Projects

ARG has contributed to major multi-million dollar capital projects and programs, setting high standards for quality, efficiency, and fiscal responsibility. Some of our clients and projects include:

Selected Clients and Projects

Highway

  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) – Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Compliance Monitoring/ Independent Private Sector Inspector General Services (Total projects reviewed and evaluated were valued over $2 Billion)
  • Maryland State Highway Administration/Inter-County Connector Project (ICC) – DBE, Technical Assistance, Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Services ($2 Billion)
  • MDTA Nice Middleton Bridge Replacement Project – DBE/EEO and Civil Rights Oversight Compliance Monitoring Services
  • MTA, TBTA – Verrazano Bridge Repair Project – DBE Program Oversight Compliance Monitoring and Reporting
  • New York City Department of Transportation – DBE/EEO and Civil Rights Oversight Compliance Monitoring Services for the Brooklyn, Manhattan and City Island Bridge Projects, Battery Park Underpass, Roosevelt Avenue Bridge Deck Replacement Project, Shore (Belt) Parkway over Mill Basin Bridge Project, the Replacement of the Upper Roadways Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Project and on the Broadway Bridge Project (combined value exceeds $1 Billion)
  • New York State Thruway Authority –Cashless Tolling Project – MWBE Compliance Monitoring
  • New York State Thruway Authority – The New NY Bridge (Tappan Zee Bridge) – DBE vetting and compliance reviews ($3.1 Billion)
  • Ohio DOT I-90 Bridge Project – DBE and small business goal attainment, community outreach, and OJT services. Procurement assistance, review of good faith efforts and developed and implemented a comprehensive DBE/Civil Rights Survey/Evaluation Instrument.
  • Washington D.C. Department of Transportation – DBE outreach and capacity building services.

Transit

  • Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) – Civil Rights Compliance Support Services – DBE/SBE, Workforce, EEO, Title VI, Outreach, Technical Assistance, Program Design and Implementation Services and Overall Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Services
  • Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Orange Line Design Build Project, Subconsultants to KSWRP – Responsible for DBE Program design and implementation, CUF Reviews (Estimated Value $500 Million)
  • Denver Regional Transportation District – FasTracks Project – DBE/SBE, Workforce, EEO, Title VI, Outreach, Technical Assistance, Program Design and Implementation Services and Overall Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Services, Workforce Initiative Now Program Compliance, Procurement support services for Alternative Project Delivery Methods, such as: CMGC, DB, and DBFOM/P3 Projects. ($6.9 Billion in Construction Value)
  • Greater Cleveland Regional Transportation District – Certification Processing, Outreach Services and DBE Program oversight of Euclid BRT Design and Construction Project ($250 Million)
  • Hampton Roads Transit – Agency-wide DBE and Civil Rights Program Review/Redesign & Compliance Monitoring and reporting for the for Norfolk Minimum Operating System [MOS] ($200 Million in Construction Value)
  • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) – Assessment of DEOD Goal Setting, Compliance, Outreach, DBE Overall Goal Recalculation Methodology Project
  • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) – Comprehensive DBE/SBE/DVBE Programs Implementation including Contract Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Services
  • Maryland DOT & MTA Purple Line P3 Project – DBE/EEO/Workforce/Labor/ Outreach Oversight Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Services ($5.6 Billion)
  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) – Program Management Services
  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), MassDOT Commuter Rail Project – Technical assistance for the development and evaluation of diversity language/compliance for the Commuter Rail Service Provider Request for Proposal
  • NJ Transit – The Portal Bridge Project – DBE Mentoring, Technical Assistance, Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Services; virtual Outreach Event
  • NJ Transit – Southern NJ LRT Project – MWBE Compliance Monitoring and Reporting
  • NJ Transit – THE ARC Tunnel Project – DBE and Technical Assistance Services
  • NYC DOT – New York City Comprehensive Ferry Transit Resilience Project – Independent Integrity Monitoring Oversight Services. DBE/EEO and Workforce Compliance Monitoring and Reporting.
  • NYS MTA – D/M/WBE Oversight Compliance Monitoring/IPSIG Services
  • NYS MTA Capital Construction – Independent Oversight Compliance Monitoring Services for Mega Projects (East Side Access, Second Avenue Subway, Fulton Street Transit Center, #7 Line Extension). Responsible for DBE/MBE/WBE Buy America requirements and workforce compliance and fraud protection and prevention services.
  • NYS MTA LIRR/MNR, AECOM – reviewed MTA LIRR/MNR documents to determine compliance with FTA Circular 4701.1B, relative to implementation of Title VI requirements
  • NYS MTA Metro-North Croton Harmon Shop & Yard Replacement Project – Skanska – DBE/EEO/Workforce Program Review and Corrective Action Implementation ($270 Million)
  • NYS MTA New York City Transit Authority, Second Avenue Subway Project – Phase 2 – DBE Compliance Monitoring and Reporting
  • NYS MTA Vendor Relations – Integrity Monitoring Services for various projects. Focus on DBE/MWBE compliance and Buy America requirements compliance services.
  • The Port Authority of NY & NJ – MWDBE Certification Site Visits and Commercially Useful Function Reviews
  • The Port Authority of NY & NJ OIG/IPSIG Projects – Review and assessment of contractors’ M/WBE Program compliance on World Trade Center Sites. Responsible for M/WBE Program oversight compliance and fraud detection and prevention services.
  • Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority, Tren Urbano Project – DBE/SBE, workforce, EEO, Title VI, Outreach, Technical Assistance, Program Design and Implementation Services and Overall Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Services ($2 Billion in Construction Value)
  • Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority – Agency-wide DBE/SBE Program Review/Redesign, Compliance Monitoring and Reporting, Certification, and Outreach Services, and Management of Web-Hosted Compliance Tracking System.
  • St. Louis Metro (formerly Bi-State Development Agency) – Cross County Metro-Link Extension Project – DBE/SBE, workforce, EEO, Title VI, Outreach, Technical Assistance, Program Design and Implementation Services and Overall Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Services ($680 Million in Construction Value)

Aviation

  • Charlotte Douglas International Airport – DBE/ACDBE Oversight Compliance Consulting Services
  • Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority – Certification Appeals Services. DBE/LDBE Program management and technical support consulting services for the administration of the DBE/LDBE Programs. Provided staff extension services for Equal Opportunity Department for certification processing, outreach and contract compliance monitoring and reporting services. Provided procurement support services for Dulles Metro Rail Extension Projects and support with the Authority’s project specific and overall agency goal setting processes. ($6 Billion)

Diversity Program Reviews

  • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) – Assessment of DEOD Goal Setting, Compliance, Outreach, DBE Overall Goal Recalculation Methodology Project
  • New York City Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises – Comprehensive review of the City’s M/WBE Program. Provide project management, organizational/economic development consulting, literature review, best practice assessment/program comparison, internal/external communications, design, execution and data analysis of qualitative and quantitative research including focus groups, surveys, one-on-one interviews and small groups.
  • NYS DOT – Created a DBE Development Program Management Plan
  • NYS MTA LIRR/MNR, AECOM – reviewed MTA LIRR/MNR documents to determine compliance with FTA Circular 4701.1B, relative to implementation of Title VI requirements
  • Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) EEO Program Development Project – Assistance for training, compliance, internal communication and internal audit support for the EEO Program.

Disparity Studies

ARG provides both technical and implementation support services for disparity, availability and utilization studies.  Services include data collection, M/W/DBE and stakeholder list development, focus group and public hearings facilitation and conducting in-depth interviews.  ARG has provided these services for the following studies:

  • City of Houston Availability and Utilization Study
  • Maryland Department of Transportation Availability and Utilization Study, (2012 & 2021)
  • Missouri Department of Transportation Availability and Utilization Study
  • New York City Small Business Services Availability and Utilization Study
  • Newark Public Schools Availability and Utilization Study
  • Prince George’s County Availability and Utilization Study

Selected D/M/WBE and EEO Training Projects

  • Alabama A & M and Stillman College (Alabama DOT) – Managing DBE Program in a Design Build Environment Training
  • Broward County Public Schools – Compliance, Outreach and Certification Training for Supplier Diversity Outreach Program internal staff.
  • Denver Regional Transportation District – FasTracks Project – DBE, EEO, Title VI, Certification Processing and Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Training for internal staff and contractors
  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) – DBE, EEO and Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Training for internal staff and contractors
  • FHWA/NHI– DBE/ACDBE Certification Training Program Development
  • Hampton Roads Transit – Compliance Monitoring Training for internal staff
  • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) – Compliance Monitoring and Contract Goal Setting Training
  • Maryland Department of Transportation, The Secretary’s Diversity & Equity Training Conference – Conducted Compliance Reviews Training
  • MTA/LaGuardia Community College (CUNY), PREP – Preparing for Profit –D/M/WBE Business Development Training Program
  • MTA Metro North Croton Harmon Shop & Yard Replacement Project – Compliance Monitoring Training for internal staff
  • MTA-NYCT Rehabilitation of the Flushing Line Contract – KiSKA Construction Corp., U.S.A. – Compliance Monitoring Training for KiSKA internal staff
  • The Port Authority of NY & NJ – DBE/ACDBE/MWBE/SDVOB/SBE Certification Program Training for internal staff
  • St. Louis Metro (formerly Bi-State Development Agency) Cross County Metro-Link Extension Project – Certification and Compliance Monitoring Training for internal staff

Additional Projects

  • Baltimore City Public Schools – provided technical assistance to prime and major subcontractors, school board members, program/construction management staff regarding inquiries on workforce and contract compliance programs.
  • City and County of Denver – Division of Small Business Opportunity (DSBO) Supportive/Consulting Services
  • City of Philadelphia Rebuild Program – Economic Opportunity Plan (EOP) monitoring and reporting services and assistance in achieving EOP goals on Rebuild projects
  • Empire State Development – Good Faith Efforts documentation review and assessment services
  • Geis Construction – Thermo Fisher, Mebane, NC Project – DOD Outreach, Procurement Support, Compliance Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting Services (Contract and Labor/Workforce Compliance)
  • INLIVIAN – Davis Bacon Compliance Monitoring Services.
  • Los Angeles County Community College District (LACCD) Bond Program Monitor – Integrity Monitoring Services to detect and investigate complaints or concerns involving allegations of fraud, corruption, and/or mismanagement in connection with bond funded construction programs
  • Minneapolis Public Schools – M/W/SBE and Workforce/EEO Compliance Monitoring and Outreach Services
  • New Jersey School Construction Corporation – Jersey City Public Schools –M/W/SBE and Workforce/EEO Compliance Monitoring and Outreach Services
  • New York City HPD/HDC Common Ground Project – Labor compliance and oversight monitoring services.
  • New York City HPD/HDC Sugar Hill Development Project – Labor compliance and oversight monitoring services.
  • North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA) – DBE/ACDBE/MBE/WBE/SBE certification program administration, certification application processing, on-site visits, database management and support.
  • Schiavone Construction – Call Center Outreach/Solicitation Services for Good Faith Efforts Documentation Initiative