(a) The department will establish contract goals for
DOT-assisted contracts that have subcontracting possibilities to meet
any part of the department's overall goal that the department does
not project being met using race-neutral means. The department will
determine which of those contracts will have a contract goal.
(b) The goal for a specific contract may be higher
or lower than that percentage level of the overall goal, depending
on factors such as the type of work involved, the location of the
work, and the availability of DBEs for the work of the particular
contract.
(c) Contract goals will be set so that cumulatively
they will result in meeting the part of the annual overall goal that
is not projected as being met through the use of race-neutral means.
(d) OA approval of each contract goal is not required.
However, an OA may review and approve or disapprove any contract goal
established.
(e) A contract goal will provide for participation
by all certified DBEs and will not be subdivided into group-specific
goals.
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