Move Illinois:

Illinois Tollway and

Illinois Community College
Board
South Suburban
Community College

What is the CBDC?

The CBDC is designed to increase
opportunities for small, minority,
veteran and women-owned businesses
with the Illinois Tollway.
Flexible, customized training
provided for small firms.

How it works
1.

Conduct a business assessment.

2.

Create an Individual Technical Assistance

Plan (ITAP):
- Outline components of your needs and identify
technical
assistance needs
- Map your progress toward submitting bids
3.

Customized technical assistance:

-

Personal assistance with expert consultants

Seminars / Workshops (classroom and online)
Access to experts in particular fields / trades
Assistance with D/M/V/WBE certification

Program Timeline

Week

1 2 3

6 7

1
0

11

1
3

12

14

15

16

17

18

Assessment/IT
1 AP

Capacity
4 Readiness

5 Bidding

6 Labor unions

Individual
Technical
Assistance

Plan

7 Bonding

2 DBE Cert
Prequalificatio
3 n

Your ITAP bridges the gap towards

bidding.

Technical assistance offered:

Bonding
Estimating
Insurance
Finance
Accounting
Bidding
Business and marketing
plan development

Doing business with the

Illinois Tollway
How to become a prime
contractor
How to be a successful
subcontractor
Tools for technology
Project management
Surety and field
operations

Benefits of Working with the CBDC

Collaborates with other agencies to

ensure all the assistance you need is
provided to you.

Skills learned are transferrable to all

government projects (City, County, State
and Federal).

Ensures your applications for certification

are complete and processed timely.

Assistance with unbundled and set-aside

bidding.
Its

Client Census 2013-2015

(thru Summer 2015)
Percentage of Client
Base

Client Demographics

Client Count

54%

African American
Male

72*

11%

African American
Female

14

26%

Hispanic Male

35*

3%

Hispanic Female

1%

Native American
Male

1*

1.5%

Asian Male

2%
1.5%

Caucasian
*10%
VeteranFemale
Owned Businesses
Caucasian Male

3
2*

Trainings Offered in 2015

Construction

Estimating for Public Works:

Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Included RS Means

OSHA

300 for Construction

Included Custom OSHA Safety Manual

Quickbooks

Accounting for Construction

Included Full Copy of Quickbooks Software

New Training Coming in 2016

Construction
Marketing

Project Management

Plan Development

Capability Statements
Web Site Development

And

More Offerings Based on YOUR Needs!

Upcoming Unbundled Projects Bid Schedule

FREE ACCESS TO PLANS AND BID

BOOKS!

Illinois Tollways Diversity Programs

This technical assistance program is the
Construction Business Development Center (CBDC).
Other assistance programs include:
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE)
Earned Credit Program (ECP)
Mentor/Protg Program
Small Business Initiative
Small Contractor Bridge Program
Construction Coaching for Growth (CC4G)
I-WORK: Building Opportunity Zone
Equal Employment Opportunity Program
Business Enterprise Program
Small Business Set-Aside Program

CBDC Contacts
Moraine Valley Community College
Mitchel Rabin
mitchel.rabin@prairiestate.edu
708-9745458
South Suburban
Community College

Prairie State College

Cyndi Stewart
castewart@prairiestate.edu
708-709-3760
South Suburban College