CT Subcontractors Invited to Learn Bidding Tips for Historic Projects on Oct. 30

Farmington, CT, October 27, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Small business, minority-owned, and women-owned subcontractors across Connecticut will learn how best to bid on two historic KBE Building Corp. projects at a free conference on Oct. 30.

KBE is Design-Builder and Constructor for the $67.8-million, 183,600 s/f Litchfield Judicial District Courthouse construction project in Torrington and the $79-million, 210,000 s/f Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Residence Hall at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

WHO:     

Estimators and Project Managers at KBE Building Corp.

Small business, minority-owned, and women-owned subcontractors across Connecticut          

WHAT:        

Small business, minority-owned, and women-owned subcontractors will learn how to access bid documents online, perform on-screen take-offs, and pre-qualify with the State Department of Administrative Services – along with the best way to bid on these upcoming KBE projects :

·         Litchfield Judicial District Courthouse in Torrington

·         University of Connecticut STEM Residence Hall in Storrs

All attendees will be eligible to win prizes, including a DeWalt Drill Driver.              

WHEN:      

Thurs., Oct. 30 from 5-8 p.m.

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED -- Log on to www.sbembesubcontractors.splashthat.com or call Judy Hock at 860.284.7462.

5-6 p.m.         Reception, registration, and refreshments

6-6:30 p.m.    Presentation on bidding with KBE

6:30-8 p.m.    Meet and greet with KBE’s Project Managers and Estimators

WHERE:           

Zach’s Community Room

University of Connecticut

1798 Asylum Ave.

West Hartford, CT 06117        

Background:            

Regionally located in Farmington, Conn., and Columbia, Md., KBE Building Corporation is a full-service, single-source commercial construction company strategically positioned to serve the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic U.S. Founded in 1959 and incorporated in 1966, the firm is celebrating its 55th year providing preconstruction, construction management, design-build, and general contracting services to clients in the educational, senior living, federal, corporate, hospitality, health care, institutional, and retail markets. KBE has managed more than $2.5 billion in construction volume over the last decade and is ranked among Engineering News-Record magazine’s top 400 construction companies nationally.

Media Contact: Jonelle Lawhorn | KBE Director of Marketing

t: 860.284.7431| c: 860.836.7517 | f: 860.284.7831 | e: jlawhorn@kbebuilding.com