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2. Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of the socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who own it. 3. "Socially and Economically Disadvantaged individuals" means those individuals who are citizens or lawfully admitted permanent residents of the United States and who are: (a) Minorities or individuals found by the Small Business Administration pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act to be disadvantaged. (b) Individuals found by CI)OT's Office of Certification to be socially and economically disadvantaged. B. DBE Joint Venture. An association of two or more businesses formed to carry out a single business enterprise for profit for which purposes they combine their property, capital, efforts, skills and knowledge. DBE joint ventures must be certified as a joint venture. The DBE percentage of the joint venture will be determined at the time of certification. C. Underutilized DBE (UDBE). A firm which meets the definition of Underutilized Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (UDBE) based on the findings and recommendations of CDOT's Disparity Study and is eligible to meet the contract goal as defined in the paragraph titled "Contract Goal." D. Contract Goal. The goal for UDBE participation that the Department determines should appropriately be met by the selected consultant, based on the type of work included in each project and the availability of UDBEs capable of performing such work. The Contract goal will be the percentage stated in the invitation for consultant services and in the project documents. E. Certification as a DBE by the Department 1. Any small business may apply to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) for status as a DBE. Application shall be made on forms provided by CDOT for certification of DBEs. However, only work contracted or subcontracted to DBEs that also qualify as UDBEs and independently performed by UDBEs shall be considered toward contract goals as established elsewhere in these specifications. 2. It shall be the DBE applicant's responsibility to submit applications so that CDOT has sufficient time to render decisions. CDOT will review applications in a timely manner but is not committed to render decisions about a firm's DBE status within any given period of time. 3. The Department will make available a list of DBE contractors, consultants, vendors and suppliers for the purpose of providing a reference source to assist any consultant in identifying DBEs and UDBEs. Consultants will be solely responsible for verifying the Certification of UDBEs they intend to use prior to submitting a Statement of Interest (SOI.) The DBE list is available at: http: /www.dot.state. co.us /app_ucp/ 9