Implementing Race-Neutral Measures in State Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs (2011) / Chapter Skim
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The survey asked respondents to rate the severity of 19 challenges in terms of their impact on meeting goals for DBE participation in highway contracting. These included challenges related to working with DBE firms and non-DBE prime contractors, and challenges related to external factors.
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One respondent reported that DBE program staff work closely with DBE firms to help them expand their capacity and their areas of expertise and to become prequalified to bid as prime contractors. It was noted that bonding is a significant barrier for DBE firms, but that this state's business development program has been helpful, and that working one-on-one with DBEs over time has produced positive outcomes.
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The state has responded by encouraging these contractors to negotiate project-specific labor agreements for non-union DBEs. CHALLENGES RELATED TO DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT Challenge #10: Lack of DBE firms that work as prime contractors Seventy-two percent of respondents believed this issue was a challenge and 50% viewed it as a significant or severe problem.
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