Guidelines for conducting a disparity and availability study for the federal DBE program
Title:
Guidelines for conducting a disparity and availability study for the federal DBE program
Author:
Wainwright, Jon S.
ISBN:
9780309118156
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Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2010.
Physical Description:
103 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series:
NCHRP report, 644
Report (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) ; 644.
General Note:
At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
"Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration."
Contents:
Overview of legal standards for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise programs -- Designing defensible DBE programs -- Model disparity study -- Study resource issues -- Appendices -- References.
Abstract:
Explores guidelines for state departments of transportation (DOTs) on how to conduct effective and legally defensible disparity and availability studies to meet the requirements of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program for federally funded projects. The report includes guidance designed to assist DOTs in determining when and if a disparity or availability study is recommended, a model scope of work that may be used in a request for proposals, and detailed recommendations on how to design and implement disparity and availability studies.
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Electronic Access:
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_644.pdf