Please Note: Vendors
must have a valid Purchase Order Number or a fully signed Agreement with RTD for
materials, supplies, equipment or services, as applicable, before
delivering such materials, supplies and equipment to RTD or performing
such services for RTD. Materials, supplies and equipment delivered or
services performed without a Purchase Order Number or a fully signed
Agreement will not be accepted or paid by RTD.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)
San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) is committed to the
promotion and participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises ("DBEs")
in its contracting opportunities in compliance with 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 26 requirements. It is RTD's policy to require
nondiscrimination based on color, race, sex or national origin in the
competition for, award of, and administration of U.S. Department of
Transportation-assisted contracts. It is the goal of RTD to promote a
"level playing field" on which DBEs can compete fully and fairly for RTD
contracting and subcontracting opportunities.
The General Manager/CEO of RTD is responsible for agency adherence to
the DBE program and policy. The Procurement and Contract Services
Department of RTD and the designated DBE Liaison Officer (DBELO) are
responsible for the development and implementation of the RTD DBE program
as a supporting tenet of the RTD's civil rights and nondiscrimination
programs.
RTD encourages qualified women and/or minority-owned small businesses
to consider completing the application and review process required for
certification as a DBE. Information on the certification process and its
requirements may be obtained from the California Department of
Transportation Civil Rights/DBE website located at www.dot.ca.gov/hq/bep/ucp.htm.
Bidders for RTD contracts are also encouraged to utilize the California
Unified Certification Program (CUCP) database located at www.dot.ca.gov./hq/bep/dbe_query.htm which can help identify
ready, willing and able DBE firms who may be able to participate as
subcontractors in RTD bidding process. The level of participation by
qualified DBEs in RTD contracting will be expressed in bid documents as
the DBE Availability Advisory Percentage, where applicable. This is
intended not as a condition of award but as an estimate by RTD of the
potential for participation by DBEs in the contract. The details of this
advisory estimate are found in the bid documents publicizing new
contracting opportunities.
Effective 5/1/06, per California Department of Transportation
requirements, the RTD DBE Program will support DBE contract participation
through "race-neutral" means without the assignment of specific DBE
contract goals for DBE participation. RTD contributes planning data to the
state department of transportation for the establishment of the new
state-wide goal.
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