The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration’s (MDOT MTA) Purple Line Project (Project) DBE Program is committed to supporting MDOT certified DBEs to perform meaningful services in the design and construction phases along the project alignment. As the Project continues to progress, so have the significant contributions of participating DBE subcontractors.
The Project tracks payments towards disadvantaged, minority, women, small, and disabled-owned business. Additionally, from those payments, eligible payments that can be counted towards the DBE Goals are reflected in the following charts:
| Design Phase | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBE Goal (%) | DBE Commitments ($) | DBE Commitment (%) | Payments to DBEs | Payments Counted Towards Goal | DBE Goal Achieved (%) |
| 26% | $44,164,736.59 | 42% | $50,673,401.96 | $50,107,225.31 | 47.48% |
| Construction Phase | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBE Goal (%) | DBE Commitments ($) | DBE Commitment (%) | Payments to DBEs | Payments Counted Towards Goal | DBE Goal Achieved (%) |
| 22% | $461,480,193.78 | 15% | $267,017,367.78 | $240,864,181.66 | 8.03% |
* DBE Commitments and Payments updated May 2023
DBE Impact in Numbers
Below are the current programmatic figures highlighting DBE performance and participation measures on the Purple Line Project.
The following figures are reflective of data through May 2023. Click any of the below charts to view an enlarged version.
Disadvantage Business Enterprise Participation by Maryland County (Design)
Disadvantage Business Enterprise Participation by Maryland County (Construction)
Disadvantage Business Enterprise Participation Commitments by Ethnicity (Design)
Disadvantage Business Enterprise Participation Commitments by Ethnicity (Construction)
