Small Business Initiative
Small Business Initiative
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Program Goal
The Illinois Tollway Small Business Initiative is a race- and gender- neutral program intended to increase opportunities for small construction companies to participate on Tollway construction contracts.
Program Overview
The initiative puts small businesses in a position to succeed and grow by:
- Identifying select construction contracts, generally with values of approximately $1 million, specifically for small businesses to perform as prime contractors
- Establishing small business goals for select construction contracts on a project-by-project basis
Who Should Apply
Firms must be registered in the state’s Small Business Set-Aside Program and meet the following criteria:
- Gross revenues of $14 million or less annually
- Meet specifications that may include prequalification with either the Illinois Department of Transportation or Illinois Capital Development Board, which will be determined on a project-by-project basis
How to Get Involved
Firms must meet the qualification criteria and register within the Illinois Procurement Gateway as a small business in order to bid on Small Business Initiative Tollway contracts.
Additional information on the state’s Small Business Set-Aside Program may be found on the Illinois Procurement Gateway at ipg.vendorreg.com
The Tollway also unbundles larger contracts into several smaller jobs defining small contract opportunities in amounts generally under $5 million. Firms do not have to be registered in the state’s Small Business Set-Aside Program to bid on unbundled contracts.