ANNOUNCING CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA’S CONSTRUCTION MENTORING INITIATIVE

The University of Florida Small Business Enterprise Construction Contracting Program (SBECCP) Mentoring Initiative Steering Committee announces a call for applications from potential mentors and potential protégés for participation in the University of Florida’s Construction Mentoring Initiative. The Steering committee will review submitted applications meeting the criteria for submission in order to make a decision regarding firms that will be selected to participate in this year’s (FY 2011-2012) initiative. The committee has expanded the mentoring initiative to include the selection of non-construction related mentor/protégé pairings (e.g. commodities to commodities or commodities to services pairing) and selection of one or more pairs of Consultant Firms (e.g. Architectural and/or Engineering firms) for participation in this initiative. Firms wishing to be considered for participation in the University of Florida’s Construction Mentoring Initiative should complete an application and submit it no later than August 5, 2011, to the following:

University of Florida

Small Business & Vendor Diversity Relations

109 Elmore Hall, P. O. Box 115250

Gainesville, FL 32611-5250

dmannin@ufl.edu

This initiative is designed to promote small business development, enhance business knowledge and experience, foster increased business capacity, and provide small businesses access to opportunities at the University of Florida.

An event to kickoff this phase of the Mentoring Initiative will take place on July 14, 2011 at the University of Florida’s Eastside Campus, in the Sunshine Skyway Conference Room, 2008 N.E. Waldo Road, Building 1603, Gainesville, Florida 32609. Firms planning to attend this event should RSVP to Ms. Darlean Manning, Small Business & Vendor Diversity Relations Division, via phone (352)392-0380 or e-mail: dmannin@ufl.edu.

Additional information regarding the Mentoring Initiative, including criteria for submission, may be obtained by accessing the Small Business & Vendor Diversity Division’s website at www.sbvdr.admin.ufl.edu, or by contacting the Small Business & Vendor Diversity Relations Division at (352)392-0380, SBVDR@admin.ufl.edu.

UF is a 100% tobacco-free campus!

The University of Florida is proud to be a 100% tobacco-free campus. Starting July 1, 2010 the use of cigarettes or other tobacco products on the UF campuses, including parking lots and vehicles, is prohibited and in violation of UF policy 6C1-2.022.

The policy applies to every person who visits University of Florida campuses, including fans, faculty, staff, volunteers, students, contractors, and service representatives.

Thank you for supporting the University of Florida’s tobacco-free campus initiative and practicing healthy behavior.