Lennar’s Mentorship-Protégé Program celebrated the partnership of mentoring firm Ranger Pipeline with two Bayview Hunters Point businesses: Oliver Transbay Construction and Let’s Get Busy Contractors Thursday at Jewel restaurant in Bayview-Hunters Point.
The Mentorship-Protégé Program is designed to create a professional mentoring partnership between contractors and Bayview Hunters Point businesses. The program offers opportunities for local businesses to receive job experience from experienced mentors and industry leaders, such as Lennar, who are committed to helping aspiring contractors grow professionally.
"Lennar started this program to help support small, emerging minority- and women-owned enterprises that have a construction-related business in the Bayview Hunters Point community," said Kofi Bonner, President of Lennar Urban’s Bay Area Division. "We are proud to support this program that is providing skills to assist local businesses succeed and grow."
Ranger Pipeline, recently selected by Lennar to oversee the infrastructure phase of the redevelopment project, is a locally-owned Bayview Hunters Point construction company specializing in underground utilities, concrete construction, site development and heavy engineering.
"I am excited about this opportunity and look forward to learning skills that can help my business succeed," said Darryl Bishop of Let’s Get Busy Contractors. "Without Lennar’s support, a program like this wouldn’t exist."
Lennar’s Mentorship-Protégé Program Manager, Alton Byrd, says the program’s success shows Lennar’s strong commitment to supporting programs that help support the long-term success of the community.
"It is clear that Lennar is committed to doing something that other builders haven’t tried to do before," said Frank Oliver of Oliver Transbay Construction. "This partnership will provide a great opportunity for us to work with an experienced and well-established contractor who has business-building resources and job training skills in the construction field."
To participate in the MBE/WBE Mentorship-Protégé Program, please contact Alton Byrd, Mentorship-Protégé Program Manager, at (888) 381-7731. Information is also available by visiting the Hunters Point Shipyard website.