DOT’s DBE Rules Still Need to Be Fixed
A recent editorial in Engineers News-Record commented on the continued problems with the Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise regulations. Youcan read the editorial here. As the author noted, the recent passage of the long overdue $104.4 billion highway in transit authorization bill may bring to light the numerous difficulties with the DBE program as prime contractors continue to struggle with compliance. For example, what is a “commercially useful function” and [...]