Members of the Columbia University Facilities and Operations team work with a wide variety of vendors covering construction, maintenance and other industries, including general contractors, single trade contractors, as well as technical and creative consultants. The team also works closely with Columbia University Construction Facilities Sourcing, who help to identify sourcing opportunities and strategies that meet our operational and financial goals.
Prospective and current vendors
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The basics on how to start working with Columbia University Facilities and Operations
What a vendor needs to know about working at Columbia
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CU Grow Graduates Eighth Cohort of Minority-, Women- and Locally Owned Businesses
The Columbia Facilities and Operations-led CU Grow Vendor Development Program graduated its eighth cohort in two ceremonies at Faculty House on December 11 and February 5. The program is designed to help minority-, women- and locally owned (MWL) vendors and Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals (SEDI) grow their businesses.
CU Grow Vendor Development Program Releases Five Year Impact Report
Since 2017, the CU Grow: Vendor Development Program has supported minority-, women-, and locally owned (MWL) firms with critical business elements needed to work on University construction and maintenance projects.
CU Grow Hosts First Procurement Event of 2023 for Cohort 7
The CU Grow Vendor Development program hosted its first procurement event of 2023 on April 19 at The Forum, bringing together the program’s seventh cohort of 21 minority-, women-, and locally owned (MWL) firms with program alumni and project managers from Columbia University Facilities and Operations (CUFO).