Equal Opportunity
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Title VI & Environmental Justice
Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO)
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Please refer to the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) Chapters 9, Civil Rights and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; Chapter 10, Consultant Selection; Chapter15, Advertise and Award Contract; Chapter 16, Administer Construction Contracts; and Chapter 17, Project Completion.
New Race Conscious DBE Program
Updated on July 3, 2009Tracker of New Exhibit 9-A "Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Implementation Agreement for Local Agency" 07/03/2009
Director Kempton's letter regarding the Race Conscious DBE requirments on ARRA Projects 05/26/2009
Local Agency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Liaison Officer Contact Information 05/26/2009
FHWA Approval of FFY 2009 Overall Statewide DBE Goal 04/02/2009
DBE Training for Local Agencies Now Available. Click Here to Register 04/02/2009
Director Kempton's letter regarding implementation and training of the Race Conscious DBE Program 03/26/2009
Director Kempton's letter to Transportation Community announcing the Race Conscious DBE Program 03/04/2009
Letter of Denix Anbiah, Division Chief, to local agencies announcing the Race Conscious DBE Program 03/04/2009
Letter of Earl Seaberg to local agencies announcing Race Neutral Measure Opportunities, December 23, 2008
Exhibit 9A Race Conscious DBE Implementation Agreement
Race Conscious DBE Program Frequently Asked Questions
DBE Program Information Presentation, March 24, 2009
Good Faith Effort Guidance
Annual Anticipated DBE Percentage Level (AADPL) Calculation using UDBEs
New DBE Forms(Revised 05/28/2009)
Helpful Information and Resources:
Caltrans Proposed 2008 Overall Goal & Methodology and
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Availability and Disparity Study Report (08/13/07)
California 2007 Overall Goal and Methodology (11/07/06)
California Unified Certification Program (UCP) DBE Database
Race Neutral DBE Program Correspondence
Related Links:
Caltrans Civil RightsBusiness Enterprise Program
US DOT – Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Title VI & Environmental Justice
Please refer to the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) Chapter 9, Civil Rights and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; Chapter 6, Environmental Procedures; and Chapter 13, Right of Way.
Help Information and Resources:
Title VI Brochures (PDF fill-in). Title VI brochures in several languages for use by agencies to advise members of the public of their Civil Rights.
Related Links:
Standard Environmental Reference (SER) for local agencies, Chapter 25
FHWA: Public Involvement
FHWA: Environmental Justice
Institute of Transportation Studies: Environmental Justice Handbook
Caltrans Title VI Program Plan and Title VI Guidelines
Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
Related Links
Executive Order 13166: Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
US Department of Justice: US DOT LEP Guidance
Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
Please refer to the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) Chapter 9, Civil Rights and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; and Chapter 11, Design Standards
Helpful Information and Resources
Detectable Warning Report on Color (FHWA Report dated 05/24/06)
ADA and ITS Earmarks (FHWA Memo dated 10/31/05)
Caltrans, Local Assistance Memorandum Curb Ramps on Local Agency Federal- Aid Projects
FHWA Memorandum-Information: ADAAG Detectable Warnings (Truncated Domes)
FHWA Memorandum-Information: ADA Clarification of FHWA's Oversight Role in Accessibility
Related Links
US DOT: Equal Access to Transportation
US DOJ ADA Home Page
Division of State Architect: Contact Information for Access (ADA) Compliance Plan Review
Please refer to the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) Chapter 9, Civil Rights and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; Chapter 16, Administer Construction Contracts
Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO)
Please refer to the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) Chapter 16, Administer Construction Contracts
Related Links
FHWA Notice: Indian Preference in Employment on Federal-aid Highway Projects on and near Indian Reservations
Please refer to the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) Chapter 16, Administer Construction Contracts
Helpful Information and Resources
Listing of available Job Site Posters and Federal Forms
Related Links
US Department of Labor: Employment Standards Administration
California DIR: California Department of Industrial Relations