Policies/Procedures

Annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal

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Based on a disparity study recently conducted, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) submitted the overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal and Methodology Proposal to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) pursuant to 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26.45, for federal-aid highway projects for Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2022-24. For FFYs 2022-24, Caltrans proposes … Read more Annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal

Office Bulletin #21-07: Division of Local Assistance (DLA) Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), LAPG Chapter 9 Update

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Chapter 9 of the Local Assistance Program Guidelines (LAPG): Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), defines eligibility requirements, funding policy, application submittal and review process, and project delivery requirements in compliance with federal and state regulations for the local HSIP program. Since the last update to the HSIP Guidelines, there have been new developments related … Read more Office Bulletin #21-07: Division of Local Assistance (DLA) Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), LAPG Chapter 9 Update

Office Bulletin #21-06: Division of Local Assistance (DLA) Adoption of Division of Procurement and Contracts (DPAC) Safe Harbor Rate (SHR)

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Developing the annual Indirect Cost Rate (ICR) can place a significant burden on small or emerging Architectural & Engineering (A&E) consulting firms that lack financial sophistication to develop an ICR. This is also true for established A&E consulting firms that may not have previous experience developing an ICR in compliance with Part 31 of Title … Read more Office Bulletin #21-06: Division of Local Assistance (DLA) Adoption of Division of Procurement and Contracts (DPAC) Safe Harbor Rate (SHR)

Repayment of Preliminary Engineering Costs for Projects Over 10 Years

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Submit Time Extension Request Now! The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Local Assistance monitors and reports for all federal-aid projects that have not proceeded out of the Preliminary Engineering (PE) phase within 10 years of the initial project authorization. When on-site construction or right-of-way acquisition does not commence within the 10 years, the PE … Read more Repayment of Preliminary Engineering Costs for Projects Over 10 Years

Office Bulletin #21-05

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Adopting Chapter 10 of the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) Chapter 10 of the LAPM has been updated to specify how local public agencies (LPAs) may submit evidence of Chapter 10 adoption. The Division of Local Assistance (DLA) policies and procedures for local agency procurement of Architectural & Engineering (A&E) consultant services presently reside in … Read more Office Bulletin #21-05

Immediate Action Required for Inactive Projects > 24 months

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Please Invoice or provide justification by August 6th, 2021 The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Local Assistance has been collaborating with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to reduce the number of inactive projects; especially those that have not been reimbursed for 24 months or greater with unexpended federal funds of $50,000 or more. Local … Read more Immediate Action Required for Inactive Projects > 24 months