DBE

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program

The City of Durham Transportation Department has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 49 CFR Part 26. The City of Durham is a recipient of Federal financial assistance from DOT through several programs of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and as a condition of receiving this assistance, the City of Durham has signed assurance that it will comply with 49 CFR Part 26.
It is the policy of the City of Durham to ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), as defined in 49 CFR Part 26, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in DOT-assisted contracts. It is also our policy:

1. To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts;
2. To create a level playing on which DBEs can compete fairly for DOT-assisted contracts;
3. To ensure that the DBE Program is narrowly tailored in accordance with applicable law;
4. To ensure that only firms that fully meet 49 CFR Part 26 eligibility standards are permitted to participate as DBEs;
5. To help remove barriers to the participation of DBEs in DOT-assisted contracts;
6. To assist the development of firms that can compete successfully in the marketplace outside the DBE Program.
7. To assist the development of firms that can compete successfully in the marketplace outside the DBE Program; and
8. To provide appropriate flexibility to recipients of Federal financial assistance in establishing and providing opportunities for DBEs.

The DBE Liaison Officer is responsible for implementing all aspects of the DBE Program.   

Brian Fahey
Mobility Services Manager / DBE Liaison
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-4366
brian.fahey@durhamnc.gov 

Implementation of the DBE Program is accorded the same priority as compliance with all other legal obligations incurred by the City of Durham in its financial assistance agreements with the U.S. Department of Transportation

DBE Program

Click here to view the City of Durham / GoDurham DBE Program (pdf)

Federal Fiscal Year 2023-2025 DBE Goal

In accordance with USDOT regulation 49 C.F.R. Part 26, the City of Durham has established a goal of awarding 20.4% of the value of federally funded contracts to DBEs during FFYs 2023-2025 (exclusive of FTA funds to be used for the purchase of transit vehicles). Of the 20.4% overall DBE goal, 14.8% of the goal proposed will be race conscious and 5.6% of the goal proposed will be race neutral.

City of Durham / GoDurham DBE Goal for FFY 2023-2025

• City of Durham Transit Final DBE Goal for FFY2023-2025

• City of Durham Transit Final DBE Goal for FFY2020-2022

• City of Durham Transit Final DBE Goal for FFY2019-202

DBE Certification

Please visit the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Online Certification Application Portal for more information about certifying or re-certifying as a small or disadvantaged business.