Get your DVBE credit
Pick your bid, add the materials you’ll buy through Tower, and send it — we quote the same business day.
Your bid
What you need
Pick your bid above to see the DVBE dollars it takes.
Materials you will buy through Tower
Tick the bid items you will buy materials for, then list the materials under each one. Put your price on a line to size the plan, or leave it blank for Tower to quote.
Pick your contract in step 1 to load its bid item list.
| Material | SKU / part # | Qty | Unit | $/unit | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Materials | ||||||
| Enter your bid in step 1 to see how far this goes. | $0 | |||||
Type a material and press Enter to add it as written, or arrow down to pick a Tower catalog match. Leave the price blank and Tower quotes it; your prices only size the plan.
Send the plan to Tower
We reply with the two documents that list Tower as your DVBE partner: an itemized quote on Tower letterhead (unit prices and totals) and a signed DGS PD 843 DVBE Declaration (the form solicitations still call STD 843) — same day for catalog items. Approve the quote in your deal room and your DVBE participation packet is generated from it. Pricing follows the market and can improve on last-minute quote requests, so send even on bid day.
PDF, Word, Excel, CSV or images · up to 8 files, 4 MB each. They go to Tower with the plan.
Questions primes ask
Does buying materials from Tower DVBE count toward my DVBE goal?
Yes, on state-funded work. Caltrans gives DVBE suppliers full participation credit when they perform a commercially useful function (Construction Manual 8-405A), and state agencies apply the same rule under Mil. & Vet. Code §999. We negotiate, order, take title, pay the manufacturer and drop-ship to your jobsite. Tower is not DBE-certified, so our supply does not count toward a federal-aid DBE goal.
Which bids are on the list?
Every Caltrans construction contract currently advertised, and the state solicitations Tower is bidding through Cal eProcure right now. If yours is not listed, enter it yourself: the math is the same, and we quote any state, local or private job.
What do I get back after I send the plan?
An itemized quote on letterhead with unit prices and extended amounts — the copy Caltrans requires with your Certified DVBE Summary — and a signed DGS PD 843 DVBE Declaration (the form many solicitations still call STD 843) for state bid packages. Same day for catalog items.
My prices are only estimates. Does that matter?
No. Your prices size the plan so you can see where the goal and incentive steps fall. Tower prices the quote; if we come in lower, add another line or two to stay above the mark.
Can I come back and change it?
Yes. Save & get a link (or your first send) keeps the plan at a private link you can open on any device; we email it to you. Change lines and send again — it updates the same request, and Tower’s prices show up there as we add them.
What happens after bids open?
Tell us on your plan whether you won. A win turns our quote into your order and opens your DVBE tracker, which shows what we have billed against your DVBE targets for the participation report. Bid quotes are valid through bid opening and award, as quoted.
Something else? Call Carson Reed at 916-949-9361.