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The ADOT DBE application process, step by step
Who certifies your firm in Arizona depends on where it sits. Here is the ADOT DBE application process, step by step, and what is currently paused.

The 90-day deadline that deletes your DBE application
Two different 90-day clocks run in a DBE application. One is the agency's deadline. The other deletes your file permanently. Here is the difference.

DBE certification in Maricopa County — what's open, what's paused
The City of Phoenix certifies DBE firms across greater Maricopa County. Applications are open. Contract goals are paused. Here is what that trade-off means.
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