DBE Supportive Services Webinar Series Am I Eligible to do Business with GDOT? DBE Certification vs. Subcontractor Registration & Prime Contractor Prequalification April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
DBE Supportive Services Consultant MH Miles Company, CPA, PC Full Service Certified Public Accounting Firm Headquartered in Decatur, GA April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Supportive Services Monica Miles, Contract Administrator Cherese Myree, Asst. Contract Administrator Brian Green, DBE Supportive Services Project Administrator Alex Smith, DBE Supportive Services Project Assistant April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
DBE Supportive Services Financial Management Construction Management Legal Services Business Development Training April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Location & Hours On-Site office: Georgia Dept of Transportation DBE/External Program Office –7thFloor 600 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, Georgia Office hours: Monday –Wednesday 8am -5pm Off-Site computer laboratory: MH Miles Company-Annex 1991 Williamsburg Drive Suite C Decatur, Georgia Office hours: Thursday –Friday: By appointment only April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Is my firm eligible to do business with GDOT as a certified DBE? The difference between DBE Certification, Prime Contractor Prequalification, and Subcontractor Registration April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
DBE Certification Successfully completed the DBE application & site review process Received a letter from GDOT’s EEO office confirming DBE Certification with assigned NAICS code(s) and GDOT Vendor # Listed in GDOT’s DBE Directory April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Maintaining DBE Certification Update EEO office with any changes regarding business size, control, ownership, and personal net worth annually. Failure to update information and/or complete and submit a “No Change” affidavit to the EEO office will result in decertification. If your firm is decertified you will not be eligible to reapply for DBE certification for 1 year. April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
DOING BUSINESS WITH GDOT Am I Eligible? April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Effective April 2009 DBE & NON-DBEALL Contractors (DBE & NON-DBE) MUST be Prequalified as a Prime Contactor OR Registered as a Subcontractor DBEs grandfathered for 2-year period ending April 2011 DBE Certification alone does not make you eligible to do business with GDOT. April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Effective April 18, ALL CONTRACTORS If you are not registered as subcontractor with GDOT or if your completed Subcontractor Registration application (FORM 478) is not received by GDOT’s Office of Construction, you will not be eligible to perform on GDOT contracts. Removed from all existing GDOT contracts Ineligible for selection for future GDOT contracts All incomplete applications will be rejected requiring complete resubmission for processing.All incomplete applications will be rejected requiring complete resubmission for processing. April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Prime Contractors Prime Contractors desiring to submit a bid for a contract in excess of $2,000,000 must be prequalified. Complete form 477 & 478 April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
DBE Certification, and Subcontractor Registration (Form 478) or Prime Contractor Prequalification (Form 477 & 478) – Contracts in excess of $2M Am I eligible to do business with GDOT as a certified DBE/WBE Contractor? April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
To confirm DBE Certification: Access the GDOT DBE Directory at DBE Directory for current letting Contact DBE Supportive Services (404) Contact GDOT’s EEO Office Directly (404) April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
To Confirm Subcontractor Registration Access the GDOT Registered Subcontractor directory at Contact Rowena Cowans (404) April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
To obtain Form 477 or 478 Access the GDOT website Contact Rowena Cowans (404) Contact: Brian Green, DBE Supportive Services (404) April 14, 2011MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
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