Subrecipient Training

Grant Overview

  • Colorado Department of Transportation Subrecipient Grant Training: A high level overview of the Headquarters managed grant process at CDOT. Be sure to download the PDF for all active links referenced in the training. Cost: Free

Colorado Department of Transportation Subrecipient Grant Training
Colorado Department of Transportation Subrecipient Grant Training Links PDF

  • Colorado Department of Transportation Subrecipient Engineering Grant Training: A high level overview of the Regionally managed grant process at CDOT. Be sure to download the PDF for all active links referenced in the training. This includes grants that utilize Professional Services. Cost: Free

Colorado Department of Transportation Subrecipient Engineering Grant Training

Colorado Department of Transportation Engineering Subrecipient Grant Training Links PDF

General Grant Management

  • Colorado Department of Transportation Request for Reimbursement Guidance Training: A detailed training of the required documentation for a Reimbursement Request. Cost: Free

Colorado Department of Transportation Request for Reimbursement Guidance Training

Subrecipient Request for Reimbursement Guidance Document

Pre-Construction

For more information on any of the Pre-Construction Trainings listed below visit The CDOT TETP Page

  • Traffic Control Supervisor Training:  Local Agency personnel, and their consultants who
    are involved in the development, design, implementation, operation, inspection, and
    enforcement of work-zone-related transportation management and traffic control are
    required to take and pass a 2-day Traffic Control Supervisor training. Cost: Free

More Information

  • Pedestrian Facility Design Training: This full-day training updates participants on current safety concerns as well as countermeasures to provide safe and comfortable pedestrian facilities along highways and arterial roads. Cost: Free

Pedestrian Facility Design Training

  • Applied Roadway Design: This is a 3-day course where participants apply CDOT’s roadway design principles through true-to-life activities and exercises. Cost: $500

Applied Roadway Design

  • Interchange Planning and Design: This course is for traffic engineers and project managers involved with design and operations of freeway interchanges. The course covers basic traffic operational and geometric design for various interchange types. Cost: $400

Interchange Planning and Design

  • Reading Structural Plans: This course prepares engineers, technicians and inspectors to read and interpret structural plans in order to provide design input, identify design conflicts and constructability issues, and ensure construction compliance. Cost $400

Reading Structural Plans

  • Plan Checking: This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of how to improve plan
    quality by using an appropriate plan checking process. Cost: Free

Plan Checking

  • Utility Engineering Project Management: The Utility Engineering Project Management E-learning introduces CDOT’s process and methodology for managing sub-surface utility investigation and relocation. Cost: Free

Utility Engineering Project Management

  • 2024 Project Development Manual Section 2: Project Development Process: The Five Key Milestones of project development; Design Scoping Review also known as the DSR, Field Inspection Review
    or FIR, and the Final Office Review referred to as FOR, and steps involved in preparing Plans, Specifications, and Estimate—known as PS&E—in advance of project Advertisement or Ad. Cost: Free

2024 Project Development Manual Section 2

  • 2024 Project Development Manual Section 3: Environmental: The role of Design Project
    Managers (DPMs), in the environmental clearance process. Cost: Free

2024 Project Development Manual Section 3: Environmental

  • 2024 Project Development Manual Section 4: Traffic:  In this course, you'll explore and understand how the operations evaluation, traffic data, and crash analysis inform project design and safety considerations. Cost: Free

2024 Project Development Manual Section 4: Traffic

  • 2024 Project Development Manual Section 5: Structures: Key elements of bridge and
    structure design, including process stages, roles, and important reports and considerations. Cost: Free

2024 Project Development Manual Section 5: Structures

  • 2024 Project Development Manual Section 6: Materials: Materials engineering in CDOT project development, pavement analysis, soil surveys, the responsibilities of various technical services,  Life Cycle Cost Analysis, in pavement selection, as well as the key elements included in the Pavement Justification Report. Cost: Free

2024 Project Development Manual Section 6: Materials


Construction

For more information on any of the Construction Trainings listed below visit The CDOT TETP Page

  • Construction Inspector Certification Program: All construction
    inspectors—whether from CDOT or a consultant—must demonstrate proficiency by passing the
    required exams and earning certification within the developed categories. Licensed Professional
    Engineers do not need to take the exams. Cost: Varies by course or exam.

Traffic Control Supervisor Program

Flagger Program

Construction Inspector Certification Exams ( Math ) ( Plan Reading ) ( Surveying

  • Construction Project Administration for Local Agencies: Introduction for Local Agency Project Managers to CDOT's best practices in project administration. Cost: $150

Construction Project Administration for Local Agencies  

  • Managing Contract Time: Using CPM schedules to manage contract time and address
    delay issues on construction projects. Cost: $150

Managing Contract Time

  • Traffic Control Supervisor Training: Local Agency personnel, and their consultants who
    are involved in the development, design, implementation, operation, inspection, and
    enforcement of work-zone-related transportation management and traffic control are
    required to take and pass a 2-day Traffic Control Supervisor training from a CDOT approved
    vendor. Cost: Varies by Vender

Traffic Control Supervisor Training

  • Federal Buy America Requirements: The Buy America Requirements for Iron and Steel and
    the Build America, Buy America Act (1978) and the Build America, Buy America Act (2021). Cost: Free

Federal Buy America Requirements

  • Logging into B2GNow, and Navigating B2Gnow:  CDOT uses the B2GNow system to monitor DBE participation and prompt payment compliance. Per CDOT Standard Specification 108.01, contractors must have a B2GNow account prior to award or approval of Form 205/1425. Cost: Free

Get Access to B2GNow

  • Logging into LCPtracker, and Navigating LCPtracker: System for monitoring compliance with prevailing wage requirements and on the job training hours. Cost: Free

Get Access to LCPtracker

  • Construction Change Orders: The who, what, when, where, why and how of
    Change Orders, using simple and complex examples. Cost: Free

Construction Change Orders

  • Reviewing Critical Path Method Construction Schedules: Reviewing a Contractor’s CPM
    schedule per the requirements of the CDOT Standard Specifications subsection 108.03 Project
    Schedule. Cost: $150

Reviewing Critical Path Method Construction Schedules

  • Construction Project Administration Basics: The essential introduction to Section 100 of the
    CDOT Standard Specifications, which governs the fundamental rules and regulations of
    construction project administration. Cost: Free

Construction Project Administration Basics

  • FHWA Essentials Videos: Federal-aid Essentials offers informational videos and resources, designed specifically for local public agencies. Each video addresses a single topic-condensing the complex regulations and requirements of the Federal-aid Highway Program into easy-to-understand concepts and illustrated examples. Cost: Free

FHWA Essentials Videos

Need a SOC Learns account?

Visit the Access the LMS web page to request a State of Colorado (SOC) Learns Training Portal account using your company contact information. Account requests are typically approved within two business days. You'll receive an email notification when your account is approved, although it may take up to 12 hours for your account permissions to process before you can search for and enroll in training.