The US Department of Transportation (DOT) Bonding Education Program (BEP) is a partnership with the Surety and Fidelity Association of America to help small businesses become bond ready. Becoming bondable is a challenge for many disadvantaged businesses and this program aims to help businesses grow by obtaining or building bonding capacity.
The BEP consists of a comprehensive set of all-inclusive workshops designed to address what businesses need to do to become bond-ready, as well as one-on-one sessions with local surety bonding professionals to help in assembling the materials necessary for a complete bond application. This program is tailored to businesses competing for transportation-related contracts.
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For more detailed information on the BEP program please click on the following link http://osdbu.dot.gov/bap/bep.cfm
The company must also be capable of bidding on DOT-funded projects and commit to attend the series of workshops offered in their region. There is also a registration form that is required for entrance into the program.
The BEP is offered through DOT’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and its network of Small Business Transportation Resource Centers (SBTRC) around the county. For your region’s SBTRC and contact for the program, click on your state below.
Upcoming BEP sites:
2012 BEP Schedule:
(Programs currently in process are listed at the bottom)
Oakland, CA – Workshops Start – April 18, 2012 (4:00 PM) (April 18, 25; May 1, 8, 16, 23, 30; ending June 6)
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
101 Eighth St., Third Floor
Oakland, CA
Contact: Scott Leslie Project Dir., US DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center
(916) 443-5957
sleslie@calasiancc.org
Montgomery, AL – Workshops Start – May 2, 2012 (9:00 AM) (6 weeks, ending June 13)
Alabama DOT Central Office
1409 Coliseum Boulevard
Montgomery, AL
Contact: Adrianna Clark, Project Dir., US DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center
(305) 237-8523
aclark1@mdc.edu
Oklahoma City, OK – Workshops Start – May 24, 2012 (9 AM – 4 PM; 4 weeks, ending June 14)
Francis Tuttle Technology Center
12777 N. Rockwell Ave
Oklahoma, City, OK
Contact: Diana Flores Project Dir., US DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center
(214) 523-3432
diana@gdhcc.com
Louisville, KY – Workshops Start – May 17, 2012 (TENTATIVE)
Time & Location TBD
Contact: George Jones, Project Dir., US DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center
(336) 256-2111
gcjones@ncat.edu
Philadelphia, PA - Workshops Started – April 5, 2012 (6:00 PM) (6 weeks, ending May 10 – all same day/time)
Cheyney University – Center City Campus
701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Tiffany King, Project Director, US DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center
(215) 496 9100
tking@gpmbsa.com
Denver, CO – Workshops Started – March 27, 2012 (5:30 PM) (7 weeks, ending May 8 – all at same day/time)
Colorado Contractors Association
6880 S Yosemite Ct, Ste. 200
Centennial, CO
Contact: Lavonna Stathes Project Dir., US DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center
303-290-6611
lstathes@ccainfo.org
Salt Lake City, UT – Workshops Started – March 15, 2012 (8:00 AM) (6 weeks, ending April 19 – all at same day/time)
AGC Utah
2207 South 1070 West
Salt Lake City, UT
Contact: Lavonna Stathes Project Dir., US DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center
303-290-6611
lstathes@ccainfo.org
Birmingham, AL – Workshops COMPLETED April 4
Alabama DOT Third Division
1020 Bankhead Highway
Birmingham, AL
Contact: Adrianna Clark, Project Dir., US DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center
(305) 237-8523
aclark1@mdc.edu
Columbia, SC – Workshops COMPLETED March 29
Benedict Business Development Center
2601 Read St.
Columbia, SC
Contact: Gwen Winston Project Dir., US DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center
(404) 827-9677
gwen.winston@twd-inc.net
Kansas City, MO – Workshops COMPLETED March 23
Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center
3700 Blue Parkway
Kansas City, MO
Contact: Denise Philips, Project Coordinator, US DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center
(573) 882-0139
phillipsdr@umsystem.edu
Chicago, IL – Workshops COMPLETED Feb 8, 2012
IDOT DBE Resource Center
900 So. Des Plains
Chicago, IL
Contact: Roberto Escalante, Project Dir., US DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center
(312) 425-9500
rescalante@ilhccbusiness.net
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