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TABLE 5
DBE REQUIREMENTS ON CONTRACTS OTHER THAN CONSTRUCTION
Engineering
and Materials
Architectural Testing and Construction Construction Maintenance
State Planning Services Inspection Inspection Management Services
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Nevada
New
Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Notes: Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming
responded that they did not have DBE requirements on nonconstruction contracts.
Michigan and West Virginia did not respond to this question.
Although designbuild contracts were not used by more ified for bidding, the contractor is typically classified
than one-half of the respondents; those that are using or according to eligible work types, STA total contract volume,
experimenting with designbuild provided some insight to and/or a limitation on the maximum size contract on which
their administration requirements. they can bid. Theoretically, prequalification enables the
STA to limit their post-bid submission evaluation to only
· Include appropriate DBE language and provisions into those issues related to bid responsiveness. Prequalification
the master contract. effectively establishes the contractor as a responsible
· Require a written performance plan for meeting the bidder through the prequalification process. The break-
overall project goal and a schedule of participation. down of the prequalification of prime contractors and sub-
· Have the master contract holder submit periodic (yearly contractors is as follows:
on large projects) goals, including the items to be con-
tracted to DBE firms. · Prequalify prime contractors (30)--five states indicated
that they did not use prequalification. One state did not
respond to this question.
PREQUALIFICATION PRACTICES · Prequalify subcontractors (7)--some STAs are required
to qualify all contractors regardless of their status as a
Prequalification of contractors is one way that an STA can prime contractor or subcontractor. One had a subcon-
ensure that the contractors bidding on work are qualified tract value qualifier. Contracts under $250,000 do not
to perform specific types of work and to specify what size require a state prequalification.
contracts they will be permitted to bid on. Prequalification
is a process where the contractor submits experience and Not all STAs use prequalification. Some elect to have no
financial qualification information to the STA. Once qual- requirement other than contract bonds and rely on the surety
