Procurement

Procurement. (1) Applicability. Procurement of professional services and construction contracts by recipients under this subchapter shall be in accordance with the requirements of s. NR 162.08 (1) to (3) and (5) to (7) . (2) Utilization of minority business enterprises and women business enterprises. Applicants are encouraged to provide DBEs, including MBEs and WBEs, the maximum feasible opportunity to compete for contracts and subcontracts and to utilize DBEs, including MBEs and WBEs, for their projects. The Wisconsin department of transportation unified certification program’s list of certified DBEs is available online. Applicants are encouraged to use this list when soliciting DBEs for participation in the project. Recipients shall provide documentation of any MBE or WBE utilization to the department.