There has been a lot of argument and confusion over the purpose of the good faith effort. Some of the DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) and DVBE (Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise) firms in California simply believe...

Published Jun 18, 2007

The California Department of Transportation has established new measures for outreach to Disadvantaged Veteran Business Enterprises and Small Business Enterprises (DVBE/SBE). New requirements have been appearing in the Noti...

Published Dec 22, 2006

What is the impact and what does this mean for contractors?On October 9 2006, Washington State DOT completed its DBE availability study and has concluded that sufficient evidence of discrimination exists in transp...

Published Dec 22, 2006

The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program in California has now been officially been moved to a race-neutral program as of May 1st 2006. According to Caltrans, this is likely an interim step until they are able to comple...

Published Sep 26, 2006

The issues surrounding the changes to the Caltrans DBE program in California has appeared in the news lately.  DBE Goodfaith has been spreading the word about this issue to the news media. Click the links ...

Published Nov 30, -0001

In California, many state-funded projects carry a DVBE participation requirement of 3% or more of the project contract amount. There were over $5 billion in California state contracts from 2001 to 2002. Once a veteran-owned...

Published Nov 30, -0001

It appears that the Federal Government is beginning to follow California’s lead when it comes to developing business and contracting opportunities for disabled veteran-owned businesses. On October 20th 2004, President George...

Published Nov 30, -0001

The California State Assembly Committee on Veteran's Affairs voted 6-1 to increase the current bid preference on disabled veteran owned businesses from three to ten percent on all state contracts. The bill, authored by Speak...

Published Nov 30, -0001

On March 29th 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued executive order S-02-06 requiring state agencies to meet or exceed a 25% participation goal for small business participation in state procurements and contr...

Published Nov 30, -0001

State legislatures gave the green light to the largest public works program in California's history. Working late into the night, they finally came to an agreement early Friday morning (May 5th). The measure includes 19.9 b...

Published Nov 30, -0001