Minority, Women-Owned Small Businesses Seek Role in Caltrans Contracting Suit
Posted by Keith Kamisugi 0 Comments Tags: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Northern California, Associated General Contractors of America v. California Department of Transportation, Bingham McCutchen LLP, caltrans, Coalition for Economic Equity, equal justice society, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, lccr, naacp, San Diego ChapterSmall business owners filed a motion today asking to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to dismantle Caltrans’ Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE). The group of business owners asking to intervene oppose the lawsuit and support the DBE program, which aims to give minority and women-owned businesses equal opportunity to compete for federal contracts. “Small [...]