Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

Schutt & Company has been certified by the Michigan Department of Transportation as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (Woman Business Enterprise) This certification provides credit on MDOT contracts to perform a commercially useful function in the work classification of RK.

DBE Program Authority - The US DOT on February 2, 1999 published in the Federal Register its final rule, 49 CFR Part 26, entitled "Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Programs". This final rule became effective on March 4, 1999. It superseded all DBE regulations, orders, circulars, and administrative requirements concerning financial assistance programs issued by US DOT before March 4, 1999. This rule required the department to implement a program to encourage the participation of DBE's in its federal-aid contracting activities.

The Michigan Legislature, by Section 6a (h) of 1964 PA 286, as amended, MCL 247.806 (h); MSA 9.216 (6), authorized the Director of the department:

• To do anything necessary and proper to comply fully with the provisions of the present or future federal-aid acts.