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Legacy ID
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Ethics in Federally Funded Public Transportation

Obligations for FTA Recipients, Contractors and Employees

Every year the American taxpayers entrust the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) with billions of dollars in grant and acquisition funds. The taxpayers expect FTA to be a careful steward of their funds and to ensure that the...

2006 Contractor Performance Assessment Report-ni

This is the first annual Contractor Performance Assessment Report transmitted to Congress. 

While the report does not include any analysis of the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates for particular projects, it does provide the framework that FTA will use...

2007 Contractor Performance Assessment Report

The 2007 Contractor Performance Assessment Report analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the following projects, which were in preliminary engineering for New Starts and project development for Small Starts at the...

2008 Contractor Performance Assessment Report

The 2008 Contractor Performance Assessment Report analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the following projects, which were in preliminary engineering/final design for New Starts and project development for Small...

2009 Contractor Performance Assessment Report

The 2009 Contractor Performance Assessment Report was published and transmitted to Congress in April 2010.  This report analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the following projects, which were in...

2010 Contractor Performance Assessment Report

The 2010 Contractor Performance Assessment Report was published and transmitted to Congress in October 2010. This report analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the following projects, which were in preliminary engineering/final...

Recompete Contract

Contractor Performance Assessment Reports are published and transmitted to Congress in October. These reports analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the current projects, which were in preliminary engineering/final design for...

For Contractors

The Best Practices Procurment Manual and Third-Party Procurement Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are both excellent resources for what is expected or required of contractors.  Definitions, resources, and helpful advice are provided.

Ethics

By law, recipients using FTA funds to award...

Online Tools & Resources

For the user's convenience, we have provided some useful web links. Access the desired link below:

Pricing guide for FTA Grantees (MS Word)Procurement System Self-Assessment GuideProcurement Systems Review Guide (PowerPoint)The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

2015 - 16th Biennial FTA State Programs Meeting

Presentation (PowerPoint) for the 16th Biennial FTA State Programs Meeting, State Public Transit Partnerships Conference in Washington, D.C.

Presenters:

Brian McCollom, NTD Validation LeadJoseph Eldredge, NTD Validation AnalystLoucas Lamkin, NTD Validation Analyst