Consent 18.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Procurement
- Meeting Date:
- 06/12/2012
- Title:
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
- Submitted By:
- Patty Lewis, Facilities
- Department:
- Facilities
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
4
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Patty Lewis
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Grants Administrator
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Federal or State Mandate
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
49 CFR Part 26
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program for Cochise County in Accordance with Regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Background:
U.S. Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) regulations require state and local transportation agencies that receive DOT financial assistance, to establish goals for the participation of DBEs. Each DOT-assisted State and local transportation agency is required to establish annual DBE goals, and review the scopes of anticipated large prime contracts throughout the year and establish contract-specific DBE subcontracting goals. In addition to establishing goals, state and local recipients also certify the eligibility of DBE firms to participate in DOT-assisted projects. Some groups are presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged for the purposes of participation in this program. In 1987 Congress added women to the groups presumed to be disadvantaged. The main objectives of the DBE Program are:
• To ensure that small disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) can compete fairly for federally funded transportation-related projects.
• To ensure that only eligible firms participate as DBEs.
• To assist DBE firms in competing outside the DBE Program.
• To ensure that small disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) can compete fairly for federally funded transportation-related projects.
• To ensure that only eligible firms participate as DBEs.
• To assist DBE firms in competing outside the DBE Program.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Implement the DBE program during the solicitation process for construction bids for the BDI Airport Taxiway A1 and A2 rehab project.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
The County will not be compliant with the federal mandate.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Four originals of the DBE Program binder will be provided to the Clerk of the Board. After formal Board action and Chairman Signature please return all four original DBE binders to my office. Thank you for your assistance.
Attachments
No file(s) attached.