sincerely, frederick jordan, president of the chamber. i am a subcontractor, a vendor who has put in a bid for this project. i represent 5% of the contract will agreement with granite, so i'm not just a vendor. i'm actually a contractor. hopefully, that means something to the board. director ford: thank you. >> i'm also a subcontractor consultant doing work with granite. basically, i have been -- my previous experience has shown that i have fought for live companies when i was on the other side of the fence working with these companies on large infrastructure projects, big ones dealing with the bay bridge, dealing also with the golden gate bridge, everything, and i have been having to deal with trying to achieve these goals. i have been privy to the rebuttal. i find it to be inadequate. a lot of paper. it looks good. i have to admit that we did the same thing. you get a database of things. you can hire somebody that says they will make use of supply, but i can certainly say from the bottom of my heart, it is not a bona fide effort. it is