Diversity Webinar Series
The Illinois Tollway hosts a series of webinars to highlight opportunities for new firms to do business with the Tollway. The Department of Diversity and Strategic Development helps small firms, specifically minority- and veteran-owned businesses, gain access to Illinois Tollway work through several different programs and initiatives. This webinar series is designed to help these firms learn about what is offered: from business technical and prequalification assistance to workforce development initiatives and more. By expanding the pool of potential firms, the Illinois Tollway not only creates opportunities for these businesses but also serves its customers by ensuring varied and competitive bids. The Building for Success webinar series takes place every Monday at 3 p.m.
Previous Building for Success Illinois Tollway Diversity Webinars
| Series Number | Date | Topic/Title | Watch the Video | View the Presentation |
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| 107 | 08/19/2024 | Adding New NIGP Codes to a Solicitation | Watch | View |
| 106 | 07/29/2024 | Are You Ready to Bid on Tollway Small Business Initiative Contracts? | Watch | View |
| 105 | 06/18/2024 | Navigating Illinois Procurement Gateway | Watch | View |
| 104 | 06/10/2024 | Statement of Interest Workshop | Watch | View |
| 103 | 06/04/2024 | How To Do Business with the Tollway – Goods and Services | Watch | View |
| 102 | 05/13/2024 | How to Navigate Bid Buy | Watch | View |
| 4/15/2024 | Partnering for Growth - Emerging Technologies: Drone | Watch a short video Listen to the full presentation |
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| 101 | 4/15/2024 | Incident Management Construction Work Zone Best Practices | Watch | View |
| 100 | 4/8/2024 | Illinois Tollway Job Order Contracting Program and Small Business Initiative 101 | Watch | View |
| 99 | 3/11/2024 | State of Illinois Small Business Set-Aside Program | Watch | View |
| 98 | 2/05/2024 | Empowering Small Businesses with BMO Bank | Watch | View |
| 97 | 1/22/2024 | Growing Small Businesses the U.S. Small Business Administration | Watch | View |
| 95 | 11/13/2023 | Illinois Capital Development Board Prequalification | Watch | View |
| 94 | 10/30/2023 | Illinois Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification | Watch | View |
| 91 | 9/11/2023 | Illinois Tollway Job Order Contracting Program and Small Business Initiative 101 | Watch | View |
| 89 and 90 | 8/14/2023 | Illinois Tollway Webinar Job Order Contracting (JOC) 101 | Watch | View |
| 88 | 7/31/2023 | Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Statements of Interest Workshop | Watch | View |
| 87 | 7/17/2023 | Doing Business With the Tollway - Contract Compliance | Watch | View |
| 86 | 6/26/2023 | Gaining a Competitive Edge With Illinois Tollway Bid Credit Incentives | Watch | View |
| 85 | 6/12/2023 | Illinois Tollway Towing and Road Service | Watch | View |
| 84 | 5/22/2023 | How to Do Business with the Tollway Goods and Services | Watch | View |
| 83 | 5/1/23 | Goods and Services Special Provisions Compliance | Watch | View |
| 82 | 4/24/23 | Are You Ready to Bid on a Tollway Small Business Initiative Contract? | Watch | View |
| 81 | 3/15/23 | Web Based Program Management Control Systems (WBPMCS) 22-0086 | Watch | View |
| 80 | 3/8/23 | Web Based Program Management Control Systems (WBPMCS) 22-0086 | Watch | View |
| 79 | 3/6/23 | Professional Services Bulletin (PSB) 23-1 | Watch | View |
| 78 | 2/27/23 | Illinois Tollway Small Business Initiative Contractor Panel | Watch | View |
| 77 | 2/6/23 | Illinois Tollway Electrical Work Primer | Watch | View |
| 76 | 1/23/23 | Illinois Tollway e-Ticketing | Watch | View |
| 75 | 12/12/2022 | Partnering for Growth – Professional Services Reverse Mentor-Protégé Program | View | |
| 74 | 11/7/2022 | Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) Programs and Services | Watch | View |
| 73 | 11/1/2022 | Emerging Technologies: Contractors | Watch | View |
| 72 | 10/17/2022 | Emerging Technologies: Electric Contract Opportunities | Watch | |
| 70 | 9/12/2022 | Illinois Tollway Insurance and Risk Management | Watch | View |
| 8/22/2022 | Statement of Interest and Networking | Watch | View | |
| 69 | 7/11/2022 | Job Order Contracting Facilities Program Training | Watch | View |
| 67 | 6/6/2022 | Navigating BidBuy | Watch | View |
| 66 | 5/23/2022 | Rolling Owner-Controlled Insurance Program | Watch | View |
| 65 | 5/9/2022 | Doing Business with the Illinois Tollway Contract Compliance Construction Forms/Documents |
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| 64 | 4/25/2022 | How to Do Business with the Tollway: Vendor Responsiveness |
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| 63 | 4/11/2022 | Illinois Tollway's Small Business Initiative | Watch | View |
| 62 | 3/28/2022 | State of Illinois Small Business Set Aside | Watch | View |
| 61 | 3/14/2022 | Illinois Tollway's Capture Application Training (presented in Spanish) |
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| 60 | 2/28/2022 | 2022 Technical Assistance | Watch | View |
| 2/22/2022 | Virtual Workshop With Classroom Training On AMG software | Watch | View View TOPCON View SITECH Midway |
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| 59 | 2/14/2022 | Automated Machine Guidance and Upcoming Opportunities for Contractors | Watch | View |
| 58 | 2/7/2022 | 2021 Diversity Year in Review | Watch | View |
| 57 | 1/24/2022 | B2GNow Training | Watch | View |
| 56 | 1/10/2022 | Partnering for Growth – Professional Services Reverse Mentor-Protégé Program | Watch | View |
| 55 | 1/6/2022 | Traffic Operations Center/Dispatch Center Renovation Contract Opportunities | ||
| 54 | 12/20/2021 | Illinois Tollway's Partnering for Growth Professional Services Reverse Relationships | Watch | View |
| 52 | 12/13/2021 | Traffic Operations Center/Dispatch Center Renovation Contract Opportunities | Watch | View |
| 51 | 10/18/2021 | Illinois Tollway B2GNow Training | Watch | View |
| 50 | 10/18/2021 | How to Do Business With the Tollway: Goods and Services | Watch | View |
| 49 | 10/04/2021 | Capture Application Training | Watch | View |
| 48 | 9/27/2021 | Illinois Tollway Partnering for Growth Program Success Strategies | Watch | View |
| 47 | 9/13/2021 | Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Statement of Interest (SOI) Workshop | Watch | |
| 46 | 8/30/2021 | Illinois Tollway Electrical Contract Opportunities | Watch | View |
| 45 | 8/23/2021 | Illinois Tollway Statement of Interest Workshop | Watch | View |
| 44 | 8/16/2021 | How to Write An Effective Capability Statement | Watch | View |
| 43 | 8/9/2021 | Illinois Tollway B2GNow Training | Watch | View |
| 42 | 8/2/2021 | Illinois Tollway Bid Credit Training | Watch | View |
| 41 | 7/26/2021 | Illinois Tollway Rolling Owner-Controlled Insurance Program | Watch | View |
| 40 | 7/19/2021 | The Power of A Balance Sheet | Watch | View |
| 39 | 7/12/2021 | Navigating BidBuy | Watch | View |
| 38 | 6/28/2021 | How to Get Certified with the City of Chicago | View | |
| 37 | 6/21/2021 | Are You Ready to Bid on a Tollway Small Business Initiative Contract | Watch | View |
| 35 | 6/7/2021 | Illinois Tollway Construction Works and Earned Credit Program | Watch | View |
| 34 | 5/24/2021 | Teaming | Watch | View |
| 32 | 5/10/2021 | Access to Capital | Watch | |
| 31 | 5/3/2021 | Illinois Tollway Small Business Initiative Contract | Watch | View |
| 30 | 4/26/2021 | Illinois Tollway Partnering for Growth: Professional Services | Watch | View |
| 29 | 4/19/2021 | The ABC's of the Small Business Initiative | Watch | View |
| 28 | 4/12/2021 | Illinois Tollway ConstructionWorks And Earned Credit Program Training | Watch | View |
| 27 | 4/5/2021 | Doing Business with The Tollway: Construction | Watch | View |
| 26 | 3/29/2021 | Registration and Training for The Illinois Tollway’s Small Business Initiative | Watch | |
| 3/22/2021 | Virtual Networking Opportunity for Violation Enforcement Program Contract | Watch | View | |
| 25 | 3/22/2021 | How to Do Business With The Tollway: Goods And Services | Watch | View |
| 24 | 3/15/2021 | Central Management Services Business Enterprise Program | Watch | View |
| 23 | 3/1/2021 | Illinois Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Certification | Watch | View |
| 22 | 2/22/2021 | Small Business Initiative Plaza Improvement Contracts and Virtual Networking | Watch | View |
| 20 | 2/1/2021 | Bonding: Building Capacity for Your Construction Company | Watch | View |
| 18 | 1/11/2021 | Illinois Tollway Commitment to Diversity | Watch | View |
| 17 | 12/14/2020 | Illinois Tollway Small Business Initiative | Watch | View |
| 15 | 11/16/2020 | IDOT Prime Contractor Prequalification and Subcontractor Registration In Construction | Watch | View |
| 14 | 11/9/2020 | IDOT Statement of Interest (SOI) Feedback | Watch | View |
| 12 | 10/26/2020 | Becoming A Subcontractor on A Tollway Project And Do You Have What It Takes? | Watch | |
| 11 | 10/19/2020 | Project Management Essentials: Keys to Effectively Manage Your Project | Watch | |
| 10 | 10/5/2020 | Construction Drawing Process Review | Watch | |
| 9 | 9/28/2020 | Illinois Tollway Workforce Development Initiatives | Watch | View |
| 8 | 9/21/2020 | Illinois Tollway Small Business Set-Aside Program | Watch | View |
| 7 | 9/14/2020 | BEP Certification and FastTrack Application | Watch | View |
| 6 | 8/31/2020 | IDOT Consultant Engineering Prequalification | View | |
| 5 | 8/24/2020 | Marketing Your Business in Times Of COVID-19 | Watch | |
| 4 | 8/17/2020 | Estimating | Watch | View |
| 3 | 8/10/2020 | Access to Capital | Watch | View |
| 2 | 8/3/2020 | Illinois Tollway Partnering for Growth | Watch | View |
| 1 | 7/27/2020 | Illinois Tollway Unbundling | Watch | View |
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