Erin Violette, Neighbor

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Program Goal

The Illinois Tollway Technical Assistance Program is designed to prepare established transportation-related construction firms including disadvantaged, minority- and women-owned business enterprise (D/M/WBE) firms, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) and veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB) as well as small businesses to participate as prime contractors on highway and vertical construction contracts.

Program Overview

Participants will receive comprehensive, customized business development assistance to build financial understanding and business plan development for increased business stability and growth in the transportation-related construction industry. Services are customized to the assessed strengths, challenges and needs of participating firms. This includes education, guidance and feedback on general

business and construction-specific operations, including strategic planning and assistance with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) pre-qualification application.

The Construction Business Development Center provides technical assistance to contractors in the following areas: Access to capital, Back-office support, Bonding, Business management and operations, Certifications, e-Learning (coming soon), Estimating, Field Management, IDOT pre-qualification application assistance, Mock bids, One-on-one coaching, One-on-one meetings with primes, Post bid debriefing, Post contract assistance, Pre bid evaluation, Prevailing wage and labor issues, QuickBooks for contractors, OSHA training and safety plans, Website development, and Workshops.