INDOT: Contract Compliance

INDOT’s Contract Compliance Program is responsible for and committed to ensuring that contractors are in compliance with a number of federal and state rules and regulations as well as certain contract specifications. Some of the major programs and initiatives we support include:

DBE Utilization Goals
- Sets DBE goals on federal-aid contracts, assesses good faith efforts, and monitors changes in DBE utilization.
- 2016 State of Indiana Disparity Study
- Approved Three-Year DBE Goal Methodology (2017-2019)
DBE Goal Attainment
- Evaluates and tracks actual DBE participation upon contract completion.
Workforce Diversity
- Ensures contractors and subcontractors working on INDOT projects comply with nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements relating to the recruitment, training and promotion of their workforce.
On-the-Job Training (“OJT”)
- Ensures contractors provide training and improve the skills of minorities, women, and disadvantaged persons (as defined by federal poverty guidelines) so they have access and opportunity to skilled trade jobs and journey-level positions in highway construction classifications.
OJT Supportive Services
- Provides skills training to women, minorities, and disadvantaged persons through a strategic partnership with Vincennes University that consists of Commercial Driver’s License (“CDL”) Training and Job Placement Program.
Prompt Payment
- Ensures contractors pay their contract partners in a timely manner for satisfactory performance of their work.
Labor Compliance (Davis-Bacon and Related Acts)
- Ensures contractors pay their employees prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates for specified classifications of work.