Prime Contractor Responsibilities
- Sponsor or participate in outreach events with small, disadvantaged, minority or women-owned businesses.
- Vet subcontractors to identify if they are certified and capable DBE firms.
- Document good faith efforts to meet the DBE contract goal.
- Report monthly payments to DBE subcontractors and suppliers.
- Ensure DBE subcontractors perform a commercially useful function on the project.
- Monitor change orders and impacts to DBE contract goal.
- Make prompt payment to DBE and non-DBE subcontractors as required by the LG Prompt Payment Provision.
- Submit termination requests that comply with DBE Program requirements.
- Submit substitution requests that comply with DBE Program requirements.
- Submit DBE joint check approval request.
- Maintain records of DBE activities to comply with DBE Program requirements.
- Communicate with LG personnel to seek guidance regarding DBE compliance.