Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JUNE 17, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
OVERALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GOAL
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE 28% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) overall goal for Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2022 - 2024 for contracts funded, in whole or in part with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds.
Issue
ISSUE
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program regulations, 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 26.21, require FTA grantees, who can reasonably anticipate awarding $250,000 or more in prime contracts, to submit an overall goal to FTA for the participation of DBE firms every three years.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The Metro proposed DBE overall goal for FFY 2022 - 2024 is 28%, a 1% increase from the current FFY 2019- 2021 goal of 27%. The proposed overall goal was established by using the two-step goal-setting process prescribed in 49 CFR ? 26.45. Metro's base figure for establishing the relative availability of DBEs follows the method suggested in 49 CFR ? 26.45(c)(3), the use of availability and disparity study data from Metro's 2017 a disparity study (Study), posted at: https://www.metro.net/about/metro-disparity-study/[PR1].
Overall DBE Goal Calculation Methodology
Base Figure
The Overall DBE Goal Methodology Report FFY 2022 - 2024 (Goal Setting Report), Step 1 establishes a base figure of relative DBE availability. This was done by utilizing quantifiable evidence to determine the relative availability of minority and woman-owned businesses that are ready, willing, and able to perform transportation-related work. Metro expects to award nearly $970 million worth of FTA-assisted construction, professional services, and goods and services contracts in FFY 2022 through FFY 2024. Approximately, $314 million, or 32 percent, of those dollars are associated with previou...
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