Double "LL" Contractors, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Department of Transportation

ALMA WILSON, Chief Justice:

Double “LL” Contractors, Inc. (Double “LL”) is an Oklahoma corporation engaged principally in the business of bridge construction. For most of its existence, Double “LL” has been certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) as part of a federal program designed to assist business entities owned and operated by members of disadvantaged groups, primarily ethnic minorities and women, that bid for contracts in highway construction projects. The program is administered jointly by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the United States Department…