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Who Is CDOT? 5 regions across the state 23,000 land miles of highway 3,447 bridges $1.2 billion annual budget $750M annually on highway design and construction $11M in transit grants $41M in aviation grants 11 Transportation Commissioners

Where CDOT Works

What CDOT Buys • Goods, services, supplies (vendors) • Professional services (A&E consultants) • Highway construction (horizontal contractors) • Building and facilities (vertical contractors) • Maintenance and Emergency Management

Good & Services  Managed by CDOT Procurement and Contract Services  Purchases for day-to-day operations  Vendors required to be registered and prequalified in the CDOT Supplier Self Service (SuSS) portal  Solicitations can be found online:  CDOT SuSS portal  CDOT Purchasing Web Page  Rocky Mountain e-Purchasing  Colorado BIDS (price agreements)

Examples of Vendors Aggregates Ice & Snow Removal Materials/Supplies • • Aircraft/Aerospace Equipment Janitorial Supplies/Services • • Art/Graphics/Drafting/Engineering Marketing & PR Services • • Supplies/Equipment Motorist Safety Patrol Services • Building Construction Office Supplies • • Clothing & Uniforms Paint & Supplies • • Computer Hardware/Software Printing /Bindery Supplies/Equipment • • Disposal Equipment/Recycling/ Road/Bridge Materials/Equipment • • Garbage & HAZMAT waste removal RoadX Solutions • Energy Efficient Products Roofing • • Fire Safety Suppression Safety Supplies/Equipment • • Fuel/Gasoline/Oil Tools • • Grounds Maintenance & Training Services • • Landscaping Equipment Autonomous Vehicles •

Professional Services  Managed by CDOT Engineering Contracts Unit  Advertised on the CDOT consultant website and SuSS  Licensed prime consultants and subs must be prequalified by and have a Master Price Agreement (MPA) with CDOT  Must understand Design & Construction specifications  Submit of a Statement of Interest (SOI) through the SuSS  Scoring form and a tally of points used to compare vendors  Award based upon most qualified (price not a factor)  6 month forecast – coming soon!

Examples of PS Consultants • Architecture • Landscape Architecture • Bridge Design & Inspection • Mechanical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Materials Testing • Construction Management • Sanitary Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Soils Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Structural Engineering • Geotechnial Engineering • Surveying • Geological Engineering • Traffic Engineering • Highway & Street Design • Tunneling • Hydraulics

Highway Construction  Managed by CDOT Construction Contracts Unit  Advertised in bid notices and on the CDOT website  Online bid submission using Bid Express (BIDX) System  Prime contractors must be prequalified by CDOT  Must understand CDOT Specifications and regs  Award based upon lowest responsive and responsible bid  Bid tabulations posted on CDOT’s website  “Go Sheet” of upcoming projects  Connect2DOT Bid Matching Service

Examples of Contractors • Landscaping • Asphalt Paving • Metal/Steel Fabrication • Bridge Construction • Pavement Marking • Clearing & Grubbing • Pedestrian Railing • Concrete Flatwork • Potholing • Construction Signing • Railway Construction • Culverts • Resurfacing • Curbs & Gutters • Riprap Supply/Installation • Drilling/Caissons • Storm Sewer • Erosion Control • Traffic Control • Excavating • Traffic Signalization • Flagging • Trucking/Hauling • Fiber Optic Cabling • Tunnel Lighting • Electrical Lighting • Utility Line • Fencing • Welding • Guardrail Installation

CDOT Contracting Summary CDOT Purchasing CDOT Contracts (SuSS) and Market Analysis • Highway maintenance • Traffic control • Janitorial supplies • Project materials • Trucking • Office supplies • Site prep and cleanup • Painting and striping • Heavy tow service • Professional services • Asphalt paving • Variable message signs • Public involvement • Electrical installation • Parts and maintenance • Traffic studies • Masonry • Equipment and machinery • Planning • Geotechnical services • Aggregates • Environmental mitigation • Professional services • Construction management • Information technology • ITS

True or False?  CDOT only has opportunities for companies that work on roads and bridges  False  CDOT posts solicitations for highway construction in the Supplier Self-Service (SuSS) Portal  False  Connect2DOT has a free bidding service that emails notifications of construction advertisements  True

Small Business Programs  Managed by CDOT Civil Rights & Business Resource Center  Small business can become officially certified  Provides competitive advantage in contracting with CDOT  Not required to do business with CDOT  CDOT recognizes:  Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)  Emerging Small Business (ESB)  Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise  Federal program administered by individual state DOTs  Applies to projects with funding from FHWA, FTA, FAA  Statewide UCP one-stop-shop for 50+ state and local agencies  Assists firms owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including tribally-owned firms  < $23.98M gross receipts, < $1.32M personal net worth  Online application through CDOT or City and County of Denver - requires significant documentation  CDOT overall annual DBE goals  FHWA: 12.6%  FTA: 2.88% (proposed)  FAA: Under $250,000 threshold

Emerging Small Business  Exclusive CDOT small business program  Applies to CDOT highway design and construction only  Assists firms that are 50% of SBA size standard  < $11.99M gross receipts  Online application - requires minimal documentation  Advantages in contracting with CDOT:  Construction: ESB goals and restricted projects  A&E Services: Proposal scoring points  Goods and Services: Does not apply

Certification Process Phase One Review Application Verify Documents Phase Two (DBE Only) Schedule Site Visit Site Visit Conducted Currently 90-120 days Phase Three after application packet is Internal Review Decision COMPLETE

Service-Disabled VOSB  Federal program administered by the VA  Overall state purchasing goal of 3%  Applies to CDOT goods and services purchases only (highway construction exemption in state procurement code)  Assists firms that are owned by veterans with disability rating  Online application - requires significant documentation  CDOT considering bid preference and other incentives

True or False?  If you are certified as a M/WBE or 8(a) firm, you are automatically certified as a DBE  False  Disadvantaged firms can apply for DBE certification with either CDOT or City and County of Denver  True  ESB certification only applies to CDOT highway design and construction projects  True

Connect2DOT Consulting Free Services Provided:  One-on-one consulting  Workshops and training  One-stop website (connect2dot.org)  Project notifications (Bid Matching Service)  Email news and information  Networking and project events  CDOT Sponsored BidX accounts  Access to project plans and Daily Journal 225 statewide business consultants, 15 transportation consultants and 8 former CDOT engineers available to help you immediately!

CDOT Resources CDOT Civil Rights & Business Resource Center  CDOT small business specialists  Client referrals to the SBDC  Certification assistance  Small business collaborative forums CDOT Region Civil Rights Managers (RCRM)  Local CDOT representative in each of the 5 CDOT Regions  Set DBE and ESB goals on projects  Provide support for local OJT initiatives  Assist subcontractors with project-related issues  Coordinate local outreach and project events

Major Projects  Central 70: DBE and ESB goals  Four teams short listed  Proposals due end of year  www.codot.gov/projects/i70east  C-470 Express Toll Lanes  Awarded to Flatiron/AECOM  www.codot.gov/projects/c470ExpressLanes  North I-25 Express Toll Lanes  Awarded to Hamon Infrastructure  www.codot.gov/projects/NorthI-25/120thNorth  CDOT RoadX: Innovative technologies  Program “Champion” Consultants accepting proposals  www.codot.gov/programs/roadx

Upcoming Events  August 1: ACEC Annual Golf Tournament  August 9: Webinar - CDOT Central 70 Subcontractor Series  August 11: Webinar - CDOT ESB Orientation  August 17: HCC Annual BBQ & Auction  August 22: CCA Annual Golf Outing  September 26: CDOT Construction Collaborative Forum  October 13: CDOT Professional Services Forum Check Connect2dot.org event calendar and subscribe to news

Get Started! Do your homework 1. Get certified 2. Get prequalified 3. Get your other ducks in a row (licenses, insurance, bonding) 4. Identify key contacts 5. Attend industry events, forums and meetings 6. Network and team with prime contractors 7. Leverage free SBDC and Connect2DOT resources 8. Schedule a consulting session with an industry expert 9. 10. Bid with knowledge and insight (understand requirements) Be persistent! 11.