Effective March 22, 2005, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) adopted a final rule implementing changes to 49 CFR, Part 23 - requiring all recipients who receive more than $250,000 in federal funds to establish an Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Plan and to set triennial goals on concession opportunities.
By Council Motion 2014-0988, passed and adopted November 5, 2014, the City set an overall Airport Concession Contract Goal at 32% for Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and 29% for Hobby Airport (HOU). The ACDBE Concession Goal for rental cars for Bush Intercontinental Airport was approved at 3.75% and 3.35% at Hobby Airport.
The Office of Business Opportunity (OBO), in cooperation with the Houston Airport System (HAS), has analyzed the relevant criteria required by federal authorities, and have set an overall FFY 2018-2020 ACDBE Goal at 32% for George Bush Intercontinental Airport and 30% for William P. Hobby Airport. The overall ACDBE Goal for rental cars at IAH has been set at 1% and at 1% for HOU. It is anticipated that the race/gender neutral ACDBE participation at both IAH can be achieved at 6.0% and 11% at HOU.
The federal criteria and the proposed ACDBE Goals for FFY 2018-2020 were presented to the Economic Development Council Committee on December 14, 2017.
OBO and HAS recommends adoption of the Motion for the referenced ACDBE goals in order to comply with federal requirements.
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Carlecia D. Wright, Director
Office of Business Opportunity