Implementing Race-Neutral Measures in State Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs (2011) / Chapter Skim
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To gather information for this synthesis, an online survey was sent to the membership of the AASHTO Subcommittee on Civil Rights. The survey achieved a 94% response rate, with participation from 47 of the 50 states; most respondents were from state DOT offices of Civil Rights or Equal Opportunity.
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The challenges states identified as the most significant obstacles to meeting their DBE goals for highway contracting spanned multiple areas. Financial challenges were significant, including external factors (the economy, fuel costs)
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Facilitating and improving communication between DBEs and prime contractors is seen as critical in establishing new relationships, in helping DBEs effectively solicit work, and in maintaining successful partnerships between contractors and subcontractors on existing projects. States have helped facilitate communication using strategies such as holding networking events, helping prime contractors identify DBE subcontractors in specific lines of work, and proactively monitoring projects as they progress.
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