BAYSIDE, Calif. – Caltrans District 1, in partnership with the North Coast Small Business Development Center and Humboldt Builders’ Exchange, has announced that it will host a Small Business and Contractor Outreach Workshop on Monday, April 18.

The workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to noon in the Emmerson Room at Humboldt Area Foundation, 373 Indianola Road, Bayside.

This free workshop will offer small businesses the opportunity to learn about local procurement and service contracts in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Lake Counties.

The workshop will include a presentation about the benefits of becoming a certified small business or disabled veteran business with the state, how state agencies advertise to make purchases, and how to sign up for notifications of bid opportunities on the BidSync Web site (https://www.bidsync.com/Links).

Register online (www.dot.ca.gov/dist1/smbus/eventform.htm), or for more information, please contact Janet Mohorovich, Caltrans small business liaison, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 707-441-3945.