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Public Notice

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Attention contractors:

New DVBE Requirements Effective With March 21, 2011 Advertisements
The Department of Transportation will soon implement new DVBE goal setting procedures on its non-federal aid construction contracts over $250,000.
Effective March 21, 2011, state funded contracts advertised will have the following DVBE goals:

• $1 million and under 5% DVBE goals.
• $1 million and $5 million 3% DVBE goals.
• Over $5 million No goals. DVBE incentive provisions apply.

Bidders are reminded that good faith efforts do not apply to these contracts.
Bidders are cautioned to use certified DVBE firms performing commercially-usefull functions on the contract in order to receive credit towards the DVBE goals or incentives.
Each contract advertisement, Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions contain the DVBE requirements.
If you have any questions about the DVBE goals, please submit a bidder's inquiry.

New! (Feb 2011) If you'd like to pull back your submitted bid to make corrections, make sure you fill out the latest signature card and fax it in to the bidder's exchange. We also have a new release of bid documents form to keep with your bid runner in the event that you need to revise a bid. Both files are available on our Contractor Info Table, under the Bid Opening column.

CREB Projects
A site to provide information on the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds projects, which will install solar energy (photovoltaic) panels at various state facilities throughout the state.

Design-Build
Enter this site to view the Department's draft documents for the Design-Build Demonstration Program. Please submit your comments and questions.

If you need help with bonding, check out the Small Business Administration's Technical Assistance Bonding programs at www.sba.gov

Information on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Projects - This is a list of upcoming and awarded ARRA-funded projects.

Information on Bond Funded Projects - List of advertised and upcoming bond projects and their status

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Project Document Distribution Site Homepage

Enter this site to search for, view, download and print roadway projects that are in advertised and active status.

File Format Information

A guide to the "types" of files commonly found on the Office Engineer web site

File Format Information | File Naming Conventions

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File Format Information

.doc (.DOC) Files
Many Office Engineer text files use the "hidden text" feature of Microsoft Word. Therefore, it is recommended that only MS-Word be used to ensure full file compatibility. MS-Word files are readable with MS-Word 97 or greater for Windows, or MS-Word 98 or greater for Macintosh. Due to the usage of unique MS-Word features in some files, they must be distributed in the .doc
(Word 97/98) file format. Office Engineer is unable to provide these files in other text formats.

.pdf (.PDF) Files
These are files that can be view using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader available
at Adobe's web site. Acrobat Reader is available for many platforms including:
Macintosh and Windows.

.tif, .TIF, .tiff, .TIFF Files
These are graphic files that can be read with any application capable of reading "tiff" files, such as:

• Macintosh workstations can use iPhoto or other options to view and print images
• Windows workstations can open TIFF files using software built into the Windows operating system, or one of many third-party applications
• TIF files can be printed on full-size (24 x 36 inch) plan sheets at local shops specializing in document imaging, drafting supply, blueprinting, or plotting. Check your local listings for vendors in your area.

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Office Engineer File Naming Conventions

The following letters are used indicate the purpose of files on the Office Engineer web site.

ad	addendum (the number after ad indicates the addendum number)
sum	bid summary (project specific)
es	engineers estimate
nc	notice to contractors
sp	special provisions book