Highway Division Contract Compliance Unit

External Compliance

Our Mission

The Mission of the ODCR Highway Division Contract Compliance Unit is to implement, monitor and enforce Program compliance with State & Federal EEO laws and Minority, Women, Service-Disabled and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (M/W/SD/DBE) regulations to ensure equal opportunity for minorities and women in MassDOTs’ business endeavors including its’ road & bridge construction contracts and construction workforce.

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Unit Staff

Contacts:

Tanja Delgado, Manager of Contract Compliance
Telephone: (781) 570-6043
Email: Tanja.Delgado-Figueiredo@dot.state.ma.us

Each Highway District Office is staffed by one or more Compliance Officer:

District # 1 & 2 - William (Bill) Matlock
Telephone: (413) 582-1524
Email: William.Matlock@dot.state,ma.us
District # 3 - Peter Racicot
Telephone: (508) 721-4020
Email: Peter.Racicot@dot.state.ma.us
District # 4 - Trevor Hodge & Mark Young
Telephone: (781) 641-8326/8425
Email: Trevor.Hodge@dot.state.ma.us & Mark.Young@dot.state.ma.us
District # 5 - John Pires & Keith Parrett
Telephone: (508) 979-1989/1110
Email: John.Pires@dot.state.ma.us & Keith.Parrett@dot.state.ma.us
District # 6 - Dynell Andrews
Telephone: (857) 368-6459
Email: Dynell.Andrews@dot.state.ma.us

Unit Operations

The Contract Compliance Unit operates and carries out its' Mission in a variety of ways and is guided by Standard Operating Procedures:

  • S.O.P. # CSD-23-15-100 and the Construction Division Resident Engineers Standard Operating Procedure for joint program monitoring
  • S.O.P. # CSD-23-10-1-000 in conjunction with EEO laws along with State & Federal M/W/DBE regulations

Some of the day-to-day, annual and ad-hoc tasks include, but are not limited to:

  • Conducting desk audits of Contractors’ reporting system data inclusive of payment disbursements & receipt, workforce utilization and On-The-Job Training (OJT) data
  • Conducting on-site field visits & audits inclusive of M/W/DBE participation & commercially useful function reviews/audits pursuant to M/W/DBE Special Provisions, work force utilization & OJT review/audits & EEO discrimination complaint intake, when required
  • Work in conjunction with contractors, unions, community based organizations and others in the recruitment, referral, placement & retention of Federal On-The-Job Trainees pursuant to the Federal Training Special Provisions and other building trade construction employment opportunities on both State & Federal projects.
  • Performing outreach, mediation, problem-solving, dispute resolution and enforcement efforts, when necessary for program compliance
  • Providing internal & external training and education to staff and contracting community
  • Conducting Annual Comprehensive Federal Compliance Reviews on one or more contracts per each Highway District
  • The specific tasks and standard operating procedures to perform the above are conducted in 3 phases including preconstruction, construction and post-construction activities

Please feel free to contact us for further information or should you have questions about MassDOT's Highway Division Contract Compliance Program.

Contact   for Highway Division Contract Compliance Unit

Fax

General contact (857) 368-0602
Diversity and civil rights complaints (617) 222-3263
ADA reasonable accommodation issues (857) 368-0659

Address

10 Park Plaza, Suite 3800, Boston, MA 02116

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