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FY 17-19 DBE GOAL

posted on Monday, August 15, 2016

                                          PEE DEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

DBE Goal

FY 2017-2019

The Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) will set an overall goal for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation in US Department of Transportation/Federal Transit Administration (USDOT/FTA) assisted contracts.

  Step One:

The overall goal will be based on demonstrable evidence of the availability of ready, willing, and able DBEs available to participate on the PDRTA USDOT/FTA assisted contracts.  The goal will reflect the PDRTA's determination of the level of DBE participation PDRTA would expect absent the effects of discrimination.  The PDRTA's DBE goal for the 2013-2015 is to expend 2% of the funds received from FTA-assisted contracts with DBEs.  The goal was established by using the methods described in 49 CFR Part 26, Paragraph 26.45 (c) (2).  A list of PDRTA vendors for years 2013-2016 was compiled for each year, both DBE and non-DBE.  The same was done for all contracts which PDRTA asked for bids.  The lists were compiled and the total number of vendors from July 2013 - June 2016 was divided into the number of DBEs, which were available. The following is the result for each year:

                                    2013 -2014      5 DBE's divided by 151 vendors = .0331%

                                    2014- 2015     3 DBE's divided by 150 vendors = .02 %

                                    2015-2016      2 DBE's divided by 118 vendors = .0169 %

  The average of the three years is .0233%, rounded to 2%.

  Step Two:

Based on the PDRTA calculation for the base figure of 2%, as shown above,  PDRTA believes it will maintain its goal by using the provisions contained in 49 CFR Part 26, paragraph 26.51 paragraphs (b) (3), (4), and (7).

  Beginning July 2013 through June 2016, the PDRTA contracted with a total of two (2) DBE vendors for a total of two (2) contracts for products and/or services.  Based on the PDRTA's total available vendors and available DBE vendors previously identified above, the PDRTA believes it will maintain a 2% utilization of ready, willing, and able DBEs.

  Race-Conscious/Race-Neutral:

Based on the PDRTA's goal of 2% as quantified on its procurement history for 2013-2016, as indicated above, the PDRTA will continue its effort to maintain or exceed 33.0% of its goal as "race-conscious" and 67.0% of its goal as "race-neutral", based on past history.



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