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NPRM Comment Period Extended to May 6
DOT is launching a new one-year Contracting Initiative as a pilot program --for FHWA and FTA recipients-- to evaluate the use of social and economic contracting requirements that have traditionally been disallowed due to concerns about their impact on...
Updated April 2, 2015
1. Why has the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) decided to conduct this pilot program? 2. What is the goal and intended outcomes of the contracting initiatives pilot program?3. What legally prohibits DOT from allowing recipients to use local hire provisions?4....
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Provision in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)
The SAFETEA-LU Act authorizes funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transitprograms, and for other purposes.
It may be cited as the ‘‘Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy forUsers’’ or ‘‘SAFETEA–LU’’.
Frequently Asked Questions on DOT Rule
Agenda for Credit Council Meeting, March 2, 2015
Posted March 3, 2015
Notice of Propsed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Geographic-Based Hiring Preferences in Administering Federal Awards Notice on Contracting Initiative
Mediation Intake Form (MS Word version)
Memorandum for Mediation Action (MS Word version).