CDOT DBE & ESB Certifications

Are you a small business that can provide products or services for a highway or transit construction project? Are you interested in doing business with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) or working on local airport, street or bridge improvement projects? If so, this is the workshop for you! Come learn about upcoming opportunities with CDOT and how you can leverage small business certifications to get your foot in the door. The state of Colorado provides a US DOT contracting program designed for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). These are businesses owned by minorities and women in a wide range of industries from trucking, landscaping, dirt work, and traffic control to engineering, electrical, materials testing, and construction management. If your business fits the basic criteria, you can become certified as a DBE and attract business opportunities offered by local government and prime contractors. This workshop will explain what is required for certification and how to complete the application package. You may also be eligible to become certified as a CDOT Emerging Small Business (ESB) which is open to all small businesses that provide services for highway transportation projects. There is no minimum for how long you have been in business and you qualify if your business size is 50 percent of the SBA small business size standard. We will cover the benefits of the ESB program and how you can market the certification to primes. This workshop also counts toward the mandatory requirement for an ESB Orientation so you will be ready to complete the application immediately!

Speaker(s): Monica Vialpando, CDOT Region 5 Civil Rights Specialist Cathy Kramer, Connect2DOT Program Manager

Fee: No Cost