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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 86-175 N.C.S. 07/07/1986+_ , 1 .. ~ i .. _ ~ •/'.- ~es®IUtI®I~ N®. 86-175 N.C.~. of the City of Petaluma, California A RESOLUTION STATING THE CITY'S POLICY FOR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (DBE) RND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (WBE) IN FAU (FEDERAL AID URBAN) PROJECTS THROUGH THE YEAR 1986-87 ALSO SETTING WBE AND DBE GOALS FOR THE SAME YEAR WHEREAS, in order to received Federal Aid Urban funds, the City of Petaluma must have an adopted policy with regard to hiring of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) and women business enterprises (WBE), as well as have goals for the current fiscal year with regard to hiring of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) and women business enterprises (WBE); BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Petaluma hereby adopts the policy statement (Attachment "A") as the City of Petaluma's policy for the year 1986-87 and further sets the City's goals for hiring under FAU contracts as loo participation by disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) and 1% participation by women business enterprises (WBE). dbewbe2.txt Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City. REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the r e as to Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (~~}~~ meeting on the ...------• 7th..... day of ...............s~>~~.y.........._......................., 19...$.~, by the following vote: y Attorney AYES: Davis, Sobel, Woolsey, Cavanagh, Balshaw, V.M. Ten er Mayor Mattei NOES: None ABSENT: Non ATTEST : ... ......................................................... ........... ...... City erk 3 01 0 4.... Council FilOe.C ..............._. ........ CA 10-85 Res. No. ... O. V.-~~.~..... N.C.S Mayor ;: .,~- ' _,~___: DhSAbVANTAGED BU.S,INESS ENTERPRISE (DBE:7 AND' WOMEN-OWNED BU'SINES'S' ENT£RPRIS£ - _ ,. (WBE-) ~PRQCRAM: CITY' OF: Petaluma I. Policy Statement It is the po icy of the City of Petaluma to utilize Disadvantaged Business En€erprses (DBE) and Women Busn.ess•Enterprise (WBE) in all aspects of ~~ - contract;ng.to the maximum eXtent feasible. This policy is-fully described herein which constitutes policy and commitment to substantially increase Disadvantaged Business and Women Business Utilization. This policy includes any p'rogram•aetvity or faci3ty funded wholly or in part by any ~..S. Department of Tr~an°sportation modal element.. This Agency,~its contractors and subcontractors, which are the rec'ipen;ts of Federal-aid funds, agree to ensure DBE and WBE firms'.have the.~maxmum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts., In this regar.d., this agency and all of its contractors and subcontractors will take all reasonable steps in accordance w h 49 CFR 23 to ensure that DBE and WBE firms have the maximum opportuni°ty to compete for and perform contracts COUNCIL F(LE 301-'~'4 __ "-~ `eyes. nio: 8 5 -1 T5 ' .f ~ ~~ ~ ~ Thomas S". Hargis Dir. of Public Works/City Engineer ~`~ -~, Date II. Disadvantaged.Business. Enterpr-;se (DB"E):and Women-Owned Busines°s Enterprise (WBE) Liaison Officer Michael Acorne- ~ Procrram Administrator is the D/WBE Liaison Officer for this' agency and shall Engineer report to the Dir. of Public Works/City He/She"will be assigned such s'taf'f as is necessary to fully implement the provision of 49CER Part 23 and such. other D/WBE programs as may be requre~~ ~ ~ - III. Duties of the:-'D/WBE Liaison Officer The D/WBE Liaison Officer shall develop, manage and implement the D/WBE Pro-gram on a day-to-day basis. The. Liaison Officer hall: o Develop and carry out technical assistance programs for D/WBE' s,., . o Arrange solicitations, time for .the presentation of bids„ guan' ites,.specifications, and delivery schedules so ass, to facilitate the par-tic:ipaton of D/WBE's. Where such changes are found necessary to increase D/WB'E utilization, they will 6e made in consultation and cooperation with the functional unit involved. ~~OUNCIL. FILE 301^O`3 ~ _i1 -2- ~ ~~~~~~~ F2ES. IV O. 8ti6 - 11----~'~'~I t o Provide g,u-dance to D/WBE~'a in overcoming barriers, such as in~ab°lity 'to. bb'tain bonding or financing. o Carry out, information and communication programs on contracting opporaunties in a timely manner. Programs shall be bilingual"where appropriate. o Investigate t~e~services offered by banks owned and con;trol`led by Disadvantaged Business and Women " `~ 'Business Enterprises. o Unless noted elsewhere herein the lis~tag of D/WBE's . certified by Caltrans will be utilized. Said listing is to be made available to all project bidders. Sueh listing will include the following riforma ion: ~ Name, address, te'leptione number, ethnic and/or sexual ownership, type of work performed by firm. o Prior to approval of the sub ttut-ion of any D/WBE sub'--contractor, the prime -contractors will be r.eq=ui`red to prove performance of good faith efforts to replace the D%WBE with another eligible D/WBE~. o Estab`lis'h overall goals for both disadvantaged and women' business enterprises,. Goals sh_a'll be evaluated annually and adjusted as necessary. 3 0;I -=0 4 _ - 3 - ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~rOUN.CIL FILE _- Rss. rvo., 8 6'-17 5'. , , o Establish appropriate individual project. goals for disadvantaged: and women business enterpri~ses~. A11 projects wll~be evaluated f°or the appropriateness of goals. . o Perform good faith analysis when project goals are not achieved:. o Maintain such:docume:ntation as is necessary to veifg performance of all activities included in this program. IV. .Public Notif.,cation 1. At fhe time of submittal of this program to the State • Department of Transportation, a.not,ice in both minority ,and ~ma-jbrity local. med''a will be published. said publication shall includes o The annual overall D/WBE~goals. oInform the public that the goals and a description of how they are set are available for public • inspection for a per°od of 30 days. _ -4- COUNCIL FILE. 3~O l--:O-4. ems. No. 8.6..:T75 ~~~~3~° o Inform the pub`l,ic that ~~both U.,S. DQT and tha agency will accept comme_n:ts on the; goals for 45 -days from the; ,:date- of the ,notice. o T;he notice shall advise interested parties that comment"s are for nsform'a ion purposes only. 2. This program will be reaffirmed by public notice annually at the time of ;publication of overall goals. If substantial changes are made to thi document, the entire document shall be subject to notification noted in C1) above. 3. In addition to the foregoing, inaerested.disadvantaged. and majority contractor organza;tons will receive direct mail"ivn,;gs of this- complete pr-ogram. V. Establishment of Goals 1. D/WBE goals w l be established both annually (overall) a"nd on a per contract basis. The. overall goal will 'be based on planned contract activity for the coming year,. The overall- goal est~ablis'hed will be subject to methodology and procedures established in 49CFR 23, Subpar"ts (C") and (D) and take , effect on October lst of. each ;year- . 30;1-Q4 -`5_ ~~~" ~ ~ ~; ~GOUNCIL FILE'. RES..NO: ,. _ ~'86:=175 . e' 2. Indiv'id'ual project goals w~1T be established for both DB£ an"d WBE `a"ctiv y ba-s:ed on the following.cr:iteria: o ~ Attainment of establis°hed overall goals. o Size .of' ;project. o Opportunites~for D/WBE"s as subcontractors, vendors, and supplie s. o Minority ~popu'lation of g:eo_g.raphic area in which work is to be performed. o D/WB'E goals being utilized in the geographic ar-ea by other State, Federal or local "jurisdictions. o Availability of D/wBE's, o Past ;experience on projects similar to the project being e~alua,ted,. o. Such :other factors as may ~eff2ct the utilization of D_ /WBE',s Complete eva=uatio'n documentaton'w11 be retained for each project .. ' ~OUIVCIL F7L:E ~~;01_;O 4' -v- ~ .~~~ ~ ~ ~6'b .. ~~s. rvo: 86-1Z5 ' i ~, ;. . 3. Projects which do not contain specific goals. will contain ' the following provision`s: A. "Policy. It is the policy of the Department of Transportation that disadvantaged `business enterprises as defined in 49 CFR Part 23 shall have the maximum opportunty to participate in. the performance of contracts financed in whole or. in part with Federal funds und'er~th'is agreement. Cons°equently, the D/WBE requirements of 4.9 CFR Part 23 apply to this agr,eement." B. "D/WBE Obligation. (°) The recipient or its contractor agrees to en-sure that disadvantaged business enterprises as defined in 49 CFR Part 23 have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contacts and subcontracts•financed in whole for in part with Federal funds provided under this agreemen:t,. In this regard, all recipients or.contrac ors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in accordance. with. 49 CFR P;a•rt 23 to ensure that disadvantaged business enterprises have the maximum opportunity to compe'te•for and perform contracts. Recipien s and their contractors' shall no•t discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the award I and:..perf'ormance of DOT-assisted contracts." 301-04~ ~ ,~ ~ ~ ~ ~/ ,8.6-175_ RES. NO. __--.--- VI: Contract Procedure This program shall be implemented through the u;tilzaaion of a contract special provision which is attached here o. These procedure 'require bidders to submit the names of D/WB`E subcontractors and suppliers, a description of the work each is t-o per-form or material to be furnished, and. the dollar value of each D/WBE subactivity. `\ VLI. D/WBE Notif~icat-ion Projects will 'be~advertised.in local newspaper ,and minority focus newspapers when possible. These ads will .include. reference to D/WBE'requirements and w.11 indicate DBE and WBE project goals. D/WBE assistance centers will receive notification of projects scheduled to be advertised. Assistance.Genters, Minority Business Development Centers and Program Management Centers will be afforded the opportunity to receive complimentary plans and specifications for proj,ects~ within their geographical area of responsibility. _8 ?~~ COWNCIL~FILE 3~0~1'~OY RES. NO'. 8'6~_ 1 ' , o Th'e percenta;ge,, of `the dollar value of ail 'contracts awarded during they year which, were awa~rd'ed to D/WBE's. o I_nd.catio;n as! to the extent of which the percentage met or exceeded the overall goals. o Reports shall be broken down~separat~ely by ethnic grouping an~ sex. XII. Complaints Any complaints received by the Agency concerning this program will be investigated by Mchael_Acorne He/She will end'eavar to resolve said comp ants wt'hn~90 days of reeeip.t by the D/WBE, Liaison Officer,. The appropriate DOT element and Caltrans will be furnished a copy of the comp a-int and may be invited to .participate in .. the investigation/resolution. .The: DOT element and Cal;'tr.ans wi l receive a comple';te 'noes =gatve report on . th'e compaain`t and.: ma'y be. r-equeste_d to concur in the proposed disposition of said complaint,. Contractors will be directed to notify the Agency of any complan~ts :they may receive concerning this program. COUNCIL FILE .3 ~ ~--'~'4 ~1-2~ ~ r RCS. NC.+:.. 8.6. 1.7,5 -- ~ F ;1~~~ VIII. Selection Criteria for Pro~:eets with D/WBE Goals Every project containing D/WBE goals shall. be evaluated by the D/WBE Liaison Officer or his./her designee to ascertain .bidding contractors' efforts to attain the D/WBE goals. The award of any ;project with D/WBE goals must be concurred with by the D/WBE Liaison Officer or his/her desgnee.before said contract may be awarded. Should ~~ there be di agreement be ween functional units concerning contras ors' e~ff;orts to. attain contract goals for D/WBE participation, the matter shall be referred to the Dir.. of Public Works./C'ity Enctineer or his/her designee, for final determination. Competitors that fail to meet the D/WBE goals and fail to demonstrate. sufficient reasonable good faith efforts shall not be eligible to be awarded the contract. Any contracts that contain D/WBE goals-,: pursuant to this policy, will be monitored on an ongoing basis by project personnel during the course of construction. The D/WBE Liaison Officer is to be immediately advised of any circumstances wherein contractor compliance with the D/WBE provision is questionable. The contractor shall submit. a final report for each project with D/WBE goals which includes total payments'to the prime contractor as well as payments the prime contractor has made to D/WBE COUNCIL FILE 301-04 RE3, fVO. 86~ -9= ~~~ . .- -. subcontractora,~vendors .and suppliers. If the report indicates the• prime coa'tract~or 'has ,not' achieved the project goals, project per•s`onnel shall attach' an evaluation.; in narrative form, of the reasons for failure to attain the goa s and any corrective action t-hat was taken. `Prime contractors will be required to notify the Agency of ~~ any situation~n whinh regularly scheduled pro3ress payments. are not made to D/WBE subcontractors, vendors or .' ~ suppliers. IX. Set-Asides If determi-need necessary by the D/WBE~Laison-Officer, D%WBE S'et-Asides wil`1 be consider as a tool to achieve annual overall goals.., X. Counting D/WBE `Participants This Agency, ;ts eon ractors,, and subcontractors shall court'"t_ D/:WBE participation in °accord'ance .with the pro isions.of Section 23.47, Title 4~9, of the Code of Federal'Re:gulatons. ~~~`~~~~ 3'01-0'4 -1.0- ,COUNCIL FILE tz~s. No. ~ ;8;6-1J 5 . ." G . . ~ x ` XI. Record's: and Repo'rts' 1. The D/WBE Liaison Officez shall :maintain such records, and provide such reports, as are necessary to ensure full complanc.e'wth th policy. Such records and reportsshall; include, as a minimum, .the following information;. ~~ o Award's to D/WB'E' s.. o Awards to majority co'ntraetors. o Final project reports concerning D/WBE utilization. o Such other data a is needed. to fully evaluate compliance with, this program, 2. The D/WBE Liaison Officer shall submit reports to Caltrans and/or ao the appropriate D,S.. DOT element as required. These .reports wil include;: o Number- and dollar value of contr-wets awarded. o Number and dollar value of contracts and subcontracts awarded to D/WB~E's. o ;Deser~ipton of general categories of contracts awarded to D/WBE's. couNCi~,~i~E . 3;01;-04 -1.1.- ~~~~~~