Welcome to Maine's DBE Supportive Services

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Supportive Services

The DBE Supportive Services program is operated in conjunction with the DBE program funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and administered by the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) Civil Rights Office. It is the policy of the FHWA to promote increased participation of DBEs on federally funded highway and bridge contracts through the development and implementation of supportive services programs administered by the State transportation agencies. The primary purpose of the DBE Supportive Services is to provide training, assistance, and services to firms that are certified in the DBE program within the State of Maine to facilitate the firms' development into viable, self-sufficient businesses capable of competing for and performing on, federally assisted highway and bridge projects.

Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT)

The MaineDOT is dedicated to serving our community, including those businesses contracting with state agencies and recipients of DOT funds. The DBE Program was created to:

1. Ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of federally assisted contracts.

2. Create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete for federally assisted contracts.

3. Help remove barriers that affect participation of DBEs in federally assisted contracts; and

4. Assist the development of firms that can compete successfully in the marketplace outside the DBE program.