• ♦Manual Notice 2019-1
• ►1. Introduction
  • ♦1. Purpose of the Guide
  • ♦2. Overview of the DBE Program
  • ►3. Acronyms, Terms and Definitions
    • ♦Terms and Conditions
• ►2. Resources
  • ►1. Resources
    • ♦Overview of the DBE Program – Videos
    • ♦TxDOT DBE Guides
• ►3. DBE Program Authorities
  • ♦1. Overview
  • ♦2. Regulations and Provisions
  • ♦3. Memorandum of Understanding and Advance Funding Agreement
• ►4. DBE Program Responsibilities
  • ►1. Overview
    • ♦Condition of Federal Funding
  • ►2. Civil Rights Division
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦CIV Staff
    • ♦CIV Organization Chart
    • ♦CIV Contact
  • ♦3. LGP Office
  • ►4. TxDOT Districts
    • ♦District Staff Responsibilities
    • ♦District DBE Coordinator (DDC) Contact List
  • ►5. Local Government
    • ♦LG Staff Responsibilities
  • ►6. Prime Contractor
    • ♦Prime Contractor Staff
    • ♦Prime Contractor Responsibilities
• ►5. The Texas Unified Certification Program (TUCP)
  • ►1. Background on the TUCP
    • ♦TUCP Certifying Agency Requirements
    • ♦TUCP Directory
• ►6. Commercially Useful Function
  • ♦1. Overview
  • ►2. Counting DBE Participation
    • ♦Counting Overview
    • ♦DBE Subcontractor
    • ♦Manufacturer
    • ♦Regular Dealer
    • ♦Packager, Broker, Manufacturer’s Representative
    • ♦Differences between a Manufacturer, Regular Dealer, and Broker
    • ♦Trucking Firm
    • ♦Joint Venture
  • ♦3. CUF and Certification
  • ►4. DBE Fraud Indicators
    • ♦DBE Fraud Indicators
    • ♦Reporting Fraud
• ▼7. Contract Letting
  • ►1. Overview
    • ♦Pre-Estimate Actions
• ►8. Good Faith Effort Process
  • ►1. Overview
    • ♦Contractor Commitment Responsibilities
    • ♦Reviewing Commitment(s)
    • ♦Good Faith Efforts
    • ♦Administrative Reconsideration
• ►9. Race-Neutral Participation
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►10. Contract Award and Subcontract Execution
  • ►1. Subcontracts
    • ♦Subcontract Agreement
    • ♦Multiple-Tier Subcontracts
    • ♦Submitted Contracts
• ►11. Project Coordination/Pre-Construction Meetings
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►12. Performing a CUF Review
  • ►1. Performing a CUF Review
    • ♦CUF Reviews
    • ♦Non-Compliance with CUF Requirements
  • ♦2. Daily Monitoring
• ►13. Payments
  • ►1. Payments
    • ♦Prompt Payment
    • ♦Prompt Payment Certification
    • ♦Processing Complaints
    • ♦Final Reimbursement to Prime Contractor
  • ►2. Monthly Progress Reports
    • ♦Monitoring Monthly Progress Reports
    • ♦Monitoring DBE Prime Contractor Payments to Non-DBE Subcontractors
    • ♦Progress Payment Information
• ►14. Joint Checks
  • ♦1. Joint Check Process
  • ►2. Use of Joint Checks to Guarantee Payment for Materials and Supplies
    • ♦LG Responsibilities
• ►15. Assistance to DBE Firms
  • ♦1. Overview
• ►16. Change Orders
  • ►1. Overview
    • ♦Increases of Scope of Work
    • ♦Reduction of Scope of Work
• ►17. Termination and Substitution Requests
  • ►1. Termination and Substitution of a DBE
    • ♦Overview
    • ♦Commitment Reductions
    • ♦Termination Procedures
    • ♦If Termination Does Not Result in DBE Shortfall
    • ♦If Termination Results in a DBE Shortfall
    • ♦Process When a Contractor Fails to Secure a Substitute DBE
  • ♦2. LG Responsibilities
• ►18. Monitoring DBE Activity
  • ♦1. Monitoring DBE Goal Attainment
• ►19. Enforcement
  • ♦1. Enforcement
• ►20. Project Close Out
  • ►1. LG Responsibilities
    • ♦Processing Final Reports & Close Outs
    • ♦Addressing DBE Goal Shortfalls
  • ♦2. Records Retention
• ►A. References
  • ♦1. Website
  • ►2. Reference Documents
    • ♦Chapter-Section Index of Forms and Documents
    • ♦Additional Forms
• ►B. FHWA Q&A
  • ►1. Federal Highway Administration Q & A for the DBE Program
    • ♦Assurance Statement
    • ♦Local Agencies
    • ♦Design-Build Projects
    • ♦Contract Goals
    • ♦Race–Neutral Participation
    • ♦Commitments
    • ♦Good Faith Efforts – Prior to Contract Execution
    • ♦Administrative Consideration
    • ♦Determining Credit When a DBE Firm is Ineligible – Prior to Subcontract Execution
    • ♦Goal Credit – Materials and Supplies
    • ♦Reporting DBE Participation on Contracts With and Without Goals
    • ♦Commercially Useful Function
    • ♦When a DBE Subcontracts its Work to a Non-DBE
    • ♦Joint Venture
    • ♦Termination / Substitution
    • ♦Counting Credit for Manufacturers, Regular Dealers, Packagers and Brokers
    • ♦Trucking – Counting Credit
    • ♦Goal Credit – Final Compliance (Payment to DBEs)
    • ♦Joint Checks
    • ♦Prompt Payment / Retainage
    • ♦Monitoring - Payments and CUF Reviews
    • ♦Unified Certification Program
    • ♦Administrative Remedies

Chapter 7: Contract Letting

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Section 1: Overview

Prior to letting a construction project, a DBE project goal will be set by TxDOT. For projects with a specified percentage DBE goal, prime contractors make a commitment to meet the goal by signing the proposal and submitting a bid.

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Pre-Estimate Actions

It is recommended the prime contractor take the following pre-estimate actions prior to beginning an estimate for a specific project:

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• Review the contract documents for the DBE goal on the project.
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• Review the TUCP directory for the list of certified DBEs.