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Caltrans previews 662 projects and steps to help small firms win contracts
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Caltrans Director Tony Tavares told the symposium that 662 projects worth more than $14 billion will be advertised in the next two years, highlighted DBE and Minor B programs, and detailed mentorship, emergency contracting and district liaison resources for small businesses.
Caltrans Director Tony Tavares told attendees at the State of California Small Business Symposium that the department will advertise 662 projects over the next two years valued at more than $14 billion and that more than half of those contracts can be bid by small businesses as prime contractors.
Tavares said small firms may bid as prime contractors on contracts under $10 million and that his two‑year lookahead includes nearly 350 projects under that threshold. He gave project examples: a $26 million slope repair on State Route 118 in Ventura County, a $130 million pavement rehabilitation on U.S. 101 in San Mateo County and a $100 million…
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