The Illinois Unified Certification Program (IL UCP) provides “one-stop shopping” certification services to small, minority and women businesses seeking to participate in the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Certification services are offered to businesses seeking to obtain either DBE Certification in Illinois or airport concessionaire disadvantaged business enterprise (ACDBE) status.
As mandated by USDOT in the DBE Program, Final Rule 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 23 and 26, all public agencies that receive USDOT
federal financial assistance must participate in a statewide unified certification program. These public agencies, commonly referred to as “recipients” of USDOT funds, include municipalities, counties, special districts, airports, transit agencies, and the State Department of Transportation.
There are participants in the IL UCP. They are the Illinois Department of Transportation, the City of Chicago, Pace, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and
Metra. Each participant uses the standard DBE application forms but may have their own attachments and specialty areas. Below is the contact information and specialty areas of each participant.
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
2300 South
Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL
62764
217/782‐5490
www.dot.state.il.us
217/782‐5490
www.dot.state.il.us
IDOT contracting opportunities include statewide highway, bridge, road and airport construction‐related services (non‐vertical), professional consultant services, material supply, equipment rental and trucking services.
City of Chicago
Department of
Procurement Services
121 North
LaSalle Street, Room 403
Chicago, IL
60602‐1284
312/742‐0766
www.cityofchicago.org
City of Chicago provides roadway construction services, airport construction/concession‐related services and professional consulting services.
Metra
547 W. Jackson
Blvd.
Chicago, IL
60661
312/322‐6323
www.metrarail.com
Metra oversees all commuter rail operations in the six county Northeast Illinois region. Metra offers the following areas in which there are contract opportunities:
Rolling stock (cars, locomotives)
Track and structure (bridges, retaining walls)
Facilities & equipment (maintenance, vehicles, etc.)
Signal, electrical and communications
Stations and parking
Acquisitions‐extensions‐expansions
Construction and engineering
Miscellaneous commodities
Pace
550
W. Algonquin Road
Arlington
Heights, IL 60005
847/228‐2439
www.pacebus.com
Pace provides fixed bus routes, Dial‐a‐Ride services, vanpools, and special‐event buses throughout Chicago’s six county suburban region. Pace offers the following areas in which there are contract opportunities:
Automotive material
Fixed plant material
General use material
Contract services and repairs
Professional services
Scrap and surplus property
disposal
Construction
Private
carrier providers
DBE Certification Illinois
