DLA Office Bulletin OB #20-04: DBE Procedure Updates was issued on September 4, 2020. In order to improve the performance compliance of the local DBE Program, several updates have been made to DBE Procedures to better reflect the requirements of 49 CFR 26. The following Exhibits have been revised with a September 2020 Revision … Read more Office Bulletin #20-04 DBE Procedure Updates
DLA Office Bulletin #20-03: At-Risk Preliminary Engineering, issued on August 11, 2020, details these policy changes. Except for projects with federal funds that require allocation by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) (e.g., Active Transportation Program, Trade Corridor Enhancement Program, and State Transportation Improvement Program funds), local agencies may begin reimbursable PE work prior to receiving federal … Read more Office Bulletin #20-03: At-Risk Preliminary Engineering
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 (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
Caltrans Division of Local Assistance released Office Bulletin DLA-OB 18-03 on November 29, 2018, introducing a new dynamic form, LAPM-3A, Project Authorization/Adjustment Request, to request authorizations and adjustments for federal-aid projects. Form LAPM-3A was created to streamline the request process and consolidate required forms into one dynamic form, and has been piloted with 85 project sponsors. In … Read more New LAPM Form 3A – Project Authorization/Adjustment Request
Office Bulletin (OB) 18-01 has been published to revise Office Bulletin 16-02, which established a procedure to identify a Period of Performance End Date (PPED), to establish when the Period of Performance ends, and an Agreement End Date (AED) to define when the project would close in the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Fiscal Management Information … Read more Policy Update: OB 18-01 Period of Performance Change