How do we reconcile the disparity of MNDOT Minority DBE participation if the program is in

compliance? Minnesota DBE Certified Minority companies are  participating at 1%. 

Minority (all) 1%

White Male & Female 99% MNDOT Contract Awards 2000-2010

49 CFR Sec. 26.47  Can recipients be penalized for fail‐ ing to meet overall goals?   (a) You cannot be penalized, or treated by the Depart‐ ment as being in noncompliance with this rule, because  your DBE participation falls short of your overall goal,  unless you have failed to administer your program in  good faith. (b) If you do not have an approved DBE program or  overall goal, or if you fail to implement your program in  good faith, you are in noncompliance with this part. www.sb501c3.org

Uniform Rpt DBE Awards, Commitment, Payments  Years 2001‐2010  Race & Gender  Amounts  Pct  Black   $           9,625,853   0.202%  Native   $        13,582,942   0.284%  Hispanic   $           6,366,746   0.133%  Asian‐Indian   $           6,162,095   0.129%  Asian‐Pacific   $        10,859,450   0.227%  White Women  $      159,285,430   3.336%  Total DBE Awards   $      205,882,516    All  Minority (all)   $        46,597,086   0.976%  White    $  4,728,039,299   99.024%   (Male & Female)  Total Awards   $  4,774,636,385   100.000%  Opportunity Lost   $430,866,553   

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MNDOT Obligation of Federal Highway Funds by Federal Fiscal Year Highway Statistics

Year  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  *2009  *2010  Total 

Amount Obligated   $      395,034,000.00    $      373,685,000.00    $      401,521,000.00    $      434,502,000.00    $      438,303,000.00    $      414,046,000.00    $      453,558,000.00    $      515,966,000.00    $      668,768,000.00   $1,200,014,363.00  $701,402,483.00   $  5,996,799,846.00   2009  2010  Reg Funds  $694,463,374  $700,490,051  $505,550,989  $912,432  ARRA  Total  $1,200,014,363  $701,402,483  Aspirational Goal: National goal (10%) that USDOT  uses as a tool in evaluating and monitoring DBE  firms opportunity to participate in DOT‐assisted   contracts.

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Prime Contracts  Awarded 

$34,199,376  $69,751,655  $107,823,032  $91,476,845  $215,286,451  $82,170,038  $144,961,752  $70,686,852  $330,062,196  $190,477,767  $144,410,468  $80,832,154  $82,618,589  $287,673,483  $92,977,591  $436,637,907  $213,476,148  $461,751,189  $142,205,784  $485,829,882  $110,700,042  $180,101,401  $349,862,511  $121,001,149  $247,662,123  $4,774,636,385 

Rpt Date 

12/31/2001  3/31/2001  6/30/2001  9/30/2001  12/31/2002  3/31/2002  6/30/2002  9/30/2002  9/30/2002  3/31/2003  6/30/2003  9/30/2003  10/1/ 2003 ‐3/31/‐2004  Apr 1, 2004 ‐ Sep 30, 2004  Oct 1, 2004 ‐ Mar 31‐2005  Apr 1, 2005 ‐ Sep 30, 2005  Oct 1, 2005 ‐ Mar 31, 2006  Apr 1, 2006 ‐ Sep 30, 2006  Oct 1, 2006 ‐ Mar 30,2007  Apr 1, 2007 ‐ Sep 30, 2007  Oct 1,2007‐ Mar 31, 2008  Apr 1, 2008 ‐ Sep 30, 2008  Oct 1, 2008 ‐ Mar 31, 2009  Apr 1, 2009 ‐ Sep 30, 2009  Oct 1, 2009 ‐ Apr 1, 2010   

Uniform Rpt DBE Awards, Commitment, Payments  Years 2001‐2010  Hispanic  Native   Asian‐Indian  Asian‐Pacific  Black   American  American  American  American  Americans 

$44,050  $259,831  $42,698  $81,370  $769,600  $60,000  $29,240  $6,665  $141,675  $145,633  $326,430  $436,941  $58,187  $1,034,568  $33,239  $163,318  $126,514  $295,854  $0  $5,118  $3,209  $269,029  $218,992  $0  $1,814,585  $6,366,746 

$0  $19,853  $0  $341,261  $7,200  $250,193  $0  $148,039  $0  $472,808  $0  $35,637  $38,320  $873,918  $0  $70,773  $97,930  $1,001,301  $128,555  $69,452  $32,000  $64,547  $346,340  $155,222  $526,733  $90,411  $281,539  $342,315  $18,470  $21,031  $1,794,711  $836,162  $97,306  $85,737  $6,746,495  $193,195  $93,621  $24,905  $461,407  $85,905  $0  $0  $422,546  $64,250  $1,589,946  $638,844  $3,357  $109,750  $896,466  $166,586  $13,582,942  $6,162,095 

$0  $189,760  $66,521  $318,948  $370,400  $0  $68,294  $0  $84,294  $278,580  $111,910  $1,002,007  $1,731  $354,770  $1,034,807  $1,233,165  $737,336  $995,333  $866,777  $944,917  $1,035,169  $120,976  $425,252  $246,060  $372,443  $10,859,450 

How do we reconcile the disparity of MNDOT Minority DBE participation?

$0  $382,654  $101,170  $0  $4,265,071  $0  $1,104,696  $84,828  $98,403  $690,979  $17,357  $10,600  $62,004  $449,135  $39,870  $379,037  $183,176  $252,866  $49,628  $41,495  $112,910  $244,078  $928,356  $36,500  $91,040  $9,625,853 

Non‐Minority  Women 

Total   Minority  

n/a  63,903  n/a  1,173,506  n/a  467,782  n/a  548,357  n/a  5,877,879  n/a  95,637  n/a  2,114,468  n/a  162,266  n/a  1,423,603  n/a  1,313,199  n/a  552,244  n/a  1,951,110  $3,150,747  739,066  $2,920,202  2,462,327  $2,763,288  1,147,417  $21,710,947  4,406,393  $6,402,379  1,230,069  $11,038,236  8,483,743  $3,450,839  1,034,931  $4,749,666  1,538,842  $4,829,685  1,151,288  $6,457,924  1,120,879  $10,178,818  3,801,390  $2,474,365  395,667  $6,459,707  3,341,120  $86,586,803  46,597,086 

WWBE 

$564,645  $1,719,134  $1,959,818  $4,715,129  $7,649,194  $5,936,880  $8,502,263  $4,974,964  $19,586,276  $12,236,273  $2,434,767  $2,419,284  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  $72,698,627 

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