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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02091988 - 1.1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FRC14: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DAZE: February 9, 1988 SUBJECT: Establishment of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals in compliance with the "Federal Aid Highway Act of 1987". Specific Requests) ortion(s) & Background & Justification RECIOMMENDED ACTION: 1. MODIFY Contra Costa County's MBE/WBE Program, as it applies to federally-financed highway projects, to comply with the "Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987" (aka "Federal Aid Highway Act of 1987") , which presumes that women are socially and economically disadvantaged individuals whose participation may be counted in attaining disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) goals. As such, separate WBE goals will no longer be used and the terms "MBE and WBE" in the current adopted program shall be understood to mean DBE. 2. APPLY this modification only to projects funded and controlled under the authority of the aforementioned Act. 3. kBLISH 10% of the contract costs as the minimum annual goal for DBE participation. FINANCIAL IMPACT• None. Prerequisite for federally-funded highway construction work. REASONS FDRON/BACEqRIO7ND• On September 15, 1987 the Board adopted a policy for the utilization of minority and women business enterprises for construction contracts. The policy made a distinction and set separate goals for the employment of "MBE"-s and "WBE"-s. The "Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987" requires the combination of these categories as a single "DBE" (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) . Section A.3 of. the Board's policy provides for compliance with federal/state requirements. aDNSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACYLLN By not complying with the requirements of the "Federal-Aid Highway Act of 198711, the County could lose federal-aid road project funds. Continued on attachment: yes Signature: ROZA4,� Reoonm>endation of County Administrator st-rator Reoommendation of Board Cmz&ttee Approve Other: i Signature(s) Action of Board on: FEB 9 1988 Approved as Recceended X Other Vote of Supervisors I IM;EBY CER1rEFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE I AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AETICK TAKEN X Unanimous (Absent I ) AND ENTERED ON TW MINUTES OF THE Ayes: Noes: ( BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DAZE SHOW. Absent: Abstain: Attested FEB 9 1988 Orig. Div.: Public Worksl(Construction) Phil Batchelor cc: C. VanMarter, CAO Clerk of the Board of E. Kuevor, CAO Supervisors and County PW Design Administrator I �` '- _ • � BJK/sa By �1i� , DER= bo:9.t2 I I