Section 3: DBE Supportive Services Program
DBE Supportive Services (SS)
The primary purpose of the DBE/SS is to provide training,
assistance, and services to DBEs certified in the DBE program to
increase their activity in the program, and to facilitate the firms' development
into viable, self-sufficient organizations capable of competing
for, and performing on Federally-assisted highway projects.
TxDOT is committed to assisting DBEs in their efforts to work
with TxDOT and other state agencies. To this end, the Department
provides a variety of training programs and technical assistance
provided by the Supportive Services program staff to assist DBEs
in meeting these goals.
Texas Business Opportunity and Development (TBOD) Program
TxDOT’s TBOD Program works to increase disadvantaged-owned
business participation in the highway construction industry. The
Program provides DBE’s with firm specific training and guidance
to help them become competitive within the heavy highway or construction
marketplace. TxDOT’s TBOD programs prepare DBE’s to move into non-traditional
areas of work and to compete in the marketplace outside the DBE
program. The TBOD Program provides networking opportunities, project
matching assistance between subcontractors and primes, and access
to training in the areas of business development, business management,
and construction management.
Events and workshops - various vendor fairs, spot bid fairs,
conventions, conferences, workshops, and seminars held throughout
the state.
If you have any questions or would like more information,
contact supportive services at (512) 416-4700.