ODOT Waiver Request Public Comments Question Title * 1. Have you reviewed the waiver request submitted by the Ohio Department of Transportation to the US DOT? Yes No Question Title * 2. Having reviewed the waiver request do you agree with the request submitted to the US DOT by ODOT? Yes No Indifferent Question Title * 3. Which option of the waiver request do you believe would best impact the Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program? Option 1 : Ohio requests permission to reduce credit towards DBE contract goals for non-underutilized DBE (non-UDBE) firms that is proportionate to the group’s over-utilization. Ohio would continue counting underutilized DBE (UDBE) firms at a 1:1 ratio. For example, if a firm is utilized at a rate of 200% based upon availability, then the firm’s DBE credit would only count at 50%. Option 2 : Ohio requests permission to reduce credit towards DBE goals for non-UDBE firms at a rate that is proportionate to group’s over-utilization and apply additional credit toward DBE goals for UDBE firms proportionate to the group’s under-utilization. For example, if a firm is utilized at a rate of 50% based upon availability, then the firm’s DBE credit would count at 200%, whereas a firm utilized at a rate of 200% based upon availability would count for only 50% DBE credit. Option 3:Ohio requests permission to set racially subdivided goals based on geographic availability. For example, if the availability of African-American firms within the Northeast Ohio region is 30%, ODOT would require 30% of the overall DBE goal to be fulfilled by African-American firms for projects sold in that region. Question Title * 4. If you do not agree with any of the options in the waiver request, please explain: Question Title * 5. Please provide any additional comments you have regarding the waiver request: Done
