CONTRACT GOALS FOR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Houston Contractors Ass'n v. Metropolitan Transit Authority (1996)
Most recently applied in Houston Contractors Ass'n v. METRO. TRANSIT AUTH. OF HARRIS CTY. (November 1997)
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff
An authority that does not have an up-to-date disadvantaged business enterprise program, as defined by 49 C.F.R. Part 23, to assist minorities and women in participating in authority contracts should establish goals for that participation. The recommended contract goals are:
(1) 17 percent for construction, 11 percent for purchasing, and 24 percent for professional services; or
(2) the weighted average equivalent of the categories in Subdivision (1).
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.