U. S. Virgin Islands – September 25, 2020 — The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA), in partnership with the Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery, will host a free informational webinar titled, “Doing Business with the Recovery” on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 3:30 PM.
This webinar will be conducted via Zoom, a software-based platform for video and audio communications and can also be viewed LIVE through Facebook livestream at www.facebook.com/usvieda. We are inviting contractors, consultants, architects, engineers, and the small business community to register in advance for the webinar at
https://www.usvieda.org/webinar-doing-business-recovery.
Upon registration, individuals will receive an email with details on how to join the webinar.
This webinar will feature the following representatives and their agencies:
- Adrienne L. Williams-Octalien, Director of the Office of Disaster Recovery
- Commissioner Anthony Thomas and Assistant Commissioner Lisa Alejandro from Property and Procurement
- Jeanine Blyden, Procurement and Contracting Manager and Antoinette Fleming, Director of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Program
Attendees will learn how to participate in the application and solicitation process for projects utilizing federal funds, in addition to gaining valuable information on the following topics:
I. SAM Registration and Renewal
II. Bonding
III. Bidding and Procurement Pitfalls
IV. Procurement Opportunities
Moderator: Shanell Petersen, VIEDA Managing Director, Marketing & Vision 2040.
For more information, contact Shanell Petersen, VIEDA Managing Director, Marketing and Vision 2040 at spetersen@usvieda.org.
