BuildIT signed onto nationwide Equity in Infrastructure (EIP) Coalition along with more than a dozen transportation and infrastructure agencies
Eighteen leaders, including those of more than a dozen major Bay Area transit agencies and Denver Water, signed the Equity In Infrastructure Project Pledge on Monday, January 13, 2025, joining a national coalition committed to increasing contracting opportunities for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) in the infrastructure sector. This increases competition for public contracts, saving taxpayer dollars and delivering better value for infrastructure investments while building generational wealth and reducing the racial wealth gap.
This was the first time in EIP’s history that they invited an LGBT industry association from the Design/Construction and large-scale Real Estate Development sectors to sign The Pledge. “With Phil Washington’s vision and the depth of EIP’s leadership with people like John Pocari, Dorval Carter, Jr., and Rick Jacobs, this effort will continue to put access to opportunity at the forefront of creating sustainable, well paying jobs, that will positively impact communities around the United States” stated BuildIT’s President Paul Pendergast. “We are honored to collaborate with this amazing organization and those that are laying the groundwork for what is to come in terms of rail, aviation, water, highways and infrastructure for the future” Pendergast added.
This event grew the EIP’s voluntary coalition to 92 transit authorities, airports, ports, water districts, engineering, industry associations, and construction firms from across the country – representing hundreds of billions of dollars of power to improve people’s lives.
The Founder of the EIP is Phil Washington, CEO of the Denver International Airport (DEN). Mr. Washington also served as LA Metro’s CEO for over 6 years where he championed numerous, and substantial, innovations within Metro’s infrastructure development.
Signers of the EIP Pledge at Monday’s event included (listed alphabetically):
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