The Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development wants to help women and minority-owned general contractors get more business.
Over the next several years, the OCED will be participating in many affordable housing rehabilitation projects in Washtenaw County. The office is looking to expand its list of approved contractors and to help more locally owned firms.
OCED Housing Program Supervisor Aaron Kraft says they want to give as many as possible the opportunity.
“We will entertain applications from all contractors, but there’s interest from the Office of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD at the federal level, for local agencies to recruit businesses that might otherwise be overlooked.”
Any contractors interested in applying to be on the OCED list must attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting in-person on June 4th. Registration is required by May 31st.
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