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Quarterly Newsletter | Twenty-Fifth Edition | May 2023
ODOT’s Office of Equity and Civil Rights’ newsletter, Equity Line, brings to you the newest content relevant to your business and business needs. Whether you work in transportation-related fields, construction, or just drive Oregon’s roads and have an interest in what ODOT is doing for the Oregon economy, OECR’s Equity Line is a newsletter you will want to read.
CUG Summer Work Session
June 27, 2023, all day: Chemeketa Eola
The CUG Summer Work Session will provide an opportunity for the CUG subcommittees to collaborate in person to move work items forward. To facilitate this opportunity, a virtual attendance option will not be available. Registration details coming soon!
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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) joined the Equity in Infrastructure Project (EIP-Home | The Equity in Infrastructure Project) on March 1, 2023. However, ODOT recognized long before this initiative that our organization had caused harm to historically marginalized communities and business owners from those same groups. There are four main priorities associated with signing the pledge, and I’m happy to say that ODOT is well on its way in achieving these goals. The goals of the EIP are as follows:
- Increase the number, size and proportion of contracting opportunities going to historically underutilized businesses (HUBs).
- Increase the number, size and proportion of contracting opportunities going to HUBs as prime contractors.
- Streamline the administration of contracting with HUBs to centralize certification, improve payment time, and standardize transparent data collection.
- Increase the amount and type of appropriate financing available to HUBs aiming to meet infrastructure contracts by working with private and public partners.
- Expand the signatories to the pledge.
It is exciting to know that the five year plan developed in response to Executive Order 22-15 has allowed us to have a head start on many of the goals of the EIP. We are also doing great work through our DBE program and other efforts to support small businesses. While there is always room for improvement and work to do to, we can celebrate being on the front end of this initiative.
- Erika McCalpine
Assistant Director for the Office of Social Equity
Oregon Department of Transportation
Projects Open for Bids
Boswell Springs Maintenance Station Power Gate, Fence and Access
BID: S-73000-00006716 Opening* Date: 05/08/2023 10:00AM
ITB - OR207: West Park Elementary (Hermiston) RRFB Project
BID: S-73000-00006592 Opening* Date: 05/09/2023 11:30AM
ODOT Regional Headquarter Facility HVAC Upgrades
BID: S-73000-00003754 Opening* Date: 05/10/2023 02:00PM
Hall and Sandy Blvd Pavement Repair
BID: S-73000-00006730 Opening* Date: 05/12/2023 02:00PM
US101: Culvert Repairs MP307.99 & 308.38
BID: S-73000-00006717 Opening* Date: 05/15/2023 03:00PM
DMV Remittance Processor Replacement
BID: S-73000-00004913 Opening* Date: 05/16/2023 03:30PM
* Opening date refers to the date that bids are due for each project. All of these projects and more are
accepting bids.
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