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DBE Supportive Services Webinar Series. Am I Eligible to do Business with GDOT? DBE Certification vs. Subcontractor Registration & Prime Contractor Prequalification. DBE Supportive Services Consultant. MH Miles Company, CPA, PC Full Service Certified Public Accounting Firm
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DBE Supportive Services Webinar Series Am I Eligible to do Business with GDOT? DBE Certification vs. Subcontractor Registration & Prime Contractor Prequalification MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
DBE Supportive Services Consultant • MH Miles Company, CPA, PC • Full Service Certified Public Accounting Firm • Headquartered in Decatur, GA MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Supportive Services • Monica Miles, Contract Administrator • Cherese Myree, Asst. Contract Administrator • Brian Green, DBE Supportive Services Project Administrator • Alex Smith, DBE Supportive Services Project Assistant MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
DBE Supportive Services • Financial Management • Construction Management • Legal Services • Business Development • Training MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Location & Hours • On-Site office: Georgia Dept of Transportation DBE/External Program Office –7thFloor 600 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Office hours: Monday –Wednesday 8am -5pm • Off-Site computer laboratory: MH Miles Company-Annex 1991 Williamsburg Drive Suite C Decatur, Georgia 30033 Office hours: Thursday –Friday: By appointment only MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Is my firm eligible to do business with GDOT as a certified DBE? The difference between DBE Certification, Prime Contractor Prequalification, and Subcontractor Registration MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
DBE Certification • Successfully completed the DBE application & site review process • Received a letter from GDOT’s EEO office confirming DBE Certification with assigned NAICS code(s) and GDOT Vendor # • Listed in GDOT’s DBE Directory MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Maintaining DBE Certification • Update EEO office with any changes regarding business size, control, ownership, and personal net worth annually. • Failure to update information and/or complete and submit a “No Change” affidavit to the EEO office will result in decertification. • If your firm is decertified you will not be eligible to reapply for DBE certification for 1 year. MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
DOING BUSINESS WITH GDOT Am I Eligible? MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Effective April 2009 • ALL Contractors (DBE & NON-DBE) MUST be Prequalified as a Prime Contactor OR Registered as a Subcontractor • DBEs grandfathered for 2-year period ending April 2011 • DBE Certification alone does not make you eligible to do business with GDOT. MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Effective April 18, 2011- ALL CONTRACTORS • If you are not registered as subcontractor with GDOT or if your completed Subcontractor Registration application (FORM 478) is not received by GDOT’s Office of Construction, you will not be eligible to perform on GDOT contracts. • Removed from all existing GDOT contracts • Ineligible for selection for future GDOT contracts • All incomplete applications will be rejected requiring complete resubmission for processing. MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Prime Contractors • Prime Contractors desiring to submit a bid for a contract in excess of $2,000,000 must be prequalified. • Complete form 477 & 478 MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
Am I eligible to do business with GDOT as a certified DBE/WBE Contractor? DBE Certification, and • Subcontractor Registration (Form 478) or Prime Contractor Prequalification (Form 477 & 478) – Contracts in excess of $2M MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
To confirm DBE Certification: • Access the GDOT DBE Directory at www.dot.ga.gov • DBE Directory for current letting • Contact DBE Supportive Services (404) 631-1273 bgreen@mhm-cpa.com • Contact GDOT’s EEO Office Directly (404) 631-1972 MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
To Confirm Subcontractor Registration • Access the GDOT Registered Subcontractor directory at www.dot.ga.gov • Contact Rowena Cowans (404) 631-1213 rcowans@dot.ga.gov MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
To obtain Form 477 or 478 • Access the GDOT website www.dot.ga.gov • Contact Rowena Cowans (404) 631-1213 rcowans@dot.ga.gov • Contact: Brian Green, DBE Supportive Services (404) 631-1273 MH MILES COMPANY, CPA, PC
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