Three CNY construction-related companies certified as SDVOBs

New York Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner JoAnn Destito recently announced that three construction-related Central New York businesses were certified as service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOBs).

The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Crossett Construction and Property Management LLC, a Syracuse-based full-service property management firm; Equip-Co Unlimited of New York LLC, a Utica company that leases construction, mining, and forestry equipment; and JD3 Enterprise Inc., a Manlius business that specializes in building construction.

The trio of companies were among 12 newly certified businesses announced by OGS on Oct. 15.

The DSDVBD was created in May 2014 with enactment of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act. As of Oct. 15, a total of 903 businesses were certified in the state.

For a business to receive certification, one or more service-disabled veterans — with a service-connected disability rating of 10 percent or more from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (or from the New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs for National Guard veterans) — must own at least 51 percent of the business. Other criteria include: the business must be independently owned and operated and have a significant business presence in New York, it must have conducted business for at least one year prior to the application date, and it must qualify as a small business under the New York State program. Several more requirements also need to be met.