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40 • A discrimination on opportunities for DBEs, and the County's efforts to establish a level playing field for the participation of DBEs. Following this consultation, the County will publish a notice of the proposed overall goal, informing the public that the proposed goal and its rationale are available for inspection during normal business hours at the County Administration Building for 30 days following the date of the notice, and informing the public that the County and DOT will accept comments on the goals for 45 days from the date of the notice. The notice will be published in the Vero Beach Press Journal. Beginning in 2000, the notice will normally be published by June 1 of each year. The notice will include addresses to which comments may be sent and addresses where the proposal may be reviewed. The County's annual goal submission to DOT will include a summary of information and comments received during this public participation process. The County will begin using its overall goal on October 1 of each year, unless it has received other instructions from DOT. If the goal is project -specific, the County will begin using that goal by the time of the first solicitation for a DOT -assisted contract for the project. Breakout of Fctimaterl Race -Neutral and Kay-t_'nrscrous Yarncr an Lton The County will meet the maximum feasible portion of its overall goal by using race -neutral means of facilitating DBE participation. The County does this by regularly updating its MBE Directory and by making available to all DBE firms all contract bids by public notice. The County estimates that, in meeting its overall goal of 10.8%, it will obtain 7% from race -neutral participation and 3.8% through race -conscious measures. The County will adjust the estimated breakout of race -neutral and race -conscious participation as needed to reflect actual DBE participation and will track and report race -neutral and race -conscious participation separately. For reporting purposes, race -neutral DBE participation includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following: DBE participation through a prime contract a DBE obtains through customary competitive procurement procedures; DBE participation through a subcontract on a prime contract that does not carry a DBE goal; DBE participation on a prime contract exceeding a contract goal; and DBE participation through a subcontract from a prime contractor that did not consider a firm's DBE status in making the award. Contract Goals (Part 26.51) The County will use contract goals to meet any portion of the overall goal the County does not project being able to meet using race -neutral means. Contract goals are established so that, during the period in which the overall goal applies, these goals will cumulatively result in meeting any portion of the overall goal that is not projected to be met through the use of race -neutral means. The County will establish contract goals only on those DOT -assisted contracts that have subcontracting potential. The County need not establish a contract goal on every such contract, and the size of contract goals will be adapted to the circumstances of each such contract (e.g., type and location of work, availability of DBEs to perform the particular type of work, etc.). The County will express its contract goals as a percentage of the total amount of a DOT -assisted contract.. .6.