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• Short Term Lending Program
  (From the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization)
  
  Currently certified DBE companies who wish to make changes to or add to their certification must do so in writing. Changes include DBE companies wishing to add additional DBE codes or ACDBE to their certification. Requests can be sent via e-mail to rwalters@indot.in.gov or regular mail to:
  
  INDOT - DBE Certification
  100 N. Senate Ave, RM N750
  Indianapolis, IN 46204
  
  
• DBE Goal request for RFPs involving Federal money:
  
  To obtain a DBE Goal, send an email to rwalters@indot.in.gov with the answers to the following questions and an attachment of the RFP (if possible). Please use the subject line "DBE Goal Request". If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Rebecca Walters at (317)-233-6511.
  
  
  1. Brief description of the project
  2. Location of the project
  3. DES Number (if available)
  4. Total project cost
  5. Estimated professional fees
  6. Describe any sub-consulting opportunities that are typically available
     to the type of professional services involved.

Qualifications for DBE Certification

To qualify as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, a firm must be:

• At least 51% owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who:
  • Are US citizens or permanent residents.
  • Possess expertise in the field.
  • Control the daily business operations.
  • Have a personal new worth less than $750,000 (excluding the value of their
    primary residence and assests of the firm applying for DBE certification).

  The following groups are presumed by law to be socially and economically disadvantaged:

  • Black Americans
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Native Americans
  • Asian-Pacific Americans
  • Subcontinent Asian Americans
  • Women

  A small business as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) which means:

  • The firm's average annual gross receipts may not exceed Small Business
    Administration size standards.
  • In any case a firm's gross receipts may not exceed a $20,410,000 average
    over the previous three fiscal years.

Certification Resources

• Business Registration Number/Bidders Registration:
  Must be obtained before applying for DBE Certification.
• Application for DBE/ACDBE Certification (includes legislation and instructions)
  • Please mail your application to this address:
    Economic Opportunity Division, DBE Certification
    100 N. Senate Ave., Rm. N750
    Indianapolis, IN 46204
  • If you are applying for ACDBE Certification, please make a notation in
    section 2.B.7 stating you would like ACDBE Certification.
• DBE Codes
• NAICS Association
• Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Information
  (OSDBU)
  • The Federal U.S. Dept of Transportation, Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) offers financial assistance to small disadvantaged businesses by providing guaranteed loans through our Short Term Lending Program (STLP) for transportation-related contracts only. By providing loan guarantees, small disadvantaged businesses can receive financial assistance for financing accounts receivable and other short-term costs of performing transportation-related contracts. To be eligible a business must be certified DBE or be a disadvantaged small business, or certified under one of the SBA programs.
• Personal Financial Statement (Personal Net Worth)
• Annual Update
• Regulations Governing the DBE Program
• Regulations Governing the Airport Concessions DBE Program
• Renunciation Form

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