U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GULF REGION
SMALL BUSINESS TRANSPORTATION RESOURCE CENTER
The Gulf Region Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) is one of twelve regional field offices of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). We provide services to DBEs and other small businesses in the civil transportation industry in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico. The Gulf Region SBTRC is operated by the GDHCC through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. DOT/OSDBU.
Gulf Region SBTRC Services
- Technical assistance
- Access to capital
- Financial counseling
- Business training
Bonding and Access to Capital Program
A key capacity-building program of the Gulf Region SBTRC is the Bonding and Access to Capital Program (BACP). The BACP provides bond readiness assistance to contractors in the civil transportation industry. Businesses seeking bonding for the first time or businesses seeking to increase their bonding capacity are guided through the bonding process. The BACP has two components: (1) comprehensive set of all-inclusive business capacity-building workshops, and (2) one-on-one technical assistance with Gulf Region SBTRC staff, surety bond producers and other professionals to assess and address what businesses need to increase their business capacity so that they can acquire bonding for the first time or increase their bonding capacity. This program is for DBEs and other small businesses in the civil transportation industry. Bonding is a key barrier to contractors being able to bid on transportation-related projects containing federal transportation dollars. By eliminating this barrier, by obtaining bonding or increasing bonding capacity, contractors are able to bid on these projects. The BACP is a proven program with a track record of success for DBEs and other contractors. $136,000,000 in bonding capacity – that is the amount that contractors who have successfully completed the BACP have obtained in bonding.
Contact Us
If you are a DBE certified contractor or want to obtain your small business certification and build your business capacity, Gulf Region SBTRC staff are here to help you. It all begins with an e-mail or a phone call to:
Rick Ortiz
Executive Director
Gulf Region SBTRC
214.521.6007
[email protected]
Tony Arps
Project Director
Gulf Region SBTRC
214.523.3415
[email protected]
Diana Flores
Project Coordinator
Gulf Region SBTRC
214-523-3432
[email protected]