More than a billion dollars worth of construction contracts are up for grabs today at the Hispanic Contractors Association de Tejas Convention and Exposition. The fifth annual event begins today at the Omni Marina Hotel in Corpus Christi. The total contract amount is the largest ever to be for the statewide event. The contracts come from companies and government agencies that have construction plans and budgets in place for the coming year.
Any contractor is welcome to peruse the contracts at the free exposition.
More than 350 contractors have registered to attend the conference. With the exception of contracts from the Texas Department of Transportation, all of the contracts are up for bid. Among those taking bids are H.E. Butt Grocery Co. and the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. The membership, which is composed mostly of small business owners, is pushing this year to have construction projects divided into smaller pieces so that more contractors can participate in the process. Projects such as the building of the Alamodome in San Antonio have been successful examples of how smaller businesses can take pieces of a project and construct it into a whole, Barrera said.