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MDOT: DBE goal near target; preliminary injunction in Kentucky case affects two contractors
Summary
MDOT Director Brad Refrick told the State Transportation Commission that the department’s negotiated DBE goal for 2023–25 is 9.5%; 2024 performance was about 9.0% and nearly $150 million flowed to DBE firms. Refrick also outlined a $300,000 small‑business loan program and a construction incubator.
Brad Refrick, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, briefed commissioners on trunk‑line accomplishments and on MDOT’s disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) and small business programs during the Commission’s Jan. 30 meeting.
Refrick said the department’s negotiated DBE goal for federal reporting years 2023–25 is 9.5%. For calendar year 2024 MDOT reported receiving 9.0% to DBE contractors, and he said roughly $150 million (state and federal dollars combined) was paid to DBE firms in the reporting window.
Refrick outlined additional small‑business…
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