(DBE) Program References

Bayshore Station Location Study
DBE Program Requirements Overview
June 16, 2014
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE) Program References
• 49 C.F.R. Part 26
• Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures
Manual (LAPM)
• RFP DBE Program Forms
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE) Requirements
• To be determined responsive, a proposer must
demonstrate in its proposal that it:
(1) will meet the 15% DBE participation goal for
this project, or
(2) performed good faith efforts to meet the goal
• A proposer that is not responsive to either of
these requirements shall be ineligible for the
award of the contract
Meeting the DBE Goal
•
Firms listed to meet the DBE goal must be certified on proposal due date
•
DBEs may participate as a prime contractor, subcontractor, lower-tier
subcontractor, joint venture partner, or supplier
•
DBEs must perform a commercially useful function, i.e., must be
responsible for the execution of a distinct element of work and must carry
out its responsibility by actually performing, managing and supervising the
work
•
DBE suppliers will receive a credit of 60% of the listed amount towards
meeting the DBE goal
•
DBE brokers will receive the entire amount of fees or commissions earned
Good Faith Efforts
• Only evaluated if DBE goal not met (but
should submit anyway)
• Scope, intensity, and appropriateness of
effort
• Documentation, documentation,
documentation
Who Qualifies for the DBE Program
• A DBE is a for-profit, small business concern means a
for-profit small business concern 1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more
individuals who are both socially and economically
disadvantaged or, in the case of a corporation, in
which 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or
more such individuals; and
(2) Whose management and daily business
operations are controlled by one or more of the
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
who own it.
• Only USDOT DBE certifications accepted
DBE Program Submittals:
With Proposal
• Exhibit 10-O1 Consultant Proposal DBE
Commitment
• SFMTA Form No. 2 – DBE Consultant/
Subconsultant Participation- Good Faith Efforts
• SFMTA Form No. 2A – Bidders List
• SFMTA Form No. 5 – DBE Acknowledgment
Declaration
DBE Program Submittals:
After Proposal Submission
• Exhibit 10-O2 Consultant Contract DBE Information (preaward)
• SFMTA Form No. 6 Progress Payment Report (post-award)
• SFMTA Form No. 7 Subconsultant Payment Declaration
(post-award)
• SFMTA Form No. 8 Modifications
• SFMTA Form No. 9 Exit Report
SFMTA Contract Compliance Office
Lome Aseron
1 South Van Ness Ave., 6th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 701-5332
[email protected]
Certification Questions:
Sheila Evans-Peguese
(415) 701-4436
[email protected]

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