Retired Mentor Overview - PA Mentor Protege Program

Retired Mentor Overview

Retired Mentor Overview

The Retired Contractor consultant service Mentors enter into an MOU with the Protégé and maintain a work plan to assure and document satisfactory performance by the Protégé. 

Retired contractors are utilized for consulting services.  The mentors assist the protege with moving into non-traditional areas of work and/or gaining the skills and experience necessary to compete in the marketplace outside the DB/DBE program via the provision of training and assistance. 

A provisional specification was developed to provide line-item reimbursement for the mentor’s services and any associated costs that must be directly attributable and properly allowable to specific individual contracts. 

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CONTRACTOR MENTOR/PROTÉGÉ

1 WORK AGREEMENT

Agree on type of work being sought,
geographic area, other factors

2 SET YOUR LIMITATIONS

Establish desired subcontract size and any resource limitations

3 ADVERTISEMENT PERIOD (VARIES)

Review project advertisements for
desired work

4 CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION

Identify potential prime contractors

5 CAPABILITIES

Communicate protégé’s capabilities to
prime

6 COMMUNICATION

Communicate protégé’s capabilities to
prime

7 PREPARE AND SUBMIT

Prepare and Submit bid

8 BID OPENING

Prepare and Submit bid

9 PENNDOT AWARDS PROJECT
10 PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS

Protégé sets up meetings and assetment for the project’s development

11 SCHEDULE AND PERFORM WORK

After project is scheduled the Protégé will perform work

12 INVOICE SUBMITTAL

Protégé submits invoice to Prime through ECMS

13 INVOICE REVIEW

Prime reviews invoice and pays protégé firm

14 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Post-completion meeting with Prime
with performance evaluation

CONSULTANT MENTOR/PROTÉGÉ

1 PLANNED PROJECT*

Project Advertised for an M/P Team

2 PROJECT IS ADVERTISED

After 2 weeks, project is advertised

3 ADVERTISEMENT PERIOD (2 WEEKS)

Statement of Interest (Proposal)

4 SELECTION PROCESS

One Month or more to make
selection

5 RESULT OF SELECTION

IF PROTEGE WINS:

Notification of Award

IF PROTEGE LOSES:
– Prime requests de-brief meeting
with PennDOT to include protégé.
– Look for the next planned project*

6 SUBMIT TECHNICAL AND PRICE PROPOSAL

Prepare and Submit Proposal

7 CONTRACT

Signed contract by both PennDOT
and prime consultant

8 NOTICE TO PROCEED

Formal notice to begin work

9 KICKOFF MEETING

Includes PennDOT, Prime and
subconsultants

10 WORK ORDERS

PennDOT issues work orders

 
11 M/P WORK AGREEMENT

Mentor/Protégé divide work based on
agreed-upon qualifications/division of labor

12 PERFORM WORK

Protégé performs work and submits
to prime for QA/QC

13 SUBMITTAL TO PENNDOT

Comments addressed and work is
submitted to PennDOT.

14 REVIEW OF WORK

PennDOT reviews and accepts work
or asks for revisions

15 INVOICE SUBMITTAL

Protégé submits invoice to Prime
through ECMS.

16 INVOICE REVIEW

Prime reviews invoice and pays
protégé firm

17 CONSULTANT EVALUATION

Formal consultant evaluation by
PennDOT is at completion of work order

18 INCREASED QUALIFICATIONS

Protégé gains increased
qualifications.

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