Transcript Jason Wilson Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport DBE Liaison

Bonnie Garrigan
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
DBE Consultant
DBE Program Requirements
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What is a DBE firm?
• Any type of firm can qualify as a DBE firm,
from contractors and consultants to suppliers
and service providers.
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Who Qualifies as a DBE?
• DBE certification is based on:
– Size: Small Business Administration small business
standards—less than $22.41 million gross receipts over last
3 years
– Presumed to be disadvantaged: women, Black Americans,
Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Pacific
Americans, Subcontinental Asia Americans
– Ownership and control by person(s) with net worth less
than $750,000
– If not presumed disadvantaged—case by case
determination of social and economic conditions
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Louisiana Unified Certification
Program (LAUCP)
• The Airport uses the LAUCP to determine if a
firm is a qualifying DBE.
– Good for DBE Firms
• Enables DBEs to be certified once and then be eligible
to work as a DBE anywhere in Louisiana
– Good for Prime Firms
• Comprehensive database makes it easy to find DBE
firms for projects.
• Visit www.laucp.org for searchable list of
certified DBE Firms.
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DBE Program in Action
• The Airport sets an annual DBE goal for DBE
participation on federally funded projects that
are anticipated in the upcoming year.
• Throughout the year, the Airport works
toward meeting this goal through individual
project goals.
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Goal Setting Methodology
• BASE GOAL: Proportion of ready, willing and
able DBE firms available in BRMA’s market
area as compared to total number of firms in
the market area. (LAUCP and census websites)
• ADJUSTMENT: Adjust this proportion based on
historical performance on past projects and
the bidders list.
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Bidder/Proposer DBE Requirements
• Make Good Faith Efforts to obtain DBE
participation by either:
– Meeting or exceeding the goal set for the project ,
OR
– Documenting adequate Good Faith Efforts
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What are Good Faith Efforts?
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Unbundle project tasks
Advertise potential subcontracting opportunities
Contact local trade organizations to post opportunities
Make efforts to assist DBE firms with bonding, lines of
credit or insurance as required by project
• Include supporting documentation of HARD EVIDENCE of
the above mentioned efforts or other efforts to obtain DBE
participation including:
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Postal correspondence
E-mail
Fax
Telephone log
Printed advertisements
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New Public Bid Laws
• DBE forms are due by the apparent low bidder
within 24 hours of the bid due date.
– All other bidders shall be prepared to submit the
following forms upon request and shall have 24
hours from the date of request to submit.
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Bid/Proposal Review Process
• To be considered responsive, a submittal must
include completely and correctly filled out
Schedules A and B and/or a completed Schedule C.
– Proposal meets or exceeds the DBE Goal
• Schedule A and B must be submitted.
• All participating firms must be listed on Schedule A and all
participating firms must complete a Schedule B.
– Proposal does not meet the DBE Goal
• Schedule C shall be included to document good faith efforts.
• Prime will carry the burden of convincing the Airport that it is
appropriate to award the contract based on your good faith
efforts.
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Schedule A
Contract Participation and DBE Commitment
• List all participating firms and the work to be
performed and the level of participation
– Dollar value for bid
– Participation percentage for RFP/RFQ
• Completed and signed by prime firm
• Includes all participating firms including the
prime and indicates which firms are DBE
certified
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Schedule B
Required Participation Questionnaire
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Provides firm information as required by FAA
Completed by each participating firm
Items that are not applicable should read N/A
Prime firms participating as a Joint Venture
should complete separate forms and indicate
JV.
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Schedule C
Certification of DBE Unavailability
• The Prime should make sincere and aggressive
efforts to meet the DBE contract goal, if the
prime is unable to meet the contract goal,
then the prime must document adequate
good faith efforts to meet the goal.
• Supporting documentation MUST be included
• Explanation of adequate efforts on company
letterhead encouraged.
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Questions?
Bonnie Garrigan or Audrey Pulitzer
TMG Consulting
365 Canal Street, Suite 1170
New Orleans, La 70130
[email protected]
[email protected]
504-569-9239
ex 29 (Bonnie) or 30 (Audrey)
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