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Ensuring equal opportunity for all businesses and personnel on our projects

About the DBE Progress Report

Use the DBE progress report to learn more about current DBE payments on active MnDOT trunk highway projects valued at or above 30 million dollars. This report currently does not include any state aid contracts administered by local public agencies.

Report pages

Use the buttons at the top right to navigate to the two report pages.

  • Projects: Displays project data including current payments, DBE participation, and gender and ethnicity breakdowns.
  • DBE Firms: Displays DBE firms specific contract participation, current payments and gender and ethnicity breakdowns.

Filters

Use the filters on the left to sort the data on the report page.

To select multiple options in a single filter, hold the Ctrl key down and select the desired options.

To clear a filter, select the filter option again or select the eraser icon on the filter. To clear all filters at once, select the “Reset filters” button.

Viewing tools

  • Full screen mode: Full screen mode expands the report to fill the entire screen.
    • To open the report in full screen mode, select the full screen icon (i.e., the two-way diagonal arrow) at the bottom right of the report.
    • To exit full screen mode, click the X or press Esc.
  • Tooltips: Tooltip messages provide additional information when the cursor hovers over a graph.
    • To view tooltip messages, hover your cursor over various parts of a graph.
  • Focus mode: Focus mode enlarges the section to a full screen view.
    • To open focus mode, hover your cursor over or click on a report visual and select the focus mode icon (i.e., the box with an arrow pointing up and to the right).
    • To exit focus mode, click the “Back to Report” button or press Esc.
  • Show as table: Show as a table expands and converts the report visual into a data table.
    • To open show as a table, right click on the visual and select “Show as a table.”
    • To exit show as a table, click the “Back to Report” button or press Esc.

If you use assistive technology such as a screen reader or rely on keyboard-only access, use the following guidance and shortcuts to improve report interaction:

  • Enter report: To enter and interact with the report, tab to the report and press:
    • Windows: Ctrl + Enter
    • Mac: Command + Return
  • Keyboard shortcuts list: For a list of available keyboard shortcuts, enter the report and press:
    • ? (Shift + /)
  • Page navigation: To move between report pages, press:
    • Windows: Ctrl + F6
    • Mac: Command + F6
  • Section navigation:
    • Use tab or arrow keys to move between sections on a report page.
    • Press Enter to enter a section.
    • Press Enter or Space bar to select and unselect a data point, then use tab or arrow keys to move between data points.
    • Press Esc to exit the section.
  • Focus mode: Focus mode enlarges the section to a full screen view. To enter focus mode, tab to the section and press:
    • Windows: Alt + Shift + F10 then tab to focus mode and press Enter
    • Mac: Option + Shift + F10 then tab to focus mode and press Enter
  • Show as a table: The show as a table feature makes a report section screen reader friendly. To show as a table, tab to the section and press:
    • Windows: Alt + Shift + F11
    • Mac: Option + Shift + F11
  • Focus mode and show as a table navigation:
    • Use tab or arrow keys to move between the sections in focus mode and table sections.
    • Press Enter or Space bar to interact with the data points, then use tab or arrow keys to move between data points.
    • Press Esc to stop interacting with elements.

For more information, visit Consume Power BI reports using accessibility features.

  • DBE: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
  • Goal: DBE goal set by MnDOT Office of Civil Rights that is expressed as a percentage of total subcontract dollars to certified firms
  • Commitment: a contractor’s committed percentage of subcontracted dollars to DBE firms
  • Amount paid to prime: Current payments reported to the prime contractor
  • Amount paid to DBE: Current payments reported to DBE subcontractors
  • State project number: MnDOT-assigned state project number with XXXX-XX or XXXX-XXX format
  • MnDOT district: MnDOT-assigned region
  • Prime contractor: name of the contractor awarded the project and whose performance toward the contract goal is measured in the report
  • DBE firm: name of the firm (subcontractor, supplier or other DBE) who was committed toward meeting the goal or added after award

Report data comes from AASHTOWare CRL payment data and is updated monthly.