WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BIDDER DOES NOT MEET THE CONTRACT GOAL PRIOR TO AWARD?
When the bidder does not meet the contract goal on a project, the bidder is required to demonstrate that it made good faith efforts by documenting that they have obtained enough DBE participation to meet the goal or, if they have not met the goal, by demonstrating that they made adequate good faith efforts to obtain the DBE participation to meet the goal.