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The DBE owner must hold a Public Works license and any other professional or craft licenses required
for the type of work he/she performs on the project;
The DBE may rent or lease, at competitive rates, equipment needed on the project from customary
leasing sources or from other subcontractors on the project.
Allowable credit for payments made to DBEs for work performed. A contractor may take
credit for payments made to a certified DBE that satisfies (CUF) requirements at the following
rate.
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A DBE Prime Contractor, count 100% of the value of work performed by own forces, equipment and
materials count towards DBE goals.
An approved DBE subcontractor; count 100% of the value of work performed by the DBE’s own
forces, equipment and materials, excluding the following:
e The cost of materials/supplies purchased from a non-DBE Prime Contractor.
e The value of work provided by non-DBE lower tier subcontractors, including non-
DBE trucking to deliver asphalt to a DBE contractor.
A DBE owner-operator of construction equipment; count 100% of expenditures committed.
A DBE manufacturer; count 100% of expenditures committed. The manufacturer must be a firm that
operates or maintains a factory or establishment: that produces on the premises the materials or
supplies obtained by the Prime Contractor,
A regular DBE dealer/supplier; count 60% of expenditures committed.
A regular dealer/supplier is defined as a firm that owns, operates, or maintains a store, warehouse or
other establishment, in which the materials or supplies required for the performance of the contract
are bought, kept in stock, and regularly sold or leased to the public in the usual course of business. A
person may be a dealer in such bulk items as petroleum products, steel, cement, gravel, stone or
asphalt without owning, operating or maintaining a place of business, if the person both owns and
operates distribution equipment for the products, by the means of a long term agreement, and not by a
contract by contract basis,
A DBE Broker; count for DBE credit only the fees or commissions charged for assistance in the
procurement, and, fees and transportation charges for the delivery of materials or supplies required at
the job site, but not the cost of materials procured. A broker is defined as any person(s) or firm who
arranges or expedites transactions for materials or supplies, and does not take physical possession of
the materials or supplies at their place of business for resale.
A DBE renter of construction equipment to a contractor; count 20% of expenditures committed, with
or without operator,
A bona fide DBE service provider; count 100% of reasonable fees or commissions.
Eligible services include professional, technical, consultant, or managerial, services and assistance in
the procurement of essential personnel, facilities, equipment, materials or supplies required for the
performance of the contract. Eligible services also include agencies providing bonding and insurance
specifically required for the performance of the contract.
A trucking, hauling or delivery operation, count 100% of payments when trucks are owned, operated,
licensed and insured by the DBE and used on the contract and, if applicable, includes the cost of the
materials and supplies. 100% of payments when the DBE leases trucks from another DBE firm
including an owner-operator. 100% of reasonable fees, or commissions, the DBE receives as a result
of a lease arrangement for trucks from a non-DBE, including an owner-operator,
Any combination of the above.
Reporting Requirements for Payments Made To DBE’s: On all Federal-aid projects, the Prime
Contractor is required to report payments made to DBE’s during the life of the contract, on a quarterly
basis, for the periods covering January Ist~March 31st, Apri! Ist-June 30th, July Ist-September 30th and
October Ist-December 31st, The NHDOT will provide the Prime Contractor with a quarterly DBE
