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PennDOT says USDOT'issued rule forced pause and re-evaluation of DBE certifications; about 1,400 PA firms affected
Summary
After an October USDOT interim final rule, PennDOT said it paused its disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program to re-evaluate roughly 1,400 Pennsylvania firms; about 7% have been re-evaluated so far, 88 firms withdrew and roughly 500 have not responded, agency officials told the appropriations committee.
Pennsylvania's transportation agency told the House appropriations committee that an unexpected federal rule forced an immediate pause and re-certification of disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) certificates used in PennDOT procurements.
"USDOT instituted an interim final rule in October. PennDOT, as well as other DOTs, did not have any advanced notice," Corey Pellington, deputy secretary for administration, said. "It did also go into effect immediately, which required us to respond immediately."
Representative Salisbury opened the line of questioning by noting that certification reprocessing surprised many businesses and asked why the work…
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