LET'S TALK MONEY:
I know we’re still suffering from Harvey, but it’s important to stay on top of state and city because billions of dollars will be made by businesses, and there is no reason that black businesses can’t benefit.
Businesses have already won millions of dollars in state contracts after Harvey. According to CNN Money, about 615 million dollars of government contracts have already been awarded to businesses across Texas and Florida since the mass destruction caused by Harvey and Irma .
As the governmentcontinues to assess damages, more companies can expect to get awarded contracts for office supplies, dumpsters, portable toilets and other essentials needed to help clean up and rebuild homes and infrastructure.
CNN Money states that in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, such contractors won $20.4 billion in government money to repair the devastation across the states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. Hurricane Sandy, which pounded New York and New Jersey, resulted in $2.9 billion in government awarded business, according to government data.
Early estimates of the destruction brought on by both Harvey and Irma could potentially exceed the damage caused by Katrina, one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, according to economists.
Moody's Analytics projects the two hurricanes will cost anywhere between$150 billion to $200 billion. By comparison, Katrina, which battered the Gulf Coast in 2005, resulted in $160 billion in damages in today's dollars, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
So far,Congress has appropriated $7.9 billion in emergency financing after the two latest hurricanes -- and that amount is expected to grow.
Your business could potentially benefit from the money flowing into Houston. Here is a list of city and state contracts.
1. City Of Houston
For more details, visit
http://purchasing.houstontx.gov/guide.html
2. Houston First
For more details, visit http://www.houstonfirst.com/do-business/
3. Harris County
For more details, visit www.houstontx.gov/obo/current_contracting_opportunities.html
4. State of Texas
For more details, visit comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/
5. Federal Government
For more details, visit www.sba.gov/contracting/getting-started-contractor/register-government-contracting
6. TX Dot
For more details, visit www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/forms-publications/doing-business.html
7. Metro
For more details, visit http://www.ridemetro.org/Pages/SB-HowToDoBusinessWithMETRO.aspx
8. University of Houston
For more details, visit www.uh.edu/administration-finance/hub/bidopportunity/
9. Houston Community College
For more details, visit www.hccs.edu/district/departments/procurement/
10. Texas Southern University
For more details, visit www.tsu.edu/about/administration/finance/procurement-services/purchasing-how-to-do-business-with-tsu.php
11. Houston Housing Authority
For more details, visit www.housingforhouston.com/doing-business-with-hha.aspx
12. NASA
For more details, visit osbp.nasa.gov/business.html
13. Houston Independent School District
For more details, visit www.houstonisd.org/ProcurementServices
14. Texas PACE Authority
For more details, visit ghbcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Doing-Business-with-Texas-PACE-Authority-July-2017.pdf
15. United Airlines
For more details, visit ghbcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Doing-Business-with-United-Airlines-June-15-2017.pdf