[Excerpts from USACE St. Paul Jan. 10 News Releases, MPI Website]
Interested in finding out how to obtain construction contracts with the U.S. Corps of Engineers? Tom Koopmeiners, USACE St. Paul, District deputy for small business, will present "Doing Business with the Corps of Engineers," from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Breckenridge City Hall, 420 Nebraska Ave., and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 26, East Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce, 218 4th St. NW in East Grand Forks, MN.

Koopmeiners will discuss how to find out where upcoming Corps projects will be, as well as where to find bidding information on these projects. To register, visit www.mpi.org (see link below) or call Jackie Seifert at 218-236-2289. Cost to attend the workshop is $10. Sponsors of this presentation include the Corps of Engineers and the Minnesota Project Innovation.

Topics include:
* Introduction to the COE through their website
* Electronic Bid System/plan holders/awards/abstracts
* Upcoming projects
* Government Registrations-CCR, Pro-Net
* Understanding the general and technical specifications
* Pre-bid and pre-construction conferences
* Past performance
* Performance and payment bonds
* Authorities
* Cost proposals
* Overhead rates

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