Prime contractors can submit a request to remove DBE subcontractors in DMS. The District can either accept or deny the request. The request to remove a DBE subcontractor without a substitution would occur when the removal would not result in a DBE goal shortfall.

If your dashboard is configured to display the

Contract Audits

, there will be a number in red that appears any time there is a

Sub Request -Removal.

If you are selecting the Sub Request - Removal from this shortcut on your dashboard, proceed to

Step 3

below:

If you do not see the

Sub Requests

on the dashboard, begin at Step 1 below:

Step 1:

Log in to DMS.

Step 2:

To access subcontractor requests from the navigation menu, open the

View

menu and then click

Sub Requests

.

Step 3:

Click

View

.

Step 4:

Review the request to verify good cause. See additional guidance in Section 1 of this chapter. View attachments as necessary.

Note:

If

Deny Removal Request

is selected, the district staff will need to provide comments. Otherwise continue to

Step 5

.

Step 5:

Click

Approve Removal Request

.

Step 6:

A Summary of the approved removal request will display next.

Step 7:

View the

Subs

tab to verify the removal is accurate in the Subcontractors table.