NEI General Contracting's Marc Marcelli Gives Back Through Small Contractors Program
Program assists small MBE and WBE contractors in Boston
BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NEI General Contracting, an award-winning general contractor and construction management firm, announced today that its Director of Northeast Construction Operations, Marc Marcelli, is donating his time to the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) to assist minority business enterprises (MBE) and women-owned business enterprises (WBE).
JPNDC created the Small Contractors Success Initiative in 2018 to assist small MBE and WBE contractors located in the City of Boston. The project involves free technical assistance and business education as well as connecting contractors with seasoned industry professionals like Marc.
NEI General Contracting is involved in the small business pilot as both a sponsor and a mentor. As a mentor, Marc, along with staff and other volunteers, interviews and vets candidates for the program. Once accepted into the program, the contractors meet with staff to assess their needs, establish goals, create a plan for growing their business, and connect them to a mentor. Mentors, based on their own extensive experience, assist the contractors with bidding estimating. In some cases, NEI has given them work as a subcontractor or connected them to another general contractor so they can gain valuable experience in commercial construction.
"Many of our projects are located throughout Boston and we feel it is important to give back to the communities in any way we can," said Marc. "JPNDC's Small Contractors program gives us the opportunity to create employment opportunities for residents of these communities by encouraging small contractors to bid, win, and execute work in their neighborhoods."
About NEI General Contracting
For 20 years, NEI General Contracting has provided a full spectrum of general contracting and construction management services to clients in Massachusetts and Florida. Offering owners and developers a fast-paced, first class, quality approach to any type of construction need, NEI has completed over $1 billion in construction projects spanning a wide variety of types and programs, including residential developments, senior living facilities, historic renovations and restorations, moderate rehabilitation, and institutional projects. Whatever your project, NEI has the expertise and capacity to meet any construction challenge. For more information, please visit www.neigc.com.
SOURCE NEI General Contracting
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