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Committed to Equality in Transportation Service
The Civil Rights Office is committed to ensure equal opportunity for all businesses and personnel on The Minnesota Department of Transportation and Public Facilities projects. To hold policies to ensure that no person be excluded from participation, or be denied benefits, based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, ability, or national origin.
- To promote fair and equitable public service, advocating non-discriminatory treatment in providing transportation services.
- To ensure transportation services are provided in a non-discriminatory manner.
- To ensure equal opportunity in employment, participation, benefits, services, and contracts.
- To eliminate discrimination.
- To increase the number of businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in the highway and bridge construction industry.
Our goal is so we are available to provide quality technical assistance, resources, guidance, and any other information in regards to the Small Business Development Program.
Bonding Assistance Program
The United States Department of Transportation Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is administering a new bonding assistance program. This program allows small and disadvantaged businesses to apply to be reimbursed for bonding premiums and fees incurred when competing for or performing on transportation infrastructure projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
For a letter to verify your certification with the Mn/DOT, you can contact Orlanda Klinkhammer at 651-366-3048 or e-mail at orlanda.klinkhammer@dot.state.mn.us.
Details regarding this program can be found at the following website;
http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/osdbu/
Civil Rights
The UCP DBE Directory and the UCP DBE Application form are available.