• DBE Certification and DBE Supportive Services Program Overview
• ADOT and local subrecipients will provide revised forecasts and project updates.
• Prime contractors and consultants will be available to talk to you about teaming opportunities.
• DBEs, SBCs and small businesses are invited to showcase their firms to ADOT project managers, local agencies, and primes.
• Exhibit space is FREE but limited.  Register early to guarantee an exhibit space!

Kimley Horn and Associates has served ADOT for over 20 years on projects ranging from roadway/bridge design, landscape architecture, ITS/FMS, and transportation planning.  They are active on various ECS On-Call contracts.  The very nature of on-calls makes it hard to determine the exact levels of DBE participation to expect at the outset.  They have put together a team of firms that includes DBEs as meaningful participants and has committed to reaching the DBE goal as their contracts proceed.

Kimley Horn and Associates was begun like many of our small and emerging engineering consultants firms – by professionals with an expertise in transportation design with a passion to serve.  Kimley Horn has been involved in the development of DBEs through education and outreach.  Most recently, they provided a panelist at the Southern Arizona Conference to engage in dialogue with DBEs about working with ADOT and participated in the MAG networking events for Strategic Transportation Safety Plan and ITS/Transportation System Planning procurements.

Kimley Horn was founded in North Carolina and has grown to offices across the United States.  In Arizona, they have offices in Phoenix, Mesa, and Tucson.

Today’s Construction Champion honoree is Show Low Construction.  Show Low Construction is an Arizona based business, incorporated in Navajo County in 1986.  Show Low Construction mostly participates in ADOT projects that are less than $2 million in the northeastern quadrant of the state such as

• SR 264 TUBA CITY-WINDOW ROCK HIGHWAY where they are working on the Kykotsmovi-Oraibi Wash Tributary,
• SR 260 PAYSON-SHOW LOW HIGHWAY  where they are putting up elk fencing from Tonto Creek to Colcord, and
• SR 389 SHORT CREEK-FREDONIA HIGHWAY where they are constructing turn lanes at BIA Route 50 to improve highway safety
  

While these projects may not be the biggest projects in ADOT’s history, they create meaningful opportunities for the businesses that are involved in their construction.  Show Low Construction’s history of DBE use regularly exceeds 8%.  On their fencing job, they came in with DBE use of over 40%.

ADOT’s DBE Trailblazer honoree is M&P Contracting, Inc.  M&P Contracting has been providing trucking and hauling services for 28 years.  They have a history of work on projects both with ADOT and many local government agencies.  They are a woman-owned firm certified as a DBE and a Phoenix SBE and have been active with the Construction Task Force and ADOT networking events.

Even through challenges and adversity, M&P Contracting has grown its fleet to provide quality services on multiple and large hauls.  Their motto is “You call, we haul.”

To qualify for SBC registration, a company must meet several criteria.  A Small Business Concern…

• Operates as a for-profit business registered to do business in Arizona;
• Operates a place of business in the U.S., operates primarily within the U.S. or makes a significant contribution to the U.S. economy through payment of taxes or use of American products, materials or labor
• Is independently owned and operated;
• Is not dominant in its field on a national basis; and
• Does not have annual gross receipts that exceed the Small Business Administration size standards average annual income criteria for its primary  North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS)  code.

Small Business Size Standard Table is available at http://www.sba.gov/content/small-business-size-standards.  . Please review the SBA website to ensure that your firm meets the requirements.

Registering as a Small Business Concern has a variety of benefits including:

·         Becoming more become visible to contractors, prime consultants, local agencies, and procurement officers with current and upcoming business opportunities throughout the state.

·         ADOT, City of Phoenix, City of Tucson and other local government entities that receive federal funding will include language in their contracts to encourage the utilization of Small Business Concerns on transportation projects.

·         Small Business Concerns will be eligible to participate in DBE businesses development activities, bidding opportunities discussions, networking events with prime consultants and contractors, conferences and workshops provided by ADOT statewide.

Companies currently certified by ADOT, and the cities of Phoenix and Tucson as a DBE is automatically registered as an SBC.
To register, visit adot.dbesystem.com, review the eligibility requirements, and click “Create Application”.

The AZ UTRACS database/web portal also contains Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) and registered Small Business Concerns (SBC) throughout the state of Arizona. Companies that are Prime Consultants and Contractors on federally funded ADOT contracts can also use the system to report contractually required DBE utilization and labor/certified payroll information online.

DBE & Labor Compliance module of AZ UTRACS also allows planning,  design and construction companies that have federally-funded contracts with ADOT to report DBE utilization, and payments, as well as upload and track certified payroll and other labor compliance requirements.

Using the AZ UTRACS, your company can complete the following transactions:

1. Register as an AZ UTRACS Vendor
2. Update AZ UTRACS Vendor Registration
3. Register as a Small Business Concern (SBC)
4. Apply for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification
5. Update DBE Certification
6. Search the AZ UTRACS for DBS & SBCs
7. Search the AZ UTRACS for Transportation Vendors
8. DBE & Labor Compliance Reporting 

If you need technical assistance when completing the registration or certification applications, please use the online support/contact form.  If you have questions related to the AZ UTRACS, Vendor Registration, SBC Registration or DBE Certification, contact the Business Engagement and Compliance Office at (602) 712-7761 or the Certification Program Manager, Eshwari Muliyil by email at emuliyil@azdot.gov.

Request for Proposal
RFP 13TRA032513
Demand Response Services

The City of Maricopa will accept competitive sealed proposals for Demand Response Services
at the address or physical location until the date and time detailed below.
The City of Maricopa intends to establish a contract for Demand Response Services, partially
funded by a U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transportation Administration, 5311
Rural Transportation Program Grant, in conjunction with the Arizona Department of
Transportation. It is the intent of this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit and select,
through a competitive process, a qualified responsive and responsible service provider to
operate and maintain the daily operation of a Demand Response Service for the City.
A Pre-Submittal meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the
Interim City Hall, 45145 W. Madison Avenue, Maricopa, AZ. The City will accept sealed
proposals on or before 2:00 p.m. MST on June 4, 2013, at the mailing address of the City of
Maricopa, P.O. Box 610, Maricopa, Arizona 85139 or the physical location of the City of
Maricopa, 45145 West Madison Avenue, Maricopa, Arizona 85139. No offers will be accepted
after the time specified. Offers will be publicly opened at the time and place indicated above.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) containing the specific requirements can be found at the city
website, www.maricopa-az.gov, View Bid Opportunities.
The City of Maricopa reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Any questions related to the
RFP shall be directed via e-mail to:
Ms. Patricia LaCombe, Purchasing Manager
City of Maricopa
Patricia.LaCombe@maricopa-az.gov

(for DBEs, SBC and Primes) 

Are you currently contracting with ADOT or are you interested in working with the agency? If so, you need to attend or have an expo table.

ADOT has been retooling its approach to project delivery, management, and communication to have more of a “business” focus. 

AGENDA (Subject to Change)

 April 30, 2013 – 7:30 am to 12:00 pm

7:00 am Expo Tables Set

7:15 am Registration and Light Refreshments

7:45 am DBE Exhibit Tables Showcase Expertise and Qualifications

Learn of ADOT and LPA Projects

Speak with ADOT Representatives

Network with DBEs and Primes

12:00 pm Expo Concludes

12:00 pm Prime Contractor/Consultant Project-Based Informational Sessions

DBE, SBC and sponsor expo tables are limited – register your company today!

Register at http://adotdbeexpo.eventbrite.com/ 

For event logistics, contact Michelle Fulcher at Organized Affair

by email michelle@organizedaffair.com or phone (480) 247-2454.