DBE FAQs

Pursuant to 49 CFR 26.29 and the WCAA DBE Program policy, prime contractors on federally assisted contracts must pay all subcontractors for satisfactory performance of their contracts no later than ten (10) calendar days after the prime contractor has received a partial payment from the Airport Authority. When the Airport Authority has made an incremental acceptance of a portion of a prime contract, the work of a subcontractor covered by that acceptance is deemed to be satisfactorily completed. Prime contractors are also required to promptly return full payment of subcontractor retainage within ten (10) calendar days after the subcontractor's work is satisfactorily completed.

The following report lists the WCAA payment dates for all active federally assisted contracts and is updated on a weekly basis:
CY2024 Prompt Payment Report

If there are any prompt payment violations/concerns please submit a complaint to
business.diversity@wcaa.us with the subject "Prompt Payment - Attn: DBE Liaison Officer".