guidance

DBE Program Guidance During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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The U.S. Department of Transportation approved guidance addressing Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) program requirements during the COVID-19 public health emergency. This guidance supplements the March 24, 2020 guidance and addresses the following 7 topics: Steps to ensure public participation in the goal setting process; DBE/ACDBE overall goal methodology due dates; … Read more DBE Program Guidance During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Office Bulletin #19-03 DBE Goal and GFE

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On September 24, 2014, Caltrans Division of Local Assistance (DLA) issued Office Bulletin (OB) #14-06 “Review of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Contract Goals and Good Faith Efforts (GFE) – Pilot Study.” The Pilot Study required Caltrans to review and approve all contract goals on construction contract estimates over $2 million and consultant contract estimates … Read more Office Bulletin #19-03 DBE Goal and GFE

Office Bulletin 19-02 Interim ATP Count Guidance

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Office Bulletin (OB) 19-02 has been released by Caltrans Division of Local Assistance regarding Interim Active Transportation Program (ATP) Count Guidance. All projects seeking Construction Allocation at the October 2019 California Transportation Commission (CTC) meeting, and after, will be required to use the Draft Interim Count Guidance (ICG) to perform pre-construction user counts prior to … Read more Office Bulletin 19-02 Interim ATP Count Guidance

Updated Design Guidance

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The following design guidance has been updated: Seismic Design Code (SDC) v2.0. Effective September 1, 2019 all ordinary bridges that have not completed the type selection phase shall be designed in accordance with Caltrans Seismic Design Code Version 2.0 (SDC v2.0). All projects that have completed the type selection phase before September 1, 2019 shall … Read more Updated Design Guidance

US DOT Review of Guidance Public Comments Due May 8

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) is reviewing its existing guidance documents to evaluate their continued necessity and determine whether they need to be updated or revised. As part of this review, the Department invites the public to identify and provide input on existing guidance documents that are good candidates for repeal, replacement, … Read more US DOT Review of Guidance Public Comments Due May 8

LPP 16-02 Update of Chapter 11, “Design Guidance”

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Significant changes have been made to Chapter 11, “Design Guidance,” of the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM). Design standards, regulations, laws, external guidance, and references have been changed since the last update and Caltrans’ emphasis on context solutions and flexible design philosophy has advanced. Chapter 11 has been rewritten in its entirety for clarity and … Read more LPP 16-02 Update of Chapter 11, “Design Guidance”