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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
Solano County Transit
Serving Vallejo and Benicia
311 Sacramento Street Vallejo, CA 94590 (707) 736-6990 Phone/Fax
The U.S Department of Transportation’s (DOT)
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program and
SolTrans’ Triennial DBE Goal Setting Process
DBE programs are designed to provide a fair opportunity for small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals to compete for federally funded contracts.
Over the next three years (October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2022), businesses will have the opportunity to compete for projects funded with the $2.77 million in available federal funds. SolTrans is proposing to award at least 2% of those funds to DBEs. To compete as a DBE, you must be certified as a DBE by a California certifying agency.
The DBE public notice is posted on the SolTrans website. The proposed goal and the goal development document (“SolTrans-DBE-Goal-Document-FFY-2020-2022 [download button]”) are all located on the vendor procurement page which is: https://soltrans.org/more/resources/doing-business-with-soltrans/ (scroll down to middle of page)
SolTrans is seeking public comment on the goal development process and the proposed goal. Public comment closes on August 31, 2019 while written comments will be accepted until September 15, 2019.
For more information about DBE requirements The Department of Transportation has a short instructional video: https://www.transportation.gov/civil-rights/disadvantaged-business-enterprise
For more information about SolTrans DBE process contact SolTrans DBE Liaison Officer, Dennis Ybarra (707) 736-6990 or dennis@soltranride.com.
Solano County Transit (SolTrans) has been the public transportation provider for south Solano County since July 2011. SolTrans provides local and regional fixed routes, complementary paratransit, dial-a-ride service, and subsidized taxi programs. The agency is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) that is governed by a six-member Board of Directors, composed of two representatives from the cities of Benicia and Vallejo, Solano County’s representative on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), and a representative from the Solano Transportation Authority.
