Yes We Code

ESSENCE and Prince partner to empower young mind and transform our future at the Festival as we champion awareness and foster education.  #YesWeCode, a special community initiative led by the Rebuild the Dream Innovation Fund is recruiting hundreds of grassroots training programs - plus major technology partners, celebrities and political leaders - to help 100,000 low-opportunity youth learn the language of coding and programming.  With the power to code, the next generation can design a future that works for them - and for all of us.

We'll introduce some of the country's greatest talents in the field here and you can meet them at the 2014 Festival to find out how you can make a difference to the young computer programmer in your life.  

On February 7-9, 2014, the Rebuild the Dream Innovation Fund partners with Qeyno Labs to launch the first hackathon for black male achievement with a focus on young black men.  The theme for this Oakland-based startup weekend mega-event is "Could an App Have Saved Trayvon Martin? Building a Silicon Valley that Lives up to Dr. King's Dream".

Learn more here.

Click here to learn more about the Start up Weekend.

REQUEST FOR INFORMAL BIDS: Bolin Creek Greenway Improvements

Pursuant to Section 143-131 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the Town of Chapel Hill's Parks and Recreation Department is requesting bids from qualified contractors interested in constructing Bolin Creek Greenway reinforced concrete stairs with stone facing and performing trail improvements and maintenance to the Bolin Creek Greenway in accordance with the contract drawings and specifications. 

Sealed proposals for the Bolin Creek Greenway Improvements shall be mailed to: CoCo Hall, Purchasing and Contracts Manager, at 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514, until 3:00 P.M on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. 

A Pre-bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. in the Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Conference Room, 200 Plant Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. All contractors who will submit a bid to the Owner are urged to attend. Failure to attend will not constitute grounds for a misunderstanding or mistake regarding the bidding documents. Additional questions can be submitted in writing via email to Bill Webster at bwebster@townofchapelhill.org until 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Reponses to all received will be published on the Town's website at www.townofchapelhill.org in the form of an addendum on Thursday, November 21, 2013. 

Bids should be mailed to: Coco Hall, Purchasing & Contracts Manager, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Bid proposals are due on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 by 3:00 P.M. Submittal questions should be directed to Coco Hall, Purchasing at (919) 969-5025 or email at chall@townofchapelhill.org. Bids may be hand delivered to our temporary physical location at 143-A West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, however it is important to note that this is not a mailing address (bids may only be mailed to the 405 MLK Jr. Blvd address). 

Technical specifications and drawings are available on the Town's website at www.townofchapelhill.org under Bid Notices and "Bolin Creek Greenway Improvements". The technical specifications for this project are included on the contract drawings and in a separate file.Please include a completed and signed bid form as attached with base bid plus alternates if any. The Town of Chapel Hill reserves the right to reject any and all bids for any reason or no reason and to accept the bid most favorable to the Town of Chapel Hill. 

Request For Proposals - Administrative Services

Stanly County Scattered Sit Housing Community Development Block Grant

Stanly County has received an award for their Community Development Block Grant Scattered Site Housing Application to be submitted for FY 2012 funding. The grant will provide $225,000 to assist in providing rehabilitation services to approximately 4 homes.

Proposals Due by July 8, 2013

Learn more at https://www.ips.state.nc.us/IPS/AGENCY/PDF/09740300.pdf 

HouseKeeping Supplies Needed

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY Sealed proposals in response to Westfield State University Bid No. WSU 2013-043, Environmental Services Housekeeping Supplies Bid, will be received by Westfield State University at the Procurement Office, 333 Western Ave., Westfield, MA 01086 until 2:30 PM, June 26, 2013 and then in said office opened publicly and read aloud. Proposal documents may be obtained at the Procurement Office at 333 Western Avenue, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, or by calling 413-572-5245. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any and all proposals if it is in the public interest to do so. WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY By: Lisa Freeman, Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance