FAA's disparity study of Washington airport projects

OLYMPIA – Transportation contractors, subcontractors and consultants, along with minority, women and small-business owners, are invited to learn about the Federal Aviation Administration’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise disparity study just getting under way.

The new disparity study, which WSDOT is managing for the FAA, will evaluate if disadvantaged businesses have equal access to contracting opportunities. It will examine race- and gender-based barriers to prime contractors or subcontractors when competing for FAA-funded contracts. The study also will compare the number of socially and ec...