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Topics Covered:
Explain the role of national organizations in the TVM DBE goal-setting processCommunicate DBE program objectives/requirements to national advocacy organizationsIdentify effective ways to communicate small business opportunities on TVM projects to national advocacy...Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) first ever National Advocacy Organization Roundtable thank you letter
Topics Covered:
Step 2 AdjustmentsRace Conscious/Race Neutral BreakdownConsultationTopics Covered:
Reporting WindowProperly Completing Uniform ReportsEffective PracticesAvoiding Common ErrorsThe Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program is one dedicated to helping small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including minorities and women , in participating in contracting opportunities created by DOT financial assistance programs.
Topics:
Big Picture Items Reporting time frames? Prime Contract? Awards/Commitments this Period The Breakdown: Ethnicity/Gender Actual Payments on Contracts Completed this Period The Federal ShareTopics:
Who is expected to Report?ARRA Quarterly DBE Reports & Semiannual DBE ReportsAwards/Commitments this PeriodThe Breakdown: Ethnicity/GenderActual Payments on Contracts Completed this PeriodDBE Small Business Element : 101
Topics to be Covered:
Background on the reporting requirementCommon errors identified during Uniform Report reviewsHow to identify common errorsDecember 2013
Agenda:
DBE Shortfall Definition and Purpose49 CFR 26.47(c)—Shortfall Regulatory RequirementsConducting a Detailed Shortfall AnalysisShortfall Effective Practices and Common ErrorsCorrective Action Plan Effective Practices and Common Errors