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OBJECTIVES & POLICY STATEMENT
Metro
Transit has established
a Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise
(DBE) program in
accordance with regulations
of the U.S. Department
of Transportation
(DOT), 49 CFR
Part 26.
Metro
Transit has received Federal
financial assistance from
the Department of Transportation, and as a condition
of receiving this assistance, Metro Transit has signed
an assurance that it will comply with 49 CFR Part 26.
It
is the policy of Madison Metro Transit 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 –
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1. |
To
ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT assisted contracts; |
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2. |
To
create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly for DOT assisted contracts; |
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3. |
To
ensure that the DBE Program is narrowly tailored
in
accordance with applicable law; |
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4. |
To
ensure that only firms that fully meet 49 CFR Part 26
eligibility standards are permitted
to participate as DBEs; |
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5. |
To
help remove barriers to the participation of DBEs in
DOT assisted contracts; and |
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6. |
To
assist the development of firms that can compete
successfully in the market place outside the DBE Program. |
For complaint information on
the DBE program, click to the City of
Madison's Affirmative Action's Web Site.
Implementation of the DBE
program is accorded the same priority as compliance with
all other legal obligations incurred by Metro Transit
in its financial assistance agreements with the Department
of Transportation.
Metro
Transit has disseminated this policy statement to the
Mayor and Common Council of Madison and all the components
of our organization. A copy of this statement has
been mailed to DBE and non-DBE business communities
that perform work for us on DOT-assisted contracts.
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