Affiliations

Member of the Associated General Contractors of America
Member of the National Demolition Association
Client of the Alaska Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Client of Alaska State Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Consultation Services Program

Certifications

2001 – Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

Benefits of being a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

On December 16, 2003, the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (VBA) was passed by Congress. Section 308 of the Act (Public Law 108-183), established a procurement program for Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSBC). This procurement program provides that Federal contracting officers may restrict competition to SDVOSBCs and a award a sole source or set-aside contract where certain criteria are met. The Small Business Administration has issued an interim final rule, establishing a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Program. This program establishes the criteria to be used in Federal contracting to determine service-disabled veteran status; business ownership and control requirements; guidelines for establishing sole source and set-aside procurement opportunities; and protest and appeal procedures for SDVOSBC procurements.

2003 – US Small Business Administration 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business

Benefits of being a Certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business
• Participants can receive sole-source contracts, up to a ceiling of $3 million forgoods and services and $5 million for manufacturing. While SBA helps 8(a) firms build their competitive and institutional know-how, the agency also encourages them to participate in competitive acquisitions.
• Federal acquisition policies encourage Federal agencies to award a certain percentage of their contracts to SDBs. To speed up the award process, the SBA has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with 25 Federal agencies allowing them to contract directly with certified 8(a) firms.
• Recent changes permit 8(a) firms to form joint ventures and teams to bid on contracts. This enhances the ability of 8(a) firms to perform larger prime contracts and overcome the effects of contract bundling, the combining of two or more contracts together into one large contract.

2006 – US Department of Transportation (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

Benefits of being a Certified DOT DBE
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) was enacted June 9, 1998 as Public Law 105-178. TEA-21 authorized the Federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety, and transit for the 6-year period 1998-2003. Section 1101(b) of the act (Disadvantaged Business Enterprises) states except to the extent that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10% of the amounts made available for any program under Titles I, III, and V of this act shall be expended with small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. In 2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) extended the DBE program to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's highway and safety research program. As distinct from direct procurement, DOT's Operating Administrations distribute billions of dollars each year to finance construction projects initiated by state and local governments, public transit and airport agencies. Recipients of DOT funds must develop and implement a DBE program that conforms to DOT standards set forth in 49 CFR Part 23 and 49 CFR Part 26.
The integrity of DOT's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program depends to a large extent upon the establishment of systematic procedures to ensure that only bona fide small disadvantaged business firms are certified to participate in DOT federally assisted programs. The DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Regulations 49 CFR Part 23 and 49 CFR Part 26 place primary responsibility for the certification process upon State Transportation Agencies, which are tasked with ensuring only bona fide disadvantaged firms are certified.

Bonding Capacity

In partnership with Alaska USA Insurance Brokers, CESI has worked hard to build bonding capacity and trust in our market. Currently we are bonded for the following amounts:

$2 Million in a single project
$5 Million in aggregate