Company Profile

COMPANY INFORMATION
Name of Business:		Buchanan & Associates
Company Phone:		(888) 882-1168
Company E-mail:		SmallBusiness@theBuchananGroup.net
Cage Code #:		4ZWG5
Certifications (Small/Minority):		CBE, DBE, SBE, MBE [Metro, DGS, and County of Los Angeles]
Address: [Mailing]		560 West Main Street, Suite C#105, Alhambra, CA 91801
General Website Address:		https://www.theBuchananGroup.net
Other Websites Under this Company:		https://www.SmallBizPro.net
Business Start Date:		May 2006
Years in Business:		More than 14 Years
Number of Employees:		12 Associates
Business Description:		Buchanan & Associates is a supplier diversity business management Consulting, coaching, and program management firm that assists small businesses in becoming business-ready, contract-ready, and bank loan-ready. We facilitate multiple workshop training programs; provide guidance in business infrastructure development, certification packaging, and contract compliance management as well as labor compliance. Creator of SmallBizPro, a subscription-based All-in-1 business management, Back-office management, Compliance, procurement assistance, and market research assistance tool that helps organize businesses with their key documents all in one place for quick access.
Annual Revenues:		< $1,000,000

MARKETING DATA
NAICS Codes:	541611; 541613; 541720; 611430 - (Professional and Management Development Training, Business Management Consulting Services; Business Start-up Services; Administrative Management Consulting) 561210 - (Facilities Support Services) 561499 - (All Other Business Support Services)
Type of Products or Services:	Contract Compliance, Business Infrastructure Development, Labor Compliance, Mentorship Program Management, Business Plan Development, Government Certification Preparation, workshop development and training facilitation, and Small Business Program Management.
Product or Service Features & Benefits / Differentiators:	Features & Benefits: With more than 20 years of industry knowledge, Buchanan & Associates provides step-by-step guidance to clients so that they will develop competency and compliance four vital areas of a successful business which are: Business Planning; General Operations Management; Business Development/ Marketing; and Cash Flow Management. Differentiators: We provide hands-on business development guidance & coaching to clients, not only do we assist but we also educate clients; develop clients from a ready-to-do business status to contract-readiness status. B&A has a DBE/SBE mentorship program that prepares, pre-qualified, and provides contract-readiness training for firms with sales over $100K.
Competitive Advantage:	Providing Clients access to a proprietary cloud-based business management, procurement assistance, and market research assistance system that helps them to become business-ready, contract-ready, and bank loan-ready. Provide hands-on one-on-one coaching to clients.
Target Clients:	Public Works Agencies Municipalities Utilities Small Businesses Trade Associations and Chambers of Commerce
Payment Method(s):	Net 30; Credit Cards, EFT, Checks, Cash
Bonding Capacity:	N/A
Liability Insurance:	$2,000,000/$5,000,000 [Aggregate]
Workers Compensation Ins.:	TBD
Experience Modification Rate (EMR):	N/A
OSHA 300/300A Reports:	TBD
Memberships/Associations:	NLBWA-LA, NLBWA-IE, NAMC, CHCC, NCA, GLAAACC

About Buchanan

Buchanan & Associates is a multiple award winning supplier diversity firm that helps small businesses become contract-ready. So, if you want to win government contracts, then Buchanan & Associates is the way to go!

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Procurement & Purchasing Vendor-Readiness

We help socially and economically disadvantaged businesses gain access to economic and contracting opportunities.
We prepare your business so that it is bank loan-ready while understanding your ratios.
Buchanan & Associates provides hand-holding and supportive services to disadvantaged businesses so that their back-office is compliant government and contracting agencies operating and safety guidelines.
We assist small businesses/vendors in achieving procurement and purchasing good-standing status with the SBA, County, State, LA Metro, Casinos, Los Angeles Unified School District, and Municipal contracting agencies.

Call us now so we can begin helping you get qualified for your portion of that $500 Billion in contracts available for small businesses!

Call: 888-882-1168

Mentorship Program

We help socially and economically disadvantaged businesses gain access to economic and contracting opportunity.
As a mentor providing supportive services, Buchanan & Associates assists protégés in obtaining annual certifications to achieve favorable financial health and good character with the SBA.
We assist small businesses in achieving good-standing status with the SBA, County, State, and Municipal contracting agencies.
Protégés entering SBA 8(a) Business Development program as well as in other public works contracting programs, are provided special guidance and coaching to ensure that they are current with all reporting requirements and set-up to succeed on these projects..

Mentor: Bringing emerging talents together with specific firms, utilizing advanced experience and knowledge while demonstrating a commitment to providing upward mobility and support to a protégé.

Please Call us Today at (888)882-1168

Or Email us at SmallBusiness@TheBuchananGroup.net so we can develop a plan to suit your specific Mentorship needs.

Contract Compliance

Provide oversight and program monitoring; ensure that all paperwork is completed accurately and submitted on-time so that Prime and subcontractors are paid on-time.
Generate letters and Ad Hoc reports as requested by contract provider.
Assist with Close-out report and contract compliance to ensure Client meets close-out procedures.
Generate Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Utilization Reports on public works projects and required contracts.
Conduct contract audits on projects to ensure all government contracting requirements are met.
Utilize industry expertise in 49 CFR part 26 and 13 CFR Part 121 to assist contract providers primes, or subcontractors (Client) with DBE/SBE utilization and compliance with public works contracting owners’ programs.
Ensure that the Prime prepares and submits subcontractor Utilization Form and Reports on a monthly basis as required by DBE/SBE program requirements.
Provide contract compliance support to your contracting managers and staff as needed on an on-going basis.
Monitor and ensure proper preparation of close-out documents at the completion of contracts.
and much more.

Labor Compliance

Serve as expert witness for prime contractor or contract provider if needed (as defendant) in state and federal labor compliance and prevailing wage violation cases.
Proactively conduct random audits, job-site inspections, and interview workers on the project to ensure labor compliance, prevailing wage, and apprenticeship ratios with DIR requirements.
Identify potential labor compliance claim issues before they arise and investigate probable violations and complaints of worker underpayment.
Conduct on-site investigations to resolve worker complaints and other identified prevailing wage violations as required.
Provide oversight and monitor certified payroll data received from all contract provider or prime’s project subcontractors and ensure that their submitted reports meet contract owner’s requirements.
Minimize prime contractor’s exposure to fines, issuance of non-compliance notices, prevent payment withholdings, and retention for delinquent and/or inadequate certified payroll records.
Review and monitor the accurate collection and confirm proof of payment from employer of training fund contributions.
Perform Federal Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and California Prevailing Wage Laws Labor Compliance oversight, monitoring, and reporting.
Generate and maintain job-site inspections/observations logs and worker interview files.
Identify potential labor compliance claims/issues and investigate alleged violations and complaints of underpayment to worker(s) as required by the California Prevailing Wage Laws and related Acts.
Research and maintain Labor Compliance Policy & Procedure Manual which will appropriately address alleged violations of Prevailing Wage requirements on all public works contracts.
Investigate Labor Compliance and Prevailing Wage Violations for underpayments to worker by contractor/subcontractors.
Generate assessment summary reports that address violations and findings pursuant to DIR Prevailing Wage guidelines and requirements on the projects.
Review Project Labor Agreement (PLA) guidelines to ascertain contractor’s adherence to established requirements (if necessary).
Review and advise prime contractor on Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements (if necessary).
In conjunction with the monthly performance reports, draft and disseminate discrepancy notices to Contractors, include recommendations for penalties and payment withholding as appropriate by the program guidelines.

Call Us at (888)882-1168 so we can take care of your Labor Compliance needs. We will handle everything so that you can focus on performing the contract!

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