Quick Links

• Central Region Calmentor Program
• District Small Business Liaison List
• Business, Transportation & Housing Agency
• Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Links
• Department of General Services (DGS) Links
• Central Contractor Registration (CCR)
• Central Valley Business Incubator
• Duns Number-(must have for CCR registration)
• Valley Small Business Development Center

Chamber of Commerce

• California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Central Valley Black Chamber of Commerce
• Fresno Score
• Fresno Startup
• Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
• Tulare Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

District 6 Small Business Program

Pam Runge, District 6 Small Business Manager
855 M Street, Suite 200
Fresno CA 93721

Morris Caudle, District 6 Small Business Liaison
Email: Morris_J_Caudle@dot.ca.gov
Telephone: (559) 444-2585
Fax: (559) 445-5828

Kelly Mertlik, District 6 Small Business Liaison
Email: Kelly_Mertlik@dot.ca.gov
Telephone: (559) 488-7332
Fax: (559) 445-5828

Upcoming Events

Caltrans and Asian Business Information Resource Center (ABIRC) have teamed up to put together a series of Small Business Workshops.
The workshops are divided into 3 segments and cover certification, marketing and navigation of websites for contract opportunities.

For further information on these workshops or to register please click here.

Get Certified

Here are some links to assist your company in becoming certified to do business with the State of California as a SBE, DVBE, or DBE.

• Advantages of being a Certified Small Business
• Caltrans Business Enterprise Program
• DBE Certification Forms
• Department of General Service, Office of Small Business Certification and Resources
• Prevailing Wage Information
• California Labor Laws
• Doing Business With Caltrans

Caltrans goal is to exceed the 25% mandate for utilization of certified small businesses, and 5% with Disabled Veterans Business Enterprises (DVBE) for all contracting and purchases.

 

Small Business Certification

Small Business Certification
BidSync Certification

1. Must be independently owned and operated;
2. Can not be dominant in its field of operations;
3. Must have its principal office located in California;
4. Must have its owners (or officers in the case of a corporation) domiciled in California; and
5. Together with your affiliates, be either:
   • A business with 100 or fewer employees, and an average annual gross receipts of $14 million or less over the previous three tax years, or
   • A manufacturer with 100 or fewer employees.

Technical Assistance

CALTRANS CONTRACT TRAINING PROGRAM
The Caltrans Contract Training Program is designed to assist Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), potential DBEs, and other small businesses to take full advantage of Caltrans contract and bid opportunities.
For more information about this FREE program go to: www.CaltransContractTraining.org

FREE upcoming Courses & Seminars presented by The Federal Technology Center to teach small businesses in the Central California Area how to sell their products or services to the government (federal, state, and local).
For further information: http://www.theftc.org/

FREE training class on the fundamentals of partnering on Caltrans construction projects.
Register online at http://www.jointctindustrytraining.com/login.php

U.S. Small Business Administration
801 R Street, Suite 201, 2nd Floor
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 487-5791
http://www.sba.gov/