How To SignUp for The PennDOT Mentor-Protege Program
PennDOT MPP Update June 2023
This is an update on June 7, 2023, from Daryl St. Clair of PennDOT on the status of the PennDOT Mentor-Protege Program (MPP). This update is primarily focused on the consulting cohort.
See links to helpful MPP documents below:
- MPP Navigational Diagram – The .pdf diagram of the MPP process for both Proteges & Mentors.
- MPP Presentation Whiteboard – Download the .pdf and zoom in to access links & MPP info.
- MPP Program Guide 9-21-23 (Download) – PennDOT removed language from the policy that says the $25k for construction can not be used to pay the DBE. They also added that the force account process can be used to add the MPP specification to your construction projects.
- 9.14.233 – MPP Video Excerpts Playlist – This playlist provides short videos that answer many common questions about the MPP.
- MPP Consultant MOU Template 1.11.23 (Download) – Please sign MOUs virtually using your New MPP Portal – (View Video Here)
- MPP Consultant Workplan Template 7.5.23 (Download)
- Supplemental Protege Development Plan – Consultant Best Practices Guide (4-20-23)
- Sample Consultant Mentor Development Plan Template (7-5-23)
- Safe Harbor Overhead Rate – PennDOT Update (3-4-24)
- MPP Contractor MOU Template 1.11.23 (Download)– Please sign MOUs virtually using your New MPP Portal – (View Video Here)
- MPP Contractor Workplan Template 7.19.23 (Download)
- MPP Activity Log for invoicing (Download)
- Please see the PennDOT guidance on Provisional Qualification Here.
- MPP Consultant Protege Report
- MPP Contractor Protege Report
Just copy and paste the links below AND send them IN emails to refer Potential Mentors or Proteges to the PennDOT Mentor-Protege Program.
Proteges may want to refer a potential Mentor to the PennDOT Mentor-Protege Program.
Or;
Mentors may want to refer a Protege to the PennDOT Mentor-Protege Program.
Completing the appropriate MPP Questionnaire above will automatically enroll the Mentor or Protege and email the POC with instructions for the next step. Please ask “pre-existing” users of PRA or DBE Supportive Services to use their existing PRA email addresses and/or use their employee company email addresses if they don’t have a PRA user yet. This will help to ensure that duplicate users are not created in PRA. Thank you.
Note:
Protege firms should only complete (1) one MPP Protege questionnaire until they have graduated from the program.
Every member of a potential mentor firm that wants access to the MPP should complete the Prime Mentor MPP Questionnaire. This means that one PennDOT Prime Firm may have multiple “Potential Mentors” that have completed the survey. Since Mentoring occurs on the firm level, this does not negatively impact the program and may help potential mentor firms manage the program easier.
Getting Started w The PennDOT MPP (Excerpts)
- Getting Started w the MPP – Program Background & Purpose (1:33)
- Getting Started with the MPP – Key Concepts Before Starting! (1:26)
- MPP FAQ – Protege Eligibility (1:31)
- Getting Started w the MPP – Getting Started As A Protege POC (0:52)
- MPP FAQ – Primary Protege SignUp (2:18)
- MPP FAQ – Mentor Eligibility (1:08)
- Getting Started w the MPP – Getting Started As A Mentor POC (0:58)
- MPP FAQ – Primary Mentor SignUp (2:13)
- What Is An Underutilized DBE?
- Setting Protege Expectations – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (2:35)
- Protege SignUp From Within PRA – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call
- Mentor (POC) SignUp In PRA – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (1:09)
- Edit Profile – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (1:08)
- MPP Main Menu Tab – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (0:33)
- MPP Resource Page – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (2:59)
- Multi-Account User – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (2:46)
PROTEGE INFO
Tier 1 Information
- 10.26.23 BPR – Tier 1 Presentation Document Link
- MPP FAQ – Primary Protege SignUp (2:18)
- MPP FAQ – Primary Protege SignUp (2:18)
- MPP FAQ – Tier 1 Rooms (0:58)
- My MPP Tab – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (4:38))
- Getting Started w the MPP – Getting Started As A Protege POC (0:52)
- Setting Protege Expectations – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (2:35)
- Protege SignUp From Within PRA – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call
- MPP Room Reports – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (4:09)
Tier 2 Information
- MPP FAQ – Primary Protege SignUp (2:18)
- MPP FAQ – Tier 2 Room (1:15)
- Getting Started w the MPP – Getting Started As A Protege POC (0:52)
- Setting Protege Expectations – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (2:35)
- Protege SignUp From Within PRA – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call
- MPP Room Reports – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (4:09)
Tier 3 Information
- Understanding MPP CUF to Engage Mentors – 6.22.23 MPP Call Excerpt (2:13)
- Tips For Finding Mentors In ECMS – 6.22.23 MPP Call Excerpt (4:09))
- Tips For How to Find Mentors – 6.22.23 MPP Call Excerpt (1:40))
- MPP FAQ – Primary Protege SignUp (2:18)
- MPP FAQ – Tier 3 Room (2:09)
- MPP FAQ – Tier 4 Room (1:34)
- Adding MPP Provisions to Construction Projects – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (2:14)
- Multi-Account User – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (2:46)
- Getting Started w the MPP – Getting Started As A Protege POC (0:52)
- Setting Protege Expectations – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (2:35)
- Protege SignUp From Within PRA – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call
- MPP Room Reports – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (4:09)
- Playlist – 7.20.23 MPP Teaming Process Call Excerpts
MENTOR INFO
- (Mentor) PennDOT MPP Instructional Videos Playlist
- MPP FAQ – Mentor Eligibility (1:08)
- MPP FAQ – Primary Mentor SignUp (2:13)
- MPP Mentor Tips – How Mentors Can Post MPP Project Solicitations (1:39)
- MPP Mentor Tips – Making Connections & Sending Messages (4:27)
- MPP Mentor Tips – Understanding PRA Room Types (3:58)
- Project-Based Mentorship – 6.22.23 MPP Call Excerpt (0:37)
- MPP FAQ – Tier 3 Room (2:09)
- Getting Started w the MPP – Getting Started As A Mentor POC (0:58)
- Mentor (POC) SignUp In PRA – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (1:09)
- Edit Profile – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (1:08)
- MPP Room Reports – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (4:09)
- My MPP Tab – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (4:38)
- Adding MPP Provisions to Construction Projects – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (2:14)
- Tips For Pairing – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (0:52)
7.20.23 MPP Teaming Process Call Excerpts
- Intro – 7.20.23 Mentor Protege Teaming Process (0:38)
- Mentor Teaming Request – 7.20.23 Mentor-Protege Teaming Process (3:42)
- Protege Acceptance – 7.20.23 Mentor Protege Teaming Process (1:15)
- The Wait For Award – 7.20.23 Mentor Protege Teaming Process (0:57)
- Sign Virtual MOU – 7.20.23 Mentor Protege Teaming Process (3:07)
- MPP Workplan – 7.20.23 Mentor Protege Teaming Process (2:39)
- Feedback Survey – 7.20.23 Mentor Protege Teaming Process (1:41)
- Outro – 7.20.23 Mentor Protege Teaming Process (0:39)
9.29.23 MPP Event Playlist
9.29.23 MPP Event Presentation (Download HERE)
- MPP Background (2:34) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (2)
- MPP Underutilized Focus (1:40) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (3)
- Protege Key Concepts (2:24) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (4)
- Mentor Key Concepts (2:18) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (5)
- Primary Vs Secondary Contact Overview (1:57) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (6)
- Primary Protege SignUp (2:20) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (7)
- Mentor Primary SignUp (0:54) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Except (8)
- Secondary Protege Users (5:47) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (9)
- How do you know if you’re in the MPP? (0:58) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (10)
- Secondary Mentor SignUp (2:43) – 9.29.23 MPP Event (11)
- Cohorts Tiers & Rooms Overview (0:43) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (12)
- MPP Cohorts (1:51) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (13)
- MPP Tiers Overview (0:22) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (14)
- Tier 1 (1:05) – 9.29.23 MPP Excerpt (15)
- Tier 2 Split (0:09) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (16)
- Tier 2 Contractor (0:45) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (17)
- Tier 2 Consultant (0:19) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (18)
- Tier 3 (0:57) – 9.29.23MPP Excerpt (19)
- Non-Project Based Mentors (0:14) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (20)
- Tier 3 Continued (0:36) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (21)
- Tier 4 (0:19) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (22)
- Tier 4 Non-Underutilized Vs. Underutilized Experience (0:29) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (23)
- Are Prequalified Exempt Contractors Firms Tier 3? (1:17) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (24)
- Moving Through Tiers (1:27) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (25)
- MPP Rooms Overview (1:21) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (26)
- PRA Room Visibility (0:27) – 9.29.23 MPP Event (27)
- MPP Room Nesting (2:09) – 9.29.23.28 MPP Event Excerpt (28)
- MPP Menu Option Overview (0:37) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (29)
- MPP Resource Page (2:36) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (30)
- Room Reports (4:20) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (31)
- How To Find Proteges (0:42) – 9.29.23MPP Event Excerpt (32)
- My MPP Projects: MPP Tab (1:52) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (33)
- My MPP Tab Features (0:55) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (34)
- Mentor Teaming Request (2:49) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt(35)
- MPP Admin Table (2:06) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (36)
- Can we use the MPP in other States? (0:55) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (37)
- Protege Tip “Be Tier 3” (0:19) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (38)
- How to Verify You’re in Tier 3 & Find Mentors (0:58) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Except (39)
- MPP Room Navigation (1:16) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (40)
- MPP Groups From MPP Room Reports (2:38) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (41)
- MPP Event Document (0:39) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (42)
- Closing Comments (4:22) – 9.29.23 MPP Event Excerpt (43)
General PennDOT MPP Information
- MPP FAQ – MPP Welcome & Program (3:35)
- MPP FAQ – Cohorts (1:56)
- MPP FAQ – Tiers (4:12)
- MPP FAQ – Rooms Introduction (0:57)
- MPP FAQ – The PennDOT MPP Room (1:16)
- MPP FAQ – Consultants MPP Room (1:10)
- MPP FAQ – Tier Rooms Overview (0:47)
- MPP FAQ – Tier 3 Room (2:09)
- MPP FAQ – Tier 4 Room (1:34)
- MPP FAQ – Underutilized Room (1:57)
- Edit Profile – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (1:08)
- MPP Main Menu Tab – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (0:33)
- MPP Resource Page – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (2:59)
- MPP Room Reports – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (4:09)
- MPP Tier Rooms – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (1:39)
- My MPP Tab – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (4:38)
- Underutilized Vs NonUnderutilized Participation – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (1:58)
- Tips For Pairing – 9.14.23 MPP Open Q&A Call (0:52)
MPP 6 FAQ Presentation – w/ MPPSurvey.com Mentor SignUp Process (33:26)
This video is a walkthrough of the PennDOT Mentor-Protege Program’s (6) most commonly asked questions. This video was revised on 3.20.23 to reflect the most current program updates.
- 1. MPP FAQ – MPP Welcome & Program (3:35)
- 2. MPP FAQ – Protege Eligibility (1:31)
- 3. MPP FAQ – Primary Protege SignUp (2:18)
- 4. MPP FAQ – Mentor Eligibility (1:08)
- 5. MPP FAQ – Primary Mentor SignUp (2:13)
- 6. MPP FAQ – Cohorts (1:56)
- 7. MPP FAQ – Tiers (4:12)
- 8. MPP FAQ – Rooms Introduction (0:57)
- 9. MPP FAQ – The PennDOT MPP Room (1:16)
- 10. MPP FAQ – Consultants MPP Room (1:10)
- 11. MPP FAQ Contractors MPP Room (1:15)
- 12. MPP FAQ – Tier Rooms Overview (0:47)
- 13. MPP FAQ – Tier 1 Rooms (0:58)
- 14. MPP FAQ – Tier 2 Room (1:15)
- 15. MPP FAQ – Tier 3 Room (2:09)
- 16. MPP FAQ – Tier 4 Room (1:34)
- 17. MPP FAQ – Underutilized Room (1:57)
- 18. MPP FAQ – Viewing MPP Notices (1:04)
Click The Image Below To See The Full Playlist of Open MPP Calls.
See links below to helpful MPP rooms and discussions below: (Please note: You will already need to be a room member for the links to work.)
- PennDOT MPP Q&A Discussion Forum – Ask PennDOT
- Visit the Main PennDOT Mentor Protege Room
- Visit the Tier 3 Contractor Room – (These are the Ready to Work Contractor Proteges)
- Visit the Tier 3 Consultant Room – (These are the Ready to Work Consultant Proteges)
- Tier 3 Consultant Room Report
- Tier 3 Contractor Room Report
MPP COURSES ON PRA:
For more information on the PennDOT MPP, please visit the Full PennDOT MPP Website at pennmpp.com or use the contact information below.
MPP Administrator Contact Information:
855-776-7265 Ext 805
