| (a) Every third year the department will set overall
annual goals for DBE participation in DOT-assisted contracts for the
following three federal fiscal years. The department may adjust an
overall annual goal during the three-year period if circumstances
warrant such an adjustment.
(b) An overall goal will be based on demonstrable evidence
of the availability of ready, willing, and able DBEs relative to all
businesses that are ready, willing, and able to participate on the
department's DOT assisted contracts and reflect the level of DBE participation
that the department would expect absent the effects of discrimination.
(c) An overall goal will provide for participation
by all certified DBEs and will not be subdivided into group-specific
goals.
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