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Concerns On HB 447 From Small & Minority Businesses In Texas


This proposed law will make JOC unmanageable as an option for publicly funded facilities and infrastructures, ending the ability to use Job Order Contracting in the state of Texas. This will impact their business immediately, putting their future in jeopardy. The loss of small, minority and disadvantaged businesses from being able to support university, k-12 public schools and municipalities which utilize a  JOC program today. This will end up costing the tax payers and the publicly funded facilities more money if approved.


As a small business in Texas Job Order Contracting (JOC) has become a valuable component to our business revenues. JOC programs allow these smaller subcontracting businesses to gain projects and work that they would normally not be able to go after and attempt to win without a JOC program. JOC programs increase competitiveness and availability of publicly funded projects.

House Bill 447 will eliminate the ability to compete on renovation, remodeling and repair projects at publicly funded facilities. HB 447 puts these businesses in jeopardy which will impact their employees and their families immediately. JOC programs today allow small and minority subcontracting businesses to:

· Access to portions of projects, instead of trying to get an entire “big” project; Unable to bond big projects without a JOC program in place; 

· Encourages Minority and Disadvantaged Business and HUB Zone development;

· Fast payment for our small businesses; 

· Opportunity to grow with our JOC contractors company; and,

· Generate local work opportunities that we might not be able to win without.
 
JOC contractors maintain strong relationships with many, many more subcontractors, suppliers and vendors helping to improve safety, business results and long term viability of local subcontractors.  
Contractors Sample Letter


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On Letterhead Of The Company

 

March 5, 2007

 

Subject: Concern on HB 447 & Impact On Job Order Contracting In Texas

 

Honorable Chairman William Callegari

P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768.

Fax: 512-463-7820

Phone: 512-463-0528

Email: bill.callegari@house.state.tx.us

 

Dear Chairman Callegari,

 

I felt it was important to voice my concern on the current HB447 and its impact on Job Order Contracting in Texas. This bill will damage my business and our ability to remain a viable business in the future. This bill will, as it stands today, make it impossible for schools, universities and municipalities to have JOC programs in the future – this would eliminate my company’s ability to compete and earn a living. Without a thriving JOC market and opportunities in the state we would not be able to stay in business.

 

I am against HB 447 and respectfully request that the bill be stopped.

 

I wanted my voice to be heard. Please listen to all stakeholders not just one group that would benefit from the bill as it stands today.

 

HB447 will damage competitiveness in the state and cost our customers more money. A responsive and necessary tool in Texas will be lost, along with our necessary projects within a JOC program eliminating our ability to support facilities construction focused on renovation, rehabilitation, remodeling and repair.

 

HB 447 will remove the ability to utilize Job Order Contracting in the state and reduce our ability to compete on projects at publicly funded facilities. The bill will damage our local economy by taking away opportunities from small and minority subcontractors that operate through JOC program. Putting people out of work, reducing competitiveness in the marketplace. 

Please do not pass HB 447.

 

Sincerely,

 

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