Office of Business & Workforce Diversity

Mission Statement

To foster equal opportunity for minority-owned, women-owned and other disadvantaged small businesses in IDOT’s federal and state-funded highway, transit and airport contracts.
 

• Small Business Enterprises

  • Announcements/Conferences/Workshops

  • Construction Mentor-Protégé Program

  • Consultant Mentor-Protégé Program

  • Contractor's Market Place

  • DBE Firms - Bulletin Registration Guidance New

  • DBE Goal Documents

  • DBE Resource Centers

  • DBE Special Provision

  • EEO Officers

  • FY 2011-2016 Proposed Highway Improvement Program

  • Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

  • Highway Construction Careers Training Program

  • Introduction to Small Business Enterprises

  • IL UCP DBE Certification Application

  • IL UCP DBE Directory

  • Illinois Procurement Bulletin

  • OBWD Diversity Newsletters

  • Payments to Subcontractors

  • Proposed Improvements for Illinois Highways FY 2010

  • SBA Size Standards

  • Small Business Enterprises Forms

  • Subcontractor Mobilization Payments

  • Supportive Services Program

  • Target Market Program NEW

  • U.S. Census Bureau / 2007 NAICS Codes

  • U.S. DOT's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Web Site
     

• OBWD Announcements
   

  • National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse: The National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse website provides on-line training videos on how to better your business in English and Spanish for self pace learning; demographic information on gender, income, ethnic background, etc.; tools; templates, and a search engine for local and national information.