Mission
The goals and objectives expressed in the BCIA mission statement are:

• Promote community awareness and a sense of responsibility for including MBE/DBE contractors in the economic mainstream.
• Promote a thriving and diversified construction marketplace for both business and employment in the Greater Birmingham Metropolitan area.
• Promote the recognition of the BCIA by construction users as a resource center for community responsible construction businesses, both mainstream and MBE/DBE.
• Promote proactive and innovative efforts to meet the goals and objectives of the Birmingham Plan.
• Promote the construction industry as a viable career option for minority students as well as by providing assistance through scholarship and expanded employment opportunities.
• Certify and monitor the development of bona fide firms which are owned and controlled in both form and substance by qualified minority and disadvantaged persons.

Our Scholarship Banquet was also very successful this year and the foundation is in place for us to significantly improve our scholarship program. We are currently looking at increasing our program to include eight to ten Alabama schools that have construction-related programs. We appreciate everyone who participated in the event, and special congratulations to all of the award recipients.

Financially, we continue to need more and more support every year. We have many great ideas for programs that we have not been able to get off the ground until funding is in place. If you received a letter from us recently, we hope you will consider supporting us financially. If you have any knowledge of where we can secure funding for training initiatives, please let us know.

As we enter the new millennium, we need to rededicate ourselves to removing the barriers that hold us back and keep us from reaching our full potential.

As a Board, we need to continue to find opportunities for majority and minority contractors to work together and network, as well as provide educational opportunities for our members. I wish you much success in each of your businesses this year, and I hope the BCIA is meeting your expectations.