Objectives/Policy
Statement (26.1, 26.23)
Riverside
Transit Agency ("RTA")
has established a Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise
(DBE) program in accordance
with regulations of
the U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT),
49 CFR Part 26. RTA
has received Federal
financial assistance
from the Department
of Transportation, and
as a condition of receiving
this assistance, RTA
has signed an assurance
that it will comply
with 49 CFR Part 26.
It
is the policy of RTA
to ensure that DBEs,
as defined in part 26,
have an equal opportunity
to receive and participate
in DOT-assisted contracts.
It is also our policy:
• To
ensure nondiscrimination
in the award and administration
of DOT assisted contracts;
• To
create a level playing
field on which DBEs
can compete fairly
for DOT assisted contracts;
• To
ensure that the DBE
Program is narrowly
tailored in accordance
with applicable law;
• To
ensure that only firms
that fully meet 49
CFR Part 26 eligibility
standards are permitted
to participate as
DBEs;
• To
help remove barriers
to the participation
of DBEs in DOT assisted
contracts; and
• To
assist the development
of firms that can
compete successfully
in the market place
outside the DBE Program.
The
Chief Procurement & Logistics Officer has been delegated as
the DBE Liaison Officer
(DBELO). In that capacity,
the DBELO is responsible
for implementing all
aspects of the DBE program.
Implementation of the
DBE program is accorded
the same priority as
compliance with all
other legal obligations
incurred by RTA in its
financial assistance
agreements with the
Department of Transportation.
RTA
has disseminated this
policy statement to the
Board of Directors and
all the components of
our organization. RTA
has distributed this statement
to DBE and non-DBE business
communities that perform
work for RTA on DOT-assisted
contracts through a public
invitation to inspect
or receive a copy of the
RTA DBE Program. Public
notice was issued in a
widely circulated publication
and a local publication
to ensure maximum effective
coverage. |
