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August 28, 2015

DBE Program Regulations: Contract Goals

DOT has released Official FAQs on DBE Program Regulations. These questions and answers provide guidance and information for compliance with the provisions under 49 CFR part 26. […]
August 21, 2015

DBE Program Regulations: Overall Goals

DOT has released Official FAQs on DBE Program Regulations. These questions and answers provide guidance and information for compliance with the provisions under 49 CFR part 26. […]
August 18, 2015

DBE Shortfall Analysis

The following is adapted from the FTA Office of Civil Rights. DBE Shortfall = A recipient’s failure to meet its Triennial DBE Goal by the end […]
August 14, 2015

DBE Program Regulations: Subrecipients

DOT has released Official FAQs on DBE Program Regulations. These questions and answers provide guidance and information for compliance with the provisions under 49 CFR part 26. […]
August 8, 2015

History of the DOT DBE Program

The following is from the DOT website:   Overview The Department of Transportation (DOT) has had in effect for more than 20 years a policy of […]
August 7, 2015

DBE Program Regulations: Waivers or Exemptions

DOT has released Official FAQs on DBE Program Regulations. These questions and answers provide guidance and information for compliance with the provisions under 49 CFR part 26. […]
July 31, 2015

DBE Program Regulations: Size standard

DOT has released Official FAQs on DBE Program Regulations. These questions and answers provide guidance and information for compliance with the provisions under 49 CFR part 26. […]
July 30, 2015

LA Small Business Academy

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the Department of Public Works (DPW) of the City of Los Angeles, the Port of Los Angeles […]
July 25, 2015

Caltrans Local Assistance DBE Forms Revised

The following DBE forms for Local Assistance projects have been revised and posted on the Division of Local Assistance website. Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) Exhibit […]
July 24, 2015

DBE Program Regulations: Ownership

DOT has released Official FAQs on DBE Program Regulations. These questions and answers provide guidance and information for compliance with the provisions under 49 CFR part 26. […]
July 24, 2015

High-speed rail hosts small business workshops in Fresno and Visalia

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is hosting free workshops for disadvantaged business enterprise certification and small business certification. Fresno 8/18/15 9am -1PM Downtown Fresno Business Hub […]
July 22, 2015

Caltrans to Begin “Suspending” DBE Firms

Per the Caltrans website: DBE regulation (49 CFR Part §26.88) grants certifying agencies, such as Caltrans, authority to suspend DBE firms. Events that can trigger suspension […]
July 17, 2015

Official FAQs on DBE Program Regulations

DOT has released Official FAQs on DBE Program Regulations. These questions and answers provide guidance and information for compliance with the provisions under 49 CFR part 26. […]
July 15, 2015

Current Practices to Set and Monitor DBE Goals on Design-Build Projects and Other Alternative Project Delivery Methods

The Transportation Research Board’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 481: Current Practices to Set and Monitor DBE Goals on Design-Build Projects and Other Alternative […]
July 10, 2015

DBE Program Regulations: Fostering Small Business Programs

DOT has released Official FAQs on DBE Program Regulations. These questions and answers provide guidance and information for compliance with the provisions under 49 CFR part 26. […]