson
 6

Public Agency Partner Reports (15 min.)

  • Luz Campos, Purchasing Procurement
    Specialist, Metropolitan Transportation
    Commission
  • Artemise Davenport, DBE Program Analyst,
    Golden Gate Bridge, Highway &
    Transportation District
  • Olga Medina, Management Analyst,
    Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Nick Panayotou, The Hanna Group

Caltrans District 4 Calmentor
Steering Committee Public Partner
Subcommittee Chairperson
 7

Panel Presentation: Getting Ready for
Teaming Opportunities under the New
Caltrans Procurement Process (45 min.)

  • Procurement Process Overview
  • Tips for Planning for New Process
  • A Mentor Firm’s Perspective on the New
    Process
  • Tips for Small Business Subcontractors
  • Meeting Participant Questions
     

Saad Samani, DPAC District 4 A&E Coordinator

Arvin K. Chaudhary, President, Chaudhary &
Associates

Bo Yuan, Senior Contract Manager, Caltrans District 4

Steve Mendenhall, Michael Baker Int’l, Mentor Firm

Robert Wong, Aliquot Associates, Graduate
Protégé Firm

David Lundgren, Stantec, Panel Moderator
 8

Adjourn Regular Meeting
Upcoming Caltrans District 4 Calmentor
Events

Jt. Professional Liaison – Calmentor Program
Quarterly Meeting, January 26, 2017

 Romy F. Fuentes, Branch Chief

Calmentor Program Manager
Consultant Services Unit
Caltrans District 4