my name is tiffany tatum. u i am the executive secretary and outreach coordinator for the engineering division, and i am here to outline for you the outreach efforts on this project. on march 18, i invited via e-mail 220 certified l.b.e. firms to participate -- excuse me, to bid on this project. of the 220, 119 were from supervisorial district ten, and 74 from the 92124 zip code, bayview-hunters point. all of the project information is posted on the port's website, the office of contract administration website, and at the contractor's assistance center in candlestick point. thexaminer for seven days, nt in which included key components of the project as well as a contact information for responsible port staff. on the port's website, i maintain a list of firms who have registered to download the project manual. this list included 37 unique plan holders, including plan holder rooms and non-l.b.e. firms. on april 17, we hosted a prebid meeting at our pier one port office where nine contractors attended. the prebi