The construction industry and the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) understand the importance of maintaining qualified employees in the construction workforce. Better trained and more qualified workers produce a higher quality product. Experienced workers retire and skilled people to replace them are difficult to find. As a result, training employees working on Iowa DOT let projects is of great importance.
The Construction Industry Training (CIT) Program was developed to help the industry address some of the costs associated with this training and to help ensure that skilled employees will be available to build high-quality projects that the traveling public expects.
Reimbursement:
- Submit the “CIT Funds Pre-Approval Request Form” to Danny Wagener, Iowa DOT Compliance Officer: Wagener@iowadot.us
It MUST be pre-approved to obtain CIT Funds reimbursement.
Note: Any changes to the date, type of training, and/or cost of an already pre-approved, then needs to be re-communicated and pre-approved with the DOT staff administering the CIT Program prior to the training taking place. If training is not pre-approved prior to it taking place, then the cost will NOT be reimbursable with CIT Funds.
- Within 30 days of completion of the approved CIT course, submit the attached “CIT Funds Invoice Tracking Form” to Danny Wagener along with the following items in a single PDF file:
- Copy of the trainer’s invoice to the firm participating in the training
- Copy of the invoice from the venue (e.g. classroom, banquet hall, conference room, etc.) to the firm participating in the training
- Proof of payment from the participating firm to the trainer AND venue (i.e. cancelled check, bank statement, or receipt from the trainer and/or venue verifying receipt of payment)
- Copy of the sign-in sheet (must include the sex and race of the participating firm’s attendees) or other documentation OR a typed list of participants showing who attended the training and their sex and race if a Sign-in Sheet was not kept.
- Invoice for reimbursement from the participating firm to Iowa DOT
Bottom line: If a qualifying DBE company is pre-approved for CIT funding and pays for the class, they can receive reimbursement from the Iowa DOT by adhering strictly to the outlined process.
Email Danny Wagener (Danny.Wagener@iowadot.us) for the following forms:
CIT Funds Pre-Approval Request Form
CIT Funds Invoice Tracking Form
For more information, contact Mary Zimmerman at maryz@iastate.edu or 515-450-1278.