Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 13a - Highways and Bridges
165 - Certification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
Section 13a-165-9 - Reciprocity

(a) An applicant whose home office is located outside the State of Connecticut must file an application for DBE certification in the same manner as an applicant whose home office is located in Connecticut, except that if the applicant's home office is in any state, district or territory of the United States and the applicant is DBE certified in its home office area then the applicant may be certified as a DBE in Connecticut upon submission, review and verification of the applicant's out-of-state DBE certification documentation.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the applicant shall be required to complete the prequalification portion of the DBE application process. The determination as to the ability of the applicant to perform a particular contract activity shall be made by the Department of Transportation.