Estimating Best Practices - Caltrans Contractor’s Bootcamp (Part III)

Watch this recorded webinar as Rob Snyder shares best practices for estimating public works projects and working with Caltrans and Graniterock. Details include how to estimate cost components including labor, equipment and materials, and how to incorporate Caltrans bid items in your bid proposal and scope of work. With special opening remarks by David Deluz, Deputy Director of the Caltrans Office of Civil Rights, and Ryan Dermody, Caltrans District 9 Director.

This webinar was a feature presentation of the Caltrans Central Region Contractor’s Bootcamp, recorded Feb. 10, 2021.

Part 3 of a 5-part webinar series.
NEXT IN SERIES - Labor Compliance: https://youtu.be/zvKZgIzwTPM

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Prepare your firm to work on Public Works Projects:
• California Contractor’s License (varies depending on type of work)
• Register your firm with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)
• Obtain Certificate(s) of Insurance
• Obtain or increase your Surety Bonding (if it’s required by prime)
• Understand Labor Compliance / Certified Payroll
• Have the necessary capital to wait for payment for several months
• Obtain Small Business certifications (SB, SB-PW, DVBE, or DBE).

RESOURCE LINKS:
Please visit the Caltrans Contractor’s Corner to find information on advertised contracts: http://ppmoe.dot.ca.gov/des/oe/contractor-info.html

All advertised projects http://ppmoe.dot.ca.gov/des/oe/weekly-ads/all-adv-projects.php

Electronic Bidding Guide http://ppmoe.dot.ca.gov/des/oe/guidance.html

Register an account with Caltrans to download all the documents for public works projects http://ppmoe.dot.ca.gov/des/oe/connect/oe-connect.php

Learn about the State of California’s Small Business (SB) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program at https://dot.ca.gov/programs/civil-rights

California Department of Transportation https://dot.ca.gov/

Caltrans Small Business Liaisons https://dot.ca.gov/programs/civil-rights/dsbl-contact-list

Department of Industrial Relations https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Contractors.html

North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Codes https://www.naics.com/

FUTURE EVENTS/TRAINING
Caltrans Office of Civil Rights Events Calendar: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/civil-rights/ocr-calendar
Caltrans Architecture & Engineering Events Calendar: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/procurement-and-contracts/ae-contract-information/a-e-outreach-events
California Department of General Services Events Calendar: https://www.dgs.ca.gov/PD/Events

FREE BUSINESS RESOURCES
https://www.sba.gov/
https://www.californiasbdc.org/
https://www.aptac-us.org/
https://www.score.org/

Caltrans ensures that no person in the state of California is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in Caltrans programs, policies, procedures, activities, and services on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. For more information on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at Caltrans, please visit: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/civil-rights/title-vi.

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