The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has published its proposed disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation goal for fiscal years 2027 through 2029, which it is required to do as a recipient of federal transportation funding. This goal is the first goal PennDOT has set under the new revised DBE certification standards.
The proposed goal for the period has been set at 5.88 percent. The figure represents approximately $679 million in projected spending with DBEs over the three-year period. The figure was calculated by reference to those DBEs that had already completed recertification by September 1 of 2026, and without reference to the 2024 disparity study that preceded rulemaking from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) that prompted recertification of DBEs.
PennDOT is inviting public comment on the proposed goal duruing a public comment period open from September 19, 2026 through October 19, 2026. Comments may submitted to Keyla J Evans, DBE Program Administrator at penndotdbegoal@pa.gov.
Find the notice of the goal at https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol56/56-38/1389.html.
Find the goal and methodology document at https://www.pa.gov/agencies/penndot/about-penndot/equal-opportunity-equity/disadvantaged-business-enterprise-dbe-program.
Read more at https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/update-pennsylvania-overall-dbe-goal-5516483/.
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