Supportive Services Information

Welcome to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Supportive Services Program (SSP) sponsored by The Ohio Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration. The ODOT’s DBE Supportive Services Program provides educational and training opportunities designed to help business achieve their goal through free services and reimbursement for training programs. Being better trained and more competitive in your marketplace are positive goals for any business. Learn from the professionals how to make your business even stronger

Ohio Department of Transportation Mentor Protégé Program
In Partnership with The Ohio Contractors Association

Welcome to the Mentor Protégé Program sponsored by The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and The Ohio Contractors Association (OCA).  You are invited to join the nearly 500 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) who count on us for access to Ohio's ever increasing highway construction program.

The Mentor Protégé Program was created in 1999 to foster a more competitive environment for ODOT projects by increasing DBE participation.  Our immediate objective is to strengthen the login term stability of DBE firms by focusing our resources on those critical business skills that contractors need to compete successfully in the open market.  By enhancing business skills and where warranted, broadening construction activity, DBE firms elevate the volume of projects they are capable of bidding and profitably performing.

Involving larger and more established construction companies in the development of growing DBE firms is crucial to the success of the Mentor Protege Program.  Our partner, The Ohio Contractor Association is committed to foster a climate in which DBEs can establish mutually beneficial relationships with OCA members for guidance and direction.

The ODOT Mentor Protege Program offers a strategy for success that goes far beyond day to day construction activities.  We seek to enhance the viability of DBE firms now, and into the future by accessing the knowledge of more experienced contractors.

This is introductory information, for more detailed information refer to our frequently asked questions section.

Please contact us for answers to additional questions that you may have.  We will do our best to provide you with a prompt and accurate response.