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August 19, 2015 <br />(Part 26.45 allows for the goal to be set 1 of 5 different methods. The example provided below <br />is the most often used and recommended. The DBE Program Regulation can be found at <br />http://www. dot aov/osdbu/disadvantaaed-business-enterprise or <br />Method: Use DBE Directories http://www.dot.gov/osdbu/disadvantaged-business- <br />enterprise/state-dot-and-d be -program -websites <br />and Census Bureau Data hftp://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/index.htmi <br />[For each Contract and each fiscal year, please provide the following information] <br />NAICS <br />Type of Work <br />Total DBE's <br />Total All Firms <br />541330 <br />Engineering <br />Services <br />0 <br />40 <br />Total <br />0 <br />40 <br />Divide the total number of DBE's by the total number of All Firms = base figure for each <br />contract. (Weighting is not mandatory, but is encouraged for a more accurate base figure) <br />Base figure = 0% of all firms ready, willing and able. <br />The data source or demonstrable evidence used to derive the numerator was: a search of the <br />Oregon State Certification directory (OMWESB Certification Management System) for each of <br />the NAICS codes in a four county area. <br />The data source or demonstrable evidence used to derive the denominator was: a search of US <br />Census Bureau data for the number of businesses registered for each of the NAICS codes in a <br />four county area. <br />Step 2. 26.45(d): Adjustments to Step 1 base figure. <br />After calculating a base figure of the relative availability of DBEs, evidence was examined to <br />determine what adjustment (if any) was needed to the base figure in order to arrive at the <br />overall goal. <br />An examination of the anticipated contracts for each fiscal year, the availability of the DBE firms <br />by trade classification and the volume of work performed by DBE firms over previous years. <br />Page 26 of 43 <br />