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This section contains information about our Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.  Our Policy Statement is below and the entire document can be access via the following link:

• LAVTA DBE Program (2000k PDF file - Requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

POLICY STATEMENT

Section 26.1, 26.23 Objectives/Policy Statement.

The Livermore/Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 49 CFR Part 26. LAVTA has received Federal financial assistance from the Department of Transportation, and as a condition of receiving this assistance, LAVTA has signed an assurance that it will comply with 49 CFR Part 26.

It is the policy of LAVTA to ensure that DBE's, as defined in part 26, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in DOT-assisted contracts.  It is also our policy-

1. To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT assisted contracts;
2. To create a level playing field on which DBE's can compete fairly for DOT assisted contracts;
3. To ensure that the DBE Program is narrowly tailored in accordance with applicable law;
4. To ensure that only firms that fully meet 49 CR Part 26 eligibility standards are permitted to participate as DBE's;
5. To help remove barriers to the participation of DBE's in DOT assisted contracts; and
6. To assist the development of firms that can compete successfully in the market place outside the DBE Program; and
7. To adhere to the adopted LAVTA purchasing Policy principles throughout all aspects of the DBE program.

The Director of Grants, Capital Projects and Procurement has been delegated as the DBE Liaison Officer.  In that capacity, the Director of Grants, Capital Projects and Procurement 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 LAVTA in its financial assistance agreements with the Department of Transportation.

LAVTA has disseminated this policy statement to its Board of Directors and all the components of our organization.  We have distributed this statement to DBE and non-DBE business communities that perform work for us on DOT-assisted contracts by including it in all relevant bid and proposal solicitations.

Barbara Duffy, LAVTA Executive Director

Related File:  LAVTA DBE Program  (2000k PDF file)

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