1. Society of American Military Engineers Liza Whitmore Small Business Liaison, District 3 Liza Whitmore Small Business Liaison, District 3 Connecting with Caltrans

3. ▲ AB 31 increased the purchasing authority threshold to $250,000. Minor B contracts and the SB/DVBE Option ceilings are now $249,999. ▲ AB 4x 21 eliminated Good Faith Effort for DVBE participation in state contracting. Caltrans is utilizing the DVBE Incentive to increase DVBE participation in Caltrans projects. ▲ The income eligibility ceiling for the State’s Small Business certification has been raised from $12 million to $14 million over 3 years. ▲ The federal government is considering raising the personal income eligibility ceiling for DBE certification from the current $750,000 to adjust for inflation. ▲ Caltrans District 3 anticipated slowdown in construction projects is not projected to happen in 2010 (2009 low bids/awards = $$!) Additional $$ could arrive as new transportation bill moves thru Congress this year and into 2011. What’s New in 2010…

4. A&E Look Ahead Report – www.caltrans-opac.ca.gov/doc/lookahead.xls

5. North Region Construction Look Ahead Report – http://dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/projects/lookahead/index.php

6. Caltrans A&E Opportunities ▲ Construction, Cultural Resources, Design, Environmental, Hazardous Waste, Interagency, Project Management, Public Outreach and Traffic Connect with existing A&E contract holders as a subcontractor OR ▲ Search advertised construction projects for A&E needs and bid with prime contractor

7. Office Engineer – www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe

8. Search by item code or description of work, ie; SWPPP 074016 Lead Compliance Plan190110 Vibration Monitoring017889 Asbestos Compliance Plan190115 Construction Site Management074016 Bid Item Contract Search

9. Lead Compliance Plan - #190110

10. Advertise through the Opt-In feature

13. Office Engineer Home Page and link to the Blue Grid of Information

14. Link to A&E Website Find out Bid Results The Blue Grid of Info - www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/contractor_info/

15. A&E Info - http://www.caltrans-opac.ca.gov/aeinfo.htm

16. Calmentor Program ▲ Establishes Mentor-Protégé relationships between large and small A&E firms – Currently 8 MOUs between 8 Mentors and 9 Protégé ▲ Membership of over 50 A&E firms ▲ Events for 2010 are being planned ▲ Information, Mentor and Protégé applications are available on the website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/calmentoring/calmentor.htm

17. Access, Education and Advocacy Liza Whitmore, Small Business Liaison District 3 Please feel free to contact me at: Liza_Whitmore@dot.ca.gov 530-741-4222