The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Sept. 6 asking for comments on the significant changes made to its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) rules. Comments are due by Nov. 5. The proposal suggests a series of changes in the bidding process, including requiring contractors to submit a list of DBEs that will be used on a project with their bid. Also, contractors that do not achieve this goal must submit documentation of good faith efforts with their bids. The proposed rule would also tighten down on the certification process that determines whether or not a firm qualifies as a DBE.
For more details on the proposed changes, please click here. AGC will be hosting a webinar on the new program requirements on Oct. 16, 2012. For more information please read the story below. To register for the webinar now, please click here.
A task force of AGC members will be reviewing the NPRM to assist AGC in providing substantive comments to DOT on the proposed revisions. AGC members and chapters are also encouraged to weigh in on the proposed rule changes. Go to AGC’s Legislative Action Center and submit comments directly to DOT from there. A sample letter has been prepared that you should customize to submit to DOT.
For more information, please contact Brian Deery at (703) 837-5319 or deeryb@agc.org.
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