2022 Reverse Trade Fair

Date: September 21, 2022

Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location: Denver PPA Event Center
2105 Decatur St, Denver, CO 80211

Agenda

7:00 am – 9:00 am: Exhibitor set-up

8:30 am: Registration opens

9:00 am: Exhibitor hall opens

12:00 pm: Exhibitor hall closes

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Exhibitor break down

Plan your day!

2022 Exhibitors

Exhibitor Name	Booth #
360 Engineering, Inc.	71
Ace on The FAX	21
Adolfson & Peterson Construction	1
AIS Industrial & Construction Supply	19
Alan Ford Architects	7
ALCAM Metals	17
Applied Property Services Inc.	45
A’Stars Photography	81
Asian Chamber of Commerce	77
Bentley Mills	63
Black Construction Group	26
Boylen Cleaning Services, LLC	16
Canon	61
Capital Electric	69
City and County of Denver	13
Clean Break	31
Citrine	24
Colorado Network Staffing	64
CWS Colorado, LLC.	2
Denver Electrical	50
DPS Career and College Success Program	70
DPS Environmental Services	33
DPS Facilities	60
DPS Office of Business Diversity	38
DPS Sustainability	49
DPS Planning, Design and Construction Services	65
DPS Purchasing	28
Eidos Architects	36
Element Contract	23
Empowercom	40
EON Office	66
Galloway & Company, Inc. & Tribal One JV	62
Gary Leimer, Inc.	74
Gilmore Construction	9
Golden Triangle Construction	25
Hispanic Contractors of Colorado	26
Hispanic Contractors of Colorado Contractors Academy	26
Hollis + Miller Architects	57
HSK Construction	14
IBS Nationwide Inc	8
J K Concepts, Inc.	46
KLOK Group LLC	52
Layover Inc.	5
LEI Companies	75
Luminosity Supply & Solutions	54
Martinez Associates	30
Mayo Geophysical Services Limited	72
McBride Lighting and Electrical Services	56
McKinstry Essention, LLC	12
Mountain Plains MSDC	10
MW Golden Constructors	32
New Flooring Horizons	29
OfficeScapes Schools	47
PG Arnold Construction	44
Professional Employment Group of Colorado	4
Ransford Engineering	67
Reality Technology Inc	6
Regional Transportation District	11
Restoration 1 of Central Denver	59
RMI Insights	58
Saunders Construction	43
Secure Health Partners	51
Shrewsberry & Associates	55
Shyne & Associates	68
Sky Blue Builders	48
Stratus Information Systems (SIS)	37
Solutions Mechanical LLC	41
Source environmental dba AET ENVIRONMENTAL INC.	34
Spanish Learning Network	78
St. Andrew’s Electric	53
Square Lizard Music Group	79
Swinerton	27
Pine Construction,LLC	39
The Art of Concrete LLC	22
The Vern’s LLC	80
TLI Construction	73
Topographic, Co.	20
TPM Staffing Services	76
Tri-M Electric	42
Trinity Construction Services	15
Trinity Roofing	15
Trinity Solar	15
United Materials, LLC.	3
White Construction Group	35
Wylde Ibis, LLC dba Artcraft Sign Company	18

3 Reasons to Attend the 2022 RTF

Over 80 exhibitors!

Meet the new Minority, Women – owned businesses and connect with familiar faces

Meet DPS decision makers and learn about upcoming opportunities

Make connections, network and reconnect!

General Admission Registration

There is no cost to attend this event. An exhibitor directory will be provided on the day of the event at the registration table.

Exhibitor Registration is closed

Exhibitor floor is full, businesses can register for a waitlist position. Available positions will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.

Happens Once a Year

Presented by the Denver Public Schools' Office of Business Diversity

The Reverse Trade Fair (RTF) is an annual event offered by the Denver Public Schools’ Office of Business Diversity. The RTF offers local vendors an opportunity to participate in the largest connection event hosted for Construction trades in the school district.

The RTF is free to exhibit at and participate in. The purpose of this event is to showcase local talent and to help Denver Business owners develop beneficial relationships/partnerships while connecting with DPS Prime contractors, local businesses, DPS decision makers and department representatives.

Attendees and Exhibitors are encouraged to have senior staff with an intricate knowledge of your companies capabilities and work experience attend to maximize the interactions with the Prime contractors and DPS decision makers that will be in attendance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a cost to participate?

This event is free to participate in; There is no charge to exhibit or attend this event.

Who should attend the Reverse Trade Fair (RTF)?

Exhibitor

The primary audience for this event has previously been construction and construction related service vendors. That said, with the new virtual format this event has opened up to all services currently being utilized by the district, all are welcome to exhibit who meet in the following parameters.

Company located withing the Denver Aurora combined Statistical Area (CSA)Consists of the following counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park and Weld.
Hold Diversity certification for MWBE, MBE, WBE or SBE or currently registered as a pre-qualified prime contractor with Denver Public Schools
Denver Public Schools Departments
Previously qualified community partner agencies (if you have not previously participated but feel you have services that would benefit the SMWBE community please email businessdiversity@dpsk12.org)

Attendee

General Admission registration is currently open. Please contact the Office of Business DiverstY with any questions approaching the event at businessdiversity@dpsk12.org.

What is the Exhibitor directory?

A directory of the vendors exhibiting in the Reverse Trade Fair will be provided on the day of the event for prime contractors, event attendees and DPS representatives to reference as they prepare for the upcoming construction season.

What is included in the Exhibitor Directory?

Vendors exhibiting in the Reverse Trade Fair will have their information added to the 2020 Reverse Trade Fair Exhibitor Directory. The information will be distributed to prime contractors, event attendees and DPS representatives and will include:

Company Name
Product/Service Description
Point of Contact information
Additional information as provided
Current Diversity Certification(s) held

How many people attended last year's event?

Over 80 exhibitors and 200 people attended the 2021 Virtual Reverse Trade Fair.

Questions?

Live music from Vince Johnson - Square Lizard Music Group

Breakfast burritos from local MBE - Santiago's

Fresh pastries from local MWBE - Rosales Mexican Bakery

Denver Police Protective Agency

Download event flyer

Exhibitor Floor is FULL!!

Exhibitor Requirements

The RTF is free to exhibit at, submissions that do not meet the requirements below will be wait listed and confirmed as space allows the week prior to the RTF.

Company located within the Denver Aurora combined Statistical Area (CSA)Consists of the following counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park and Weld.
Hold Diversity certification for MWBE, MBE, WBE or SBE and/or are currently registered as a pre-qualified prime contractor with Denver Public Schools
Denver Public Schools Departments
Previously qualified community partner agencies (if you have not previously participated but feel you have services that would benefit the SMWBE community please email businessdiversity@dpsk12.org)