Supportive Service Providers
The Florida Department of Transportation provides supportive
services to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) conducting
business with or seeking to conduct business with the
Department. Supportive Services are those activities and
services that are designed to contribute to the growth and
eventual self-sufficiency of DBEs so that they may achieve
proficiency in competing for contracts and subcontracts.
Therefore, the purpose of the DBE Supportive Services Program is
to increase the number of certified DBEs participating in the
highway program and to contribute to the growth and eventual
self-sufficiency of DBE firms.
The Blackmon-Roberts Group,
Inc., the Department's statewide DBE Supportive Services
Provider, provides managerial and technical assistance to
certified DBEs participating in the highway program, at no cost.
For more information or assistance regarding DBE Supportive
Services, visit Blackmon-Roberts Group
on the Internet,
CLICK HERE or at one of the firm's offices:
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Main Office
902 South Florida Avenue,
Suite 205
Lakeland, Florida 33803
Telephone: (863) 802-1280
Toll Free: (877) 450-3237
Fax: (863) 802-1290
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Miami /South
Florida Office
4000
Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Telephone: (305) 777-0231
Toll Free: (877) 450-3237
Fax: (305) 777-0449
Jacksonville /North
Florida Office
1225 W. Beaver Street, Suite 120
Jacksonville, FL 32204
Telephone: (904) 265-4747
Toll Free: (877) 450-3237
Fax: (904) 265-4740 |
The Construction
Management Development Program and Bond Guarantee Program
(CMDP-BGP) is one program with two divisions.
The Construction Management
Development Program (CMDP) is a voluntary program designed
to improve and develop skills of owners and managers enabling
them to perform successfully on FDOT projects.
Courses offered are Business Management, Construction
Accounting, Construction Math and Estimating, Contracts,
Specifications and Law, Scheduling for FDOT and Plan Reading for
FDOT. Once the owner(s) or manager(s) of a DBE firm take the
prescribed course(s), the firm will receive a Certificate of
Proficiency and will graduate into the Bond Guarantee Program.
The Bond Guarantee Program (BGP) is a financial support
program which the State of Florida acts as a second surety,
guaranteeing the construction bonds for DBEs working on FDOT
projects. Participation in the BGP is limited to those DBEs who
have been awarded a Certificate of Proficiency and have
documented knowledge of the principles of construction bonding.
Services under the BGP include: Packaging Bond Applications,
Construction Bond Principles Seminars and Overhead Audits, a one
time free service for DBEs seeking pre-qualification as a
Consultant.
For more information or assistance regarding the program,
visit the CMDP-BGP on the Internet,
CLICK HERE
or contact the Florida A&M University Small Business Development
Center at:
2035 East Paul
Dirac Drive
Suite 130, Morgan Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32310
Telephone: (850) 561-2393
Toll Free: (800) 226-3881
Fax: (850) 561-2395
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