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CITY OF OAKLAND

City of Oakland – Contractor Technical Assistance Program

The third largest city in the Bay Area and the largest in Alameda County, Oakland serves as the county seat and is home to Northern California’s busiest port and a diverse population of over 440,000.

The City of Oakland established its Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP) to provide comprehensive business assistance and referrals for bonding support to small, local, and minority construction contractors interested in bidding on public works projects.

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Contractor Technical Assistance Program Services include:

Personalized business assessments to determine a contractor’s current capacity and opportunities for growth.
Workshops, training, individual and contract-specific technical support for securing bonding, learning industry best practices and overall business management and development.
Connecting contractors with primes and public agency staff through networking, matchmaking and referrals.
Assisting contractors in obtaining and securing required insurance, bid, performance and/or payment bonds.

Cost: Program services are sponsored by the City of Oakland and are provided at no charge to participating Contractors.

Enrollment Eligibility: The City of Oakland Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP) is open to all small local contractors intending to bid on City contracts and subcontracts.

Participating Departments:

Public Works

Transportation

Workplace and Employment Standards

Economic and Workforce Development

Increasing Underrepresented Contractor Participation in City of Oakland Public Works Contracts

The City of Oakland’s Contractor Technical Assistance Program (CTAP) is designed to help small local and diverse contractors participate in City of Oakland public works projects.

“The Department of Economic and Workforce Development is pleased to partner with Merriwether & Williams to address equity in construction contracting through their contractor support program. This program will help reduce the barriers that have prevented small BIPOC-owned contractors from successfully bidding on City contracts, to drive more equitable outcomes while leveraging public contracting dollars to help our diverse business community.” — Alexa Jeffress, Director of Economic and Workforce Development, City of Oakland

Are you a contractor interested in participating in the City of Oakland’s Contractor Technical Assistance Program?