Description:
Transit recipients must comply with 49 CFR Part 26 to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of US Department of Transportation (US DOT)-assisted contracts. They must also create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly for US DOT-assisted contracts.
Transit grantees and others involved in the application and the administration of the DBE requirements should have a complete understanding of these requirements and engage in the best practices to implement the regulation.
Topics:
- Objectives and history of the DBE regulation
- Requirements for FTA Tier 1 and Tier 2 recipients
- Understanding roles and responsibilities
- Setting and meeting overall agency DBE goals
- Implementing small business and race-neutral programs
- Certificating DBEs
- Understanding DBE aspects of procurement requirements
- Monitoring and compliance
- Accounting for and reporting DBE participation
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: This class is oriented towards Federal Transit Administration grantees and focuses on transit-related DBE issues. Non-transit grant recipients and non-transit modal operators may not receive the specific technical assistance related to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DBE issues.
Target Audience:
DBE Managers, General Managers, Procurement Managers and their staff of state DOTs, transit agencies, and Metropolitan Planning Organizations and transit vehicle manufacturers.
FHWA and FAA both provide DBE training opportunities. To learn more about FHWA and FAA DBE training opportunities, please contact FHWA’s or FAA DBE program managers:
www.dot.gov/osdbu/disadvantaged-business-enterprise/state-dbe-liasions-and-certification-officers
Course Length: Virtual, 4 days, Monday-Thursday, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm Eastern Time (NTI will only issue Certificates of Completion to individuals who attend the entire course. Please plan to attend all 4-day sessions).
Fee: Free for all.