Services

Assistance to Primes
The FDOT DBE Specialized Development Program team assists prime contractors with meeting their DBE goals by helping the companies identify qualified DBEs to bid on projects.

Technical Assistance Referrals
The FDOT DBE Specialized Development Program team refers DBEs to technical service providers to assist DBEs with building their capacity to do business with the Florida Department of Transportation.

DBE Capacity Assessments
The FDOT DBE Specialized Development Program team evaluates the capacity of DBEs to do business with the Florida Department of Transportation and prime contractors.

FDOT DBE Specialized Development Program Services

Assistance, as directed by the Department, to Prime Contractors who are bidding on or have been awarded contracts identified by the Department as priority projects, including serving as a liaison or facilitator between the Prime Contractor and the DBE.
Develop and administer a Bridging the Gap Program designed for established construction firms to move them from bidding as a subcontractor to bidding as a Prime Contractor.
Provide specialized assistance to Prime Contractors identified by the Department to have had historically low DBE participation on FDOT contracts.
Identify and provide access to publicly available information technology related training, software and applications that will assist DBEs in increasing their level of technical expertise in handing the day-to-day operations of their business with a goal of producing DBEs whose technical bid proposals are sound and free of technical errors.

Services

FDOT DBE Specialized Development Program Services

Contact

Headquarters & Southern Florida Team

9499 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 201, Miami, FL 33138

1-855-422-FDOT(3368)

305-501-2310

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