HM Pacific Northwest Inc. 5/18/2023

I 1 The DBE may lease additional trucks from another DBE firm. The DBE who 2 leases additional trucks from another DBE firm receives credit for the value of 3 the transportation services the lessee DBE provides on the Contract. 4 I 5 The trucking Work subcontracted to any non-DBE trucking firm will not receive 6 credit for Work done on the project. 7 I 8 The DBE may lease trucks from a truck leasing company (recognized truck 9 rental center), but can only receive credit towards DBE participation if the DBE 10 uses its own employees as drivers. II 11 12 DBE Manufacturer and DBE Regular Dealer 13 One hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the manufactured product obtained 14 from a DBE manufacturer may count towards the DBE COA Goal. I15 16 Sixty percent (60%) of the cost of materials or supplies purchased from a DBE 17 Regular Dealer may be credited towards the DBE Goal. If the role of the DBE 18 Regular Dealer is determined to be that of a Broker, then DBE credit shall be 19 limited to the fee or commission it receives for its services. Regular Dealer 20 status and the amount of credit is determined on a Contract-by-Contract basis. I 21 22 DBE firms proposed to be used as a Regular Dealer must be approved before 23 being listed as a COA/used on a project. The WSDOT Approved Regular Dealer 24 list published on WSDOT's Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) web site must 25 include the specific project for which approval is being requested. For purposes 26 of the DBE COA Goal participation, the Regular Dealer must submit the Regular I 27 Dealer Status Request form a minimum of five calendar days prior to bid 28 opening. 29 30 Purchase of materials or supplies from a DBE which is neither a manufacturer I31 nor a regular dealer, (i.e. Broker) only the fees or commissions charged for 32 assistance in the procurement of the materials and supplies, or fees or 33 transportation charges for the delivery of materials or supplies required on the I 34 job site, may count towards the DBE COA Goal provided the fees are not 35 excessive as compared with fees customarily allowed for similar services. 36 Documentation will be required to support the fee/commission charged by the 37 DBE. The cost of the materials and supplies themselves cannot be counted 38 toward the DBE COA Goal. 39 I 40 Note: Requests to be listed as a Regular Dealer will only be processed if the 41 requesting firm is a material supplier certified by the Office of Minority 42 and Women's Business Enterprises in a NAICS code that falls within I 43 the 42XXXX NAICS Wholesale code section. 44 45 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Utilization 46 To be eligible for award of the Contract, the Bidder shall properly complete and 47 submit a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Utilization Certification with the 48 Bidder's sealed Bid Proposal, as specified in Section 1-02.9 Delivery of Proposal. 49 The Bidder's DBE Utilization Certification must clearly demonstrate how the Bidder I50 intends to meet the DBE COA Goal. A DBE Utilization Certification (WSDOT Form I 2023 FEDERAL OVERLAY FEDERAL AID#STBGUL-2715(011) IWO#3788 March 2,2023 SP-33