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“After decades of broken promises, construction is finally happening at Steel Point,” said Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch. “Starbucks, Bass Pro Shops, and Chipotle will all open this fall. Once complete, this waterfront development will be home to apartments, retail, hotels, a grocery store, and more. It will create thousands of jobs and add tens of millions of dollars to our tax rolls. This is yet another great example of how Bridgeport is getting better every day.”
The Steelpointe Minority Contracting Opportunities Information Session was open to Bridgeport-based small and minority-owned firms. Among those in attendance were Marshan Coleman, a Bridgeport native and owner of Premiere Construction Mac, and Willie McBride, owner of WC McBride Electrical Contractors.
“It’s a really great opportunity to do work on such a huge project that’s going to be a staple for the city of Bridgeport, I can’t wait to start,” said Coleman.
“The city has been tremendous help to me. It gives minorities more of an opportunity to work on these jobs,” said McBride.
Steelpointe Harbor will serve as a major boon for the city’s economy representing the biggest economic development project in Park City since the Industrial Revolution.
Created in 2008, one of Mayor Finch's first initiatives after being elected, the Small and Minority Business Resource Office (SMBRO) provides training and connections for entrepreneurs to create businesses and compete for city contracts, such as school construction projects.
Recently, through the efforts of SMBRO and its director Deborah Caviness, more than $50 million has been awarded to small, minority and women-owned businesses on our four most recent school construction projects.
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