Please be advised that in accordance with 49 CFR Part
26, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) has established
proposed overall goals on all federal-aid contracts for Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise (DBE) Participation for Fiscal Year 2010, as
follows:
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Goal:
In FY 2010, VTrans intends to expend 4.0% of the
Federal financial assistance received from FHWA with small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals (DBEs). It is the intent of VTrans that this
expenditure be obtained through a race and gender neutral program. On
our FHWA-assisted contracts, VTrans estimates that, in meeting our
overall goal of 4.0%, we will obtain 3.0% from race-neutral
participation and 1% through race-conscious measures.
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Goal:
In FY 2010, VTrans intends to expend 3.94% of the
federal financial assistance received from the Federal Transit
Administration with small business concerns owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (DBEs). It is the
intent of VTrans that this expenditure be obtained through a race and
gender neutral program. On our FTA-assisted contracts, VTrans
estimates that we will meet our entire overall goal of 3.94% through
race-neutral participation, and that we will not have to resort to
race-conscious measures.
VTrans has availed itself of a variety of techniques
to comply with the goal setting provisions for participation by
disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) in its DOT-assisted
contracting program, as required by Section 26.45 of the DBE
Regulations.
VTrans has solicited ideas and suggestions for
developing and implementing overall goals by inviting input from the
women, minority and general contracting community. In keeping with our
past tradition, we utilized a collaborative and inclusive approach to
formulating a goal setting methodology, which included a series of
open meetings with industry and community groups, and prime and DBE
contractors and consultants.
Feedback from these individuals and organizations
included information concerning the availability of disadvantaged and
non-disadvantaged businesses, the effects of discrimination on
opportunities for DBEs, and the scope and effectiveness of VTrans’
efforts to establish a level playing field for the participation of
DBEs.
The proposed goal for each of our USDOT-assisted
contracting program was established through an ongoing dialogue with
all our stakeholders and represents an informed consent by stakeholder
groups. The goal setting methodology used for setting FY 2010 goals is
the same methodology that was established last year in collaboration
with our partners.
For more detailed description
of our goal setting methodology:
DBE
Goaling Methodology FY2010
