Participants of the ADOT Academy for DBE’s Stages I, II, & III are invited to join us for the ADOT-DBE Business Management Graduate Program this summer.

Seating is Limited, Please Click Here to Apply today!

June 6 & 7, 2012

Black Canyon Conference Center
Phoenix, AZ

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm

Introduction to the Program

The ADOT-DBE Business Management Graduate Program is case-study based program designed to stimulate the participants’ ability to think and convey information, knowledge and business principles. The course is formatted to encourage class interaction, integrating the collective experience and knowledge of the participants as they draw new information from facilitators and instructors.The ADOT-DBE Graduate Business Management Course is a room full of experts–you, the participants.

A single case is used that weaves through all of the learning objectives for the length of the program.You will be the owner/managers of the case study company, dealing with such items as financial issues, planning, human resources and marketing as the case develops. In this simulated business-like atmosphere and environment you will learn more, through this hands-on approach, than is possible with twice the time spent listening to a lecture. The case study exercise simulates real world business experiences and gives the participants a chance to tackle much larger issues, such as those that affect the entire organizations and subjects. The course aims to teach participants to work within their organizations, peers and groups, gathering information and gaining consensus within specific time frames.

Learning Objectives

Develop an understanding of business risks and ability to perceive, measure, and control these risks through: Business planning, succession planning, financial evaluation, principals of contracting, growth management, decision making techniques, fact gathering, business forcasting.

Learn how to apply the information learned in ADOT-DBE Program in a highly interactive manner, reinforcing the key principles and conceptsMore fully understand managment and leadership principals by addressing and solving business problems.

For questions regarding the ADOT DBE Supportive Services Program, please contact Kent Lane at the ADOT Civil Rights Office at (602) 712-7370.

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ECS would like your firm’s feedback on the proposed labor classes and definitions, because once approved, the new Labor Classifications will be the ONLY Labor Classifications that can be proposed and approved on ECS contracts. Consulting firms will need to fit their staff proposed on ECS contracts into one of these labor classes regardless of what title/name the firm currently uses to describe the classification. The hope is that all labor classifications used by your firm will fit into one or more of the classifications/definitions on the list.

Next week, ECS plans to release a survey to allow your firm to provide the Team with feedback on the proposed labor classes and definitions. Attached is a list of the proposed classifications as they stand now. Reviewing this document with staff within your firm should enable your firm to proceed with completing the survey more quickly once it’s released. Labor Classifications are divided into 5 categories: Engineering/General, Construction, Environmental, Survey, and Right of Way. Your firm may comment on as many categories as is applicable. We ask that your firm only complete the survey once.

The Team will review survey responses and make revisions to the proposed labor classifications and definitions, as needed. The goal is to implement the use of the standardized list of labor classifications and definitions on or after July 1, 2012.

You will be notified when the survey has been released.
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me at 602-712-4894 or Barb Domke at 602-712-6468
Thanks in advance for taking the time to review the Labor Classifications and their definitions.

Based on the feedback of limited time and resources, we’re folding the key components of the ADOT Northern and Southern Academies into the regional conferences. We hope for participation there if you’ve attended previous years in Phoenix.

If you have any further questions please contact Kent Lane at 602-712-7370 or klane@azdot.gov.

2012 marks the third year of partnership between ADOT and ASU’s Alliance for Construction Excellence (ACE).  As an educational opportunity for currently certified DBE’s and SBE’s, the ADOT Academy for Development of DBE’s is offering a three day combined program.  The program will include core components of Stages I, II and III and will be available in both northern and southern Arizona.  A graduate program, for graduates of prior Academy courses, will also be available and will be held in the Phoenix area.

The program will include construction business education in the areas of entrepreneurship, finance and leadership.  Upon completion of this program, each person will receive an individual ACE membership ACE 1 year (a $275 value) providing access to industry professionals and networking opportunities.

Companies performing or that desire to perform as contractors, sub-contractors, designers or consultants on ADOT projects will receive priority in the application selection process.  ADOT will offer scholarships to selected participants to cover the entire cost of the program.

To apply for the ADOT Academy for the Development of Disadvantaged Businesses Construction Business Management or the ADOT Academy for the Development of Disadvantaged Businesses Construction Graduate Program please follow the link below for an  APPLICATION.

APPLICATION for ADOT Academy Events

For more information on the ADOT Academy for the Development of Disadvantaged Businesses Construction Business Management in Prescott, Arizona on July 31^st – August 2^nd, please follow the link below:

July 31, August 1 & 2 - Northern ADOT Academy – Prescott, AZ 

For more information on the ADOT Academy for the Development of Disadvantaged Businesses Construction Business Management in Tucson, Arizona on May 15^th – 17^th, please follow the link below:

May 15, 16 & 17 – Southern ADOT Academy – Tucson, AZ

For more information on the ADOT ACADEMY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DBE’s BUSINESS MANAGEMENT GRADUATE PROGRAM in Phoenix, Arizona on June 6^th & 7^th, please follow the link below:

June 6 & 7 – ADOT Academy Graduate Program – Phoenix, AZ 

If you have further questions or would like more information regarding these events, please contact Kent Lane at ADOT Civil Rights Office at (602) 712-7370.

Mark your calendars for the 2012 ADOT SBE/DBE Central Arizona Conference.  This year’s conference has moved to the Phoenix Sheraton Crescent at I-17 and Dunlap Avenue to provide convenient access from the insterstate and free parking. 

The 2012 conference will continue with the ADOT DBE
Supportive Services theme of “Education, Access, and Visibility”. 

To coincide with the ADOT five-year plan which shifts the agency’s focus from expansion to preservation of the highway system, the topics and tools to be presented at this conference will focus on business preservation tactics such as leveraging resources, expanding technology use, and building working relationships. 

Event Details

Date:    Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Time:   7:30 am – 5:00 pm 

Location:             Sheraton Crescent Hotel,

2620 W. Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ  85021

Registration:       http://centralarizonaconference.eventbrite.com/
Highlights of this year’s conference include:

• The new ADOT SBE Program
• ADOT Quarterly Recognition Winners
• Industry Round Tables
• Electronic Media Tools
• Small business workshops

The ADOT DBE Regional Conferences attract a combination of ADOT leadership, project personnel, prime contractors/ consultants, community partners, as well as small contractors and consultants.  The one-day schedule features agency updates, entrepreneurial training, and relationship building activities. 

Speakers will be announced soon.

Mission Statement:

The mission of the ADOT DBE Construction Services Task Force is to serve as a catalyst for business development by identifying barriers to entry for DBE construction services firms. The Task Force will work with ADOT and transportation industry leadership to find solutions to barriers to entry and serve as a voice for the Arizona DBE community

Goals:

Work with ADOT Leadership and Transportation Industry Stakeholders to:

• Identify barriers to entry for the DBE community
• Work cooperatively to identify solutions to barriers to entry
• Disseminate information regarding solutions to the larger Arizona DBE community
• Help foster an environment that contributes to the Arizona economy through utilization of women and minority owned businesses on ADOT projects

Central Arizona Conference

Tuesday, May 22—Sheraton Crescent Hotel, Phoenix

Mark your calendars for the 2012 ADOT SBE/DBE Central Arizona Conference.  This year’s conference has moved to the Phoenix Sheraton Crescent at I-17 and Dunlap Avenue to provide convenient access from the insterstate and free parking.

The 2012 conference will continue with the ADOT DBE
Supportive Services theme of “Education, Access, and Visibility”.

To coincide with the ADOT five-year plan which shifts the agency’s focus from expansion to preservation of the highway system, the topics and tools to be presented at this conference will focus on business preservation tactics such as leveraging resources, expanding technology use, and building working relationships.

Event Details

Date:    Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Time:   7:30 am – 5:00 pm

Location:             Sheraton Crescent Hotel,

2620 W. Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ  85021

Registration:       http://centralarizonaconference.eventbrite.com/
Highlights of this year’s conference include:

• The new ADOT SBE Program
• ADOT Quarterly Recognition Winners
• Industry Round Tables
• Electronic Media Tools
• Small business workshops

The ADOT DBE Regional Conferences attract a combination of ADOT leadership, project personnel, prime contractors/ consultants, community partners, as well as small contractors and consultants.  The one-day schedule features agency updates, entrepreneurial training, and relationship building activities.

Speakers will be announced soon.

The mission of the ADOT DBE Construction Services Task Force is to serve as a catalyst for business development by identifying barriers to entry for DBE construction services firms. The Task Force will work with ADOT and transportation industry leadership to find solutions to barriers to entry and serve as a voice for the Arizona DBE community

Goals:

Work with ADOT Leadership and Transportation Industry Stakeholders to:

• Identify barriers to entry for the DBE community
• Work cooperatively to identify solutions to barriers to entry
• Disseminate information regarding solutions to the larger Arizona DBE community
• Help foster an environment that contributes to the Arizona economy through utilization of women and minority owned businesses on ADOT projects