TESTIMONY
Felipe Ventegeat on Challenges and Opportunities for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses in JFK Redevelopment
2:03:43
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Felipe Ventegeat discusses the difficulties and possibilities for minority and women-owned businesses in participating in the JFK Airport redevelopment project.
- Ventegeat shares insights on previous projects and their setups to facilitate minority and women-owned business involvement.
- Despite attending advisory council meetings and forming relationships with subcontractors, their firm has not yet secured contractual opportunities.
- He mentions a partnership with the Queens-based Challenger Corporation, a subcontractor.
- Council Member Brooks Powers offers to connect Ventegeat's firm with the JFK redevelopment's outreach team.
Felipe Ventegeat
2:03:43
Mhmm.
2:03:44
So has a minority owned firm.
2:03:50
We have had the opportunity to participate in projects like hovering by the sea, on the the in in that particular case where the developer is the the and and we we we we were hoping that some of the systems and it was set up so that it'd be easier for minority and women owned businesses to actually participate in the redevelopment of the the airport.
2:04:26
Like they've done, for example, in in the Auburn by the city.
Brooks Powers
2:04:36
So in terms of how you're trying to get opportunities, have you attended any of the advisory council meetings of the redevelopment program?
Felipe Ventegeat
2:04:47
Yes.
2:04:48
We attended last year and We're not presently today, but we are participating by phone.
Brooks Powers
2:04:59
Okay.
2:05:01
And have you been able to meet with any of, like, the developers?
2:05:05
Have you had opportunities to participate on the development to date?
Felipe Ventegeat
2:05:12
Not not have not been able to participate through contractual opportunities yet.
2:05:19
But we hope that there'll be some in in the near future.
2:05:22
We also have we also have relationships with sub contractors who are queen's based of and so for example, there's the Challenger Corporation, which is based in Queens and and have participated as a subcontractor to some of our general contracting opportunities.
Brooks Powers
2:05:46
Okay.
2:05:47
And I believe we have your information.
2:05:49
So I'm gonna have a member of my team connect you with the outreach team from the JFK redevelopment.
2:05:58
Thank you.
Felipe Ventegeat
2:05:59
Thank you so much.