ATLANTA, GA – Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is soliciting public comment about its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program goals for Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2019-2021. DBE goals are established based on the availability of DBEs relative to all available firms.
The overall Annual Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) DBE Program Goal is 16 percent. GDOT plans to achieve this goal via race conscious means of 11 percent and race neutral means of 5 percent.
The overall Annual Federal Transit Administration (FTA) DBE Program Goal is 11.5 percent. GDOT plans to achieve this goal via race neutral means.
Join GDOT for a DBE Goals Consultation Meeting on Tuesday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to noon at the GDOT Macon Area Office, 4499 Riverside Drive, Macon, GA 31210.
The Department’s DBE Program Plan and a description of methodology used to determine the goals are available on GDOT’s DBE webpage: http://www.dot.ga.gov/PS/Business/DBE.
The Department is accepting public comment in writing by July 29. Submit comments to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Liaison at DBEGoal@dot.ga.gov.