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BATON ROUGE Metropolitan Airport

Jason WilsonBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

DBE Liaison Officer

DBE Program Overview


Airport’s DBE Program

• Why does the Airport have a DBE Program? – Any entity that receives more than $250,000 in

federal funds is required to establish a DBE program to ensure that those funds are fairly distributed.


Goals of the DBE Program

• What are the goals of the DBE and ACDBE program? – To ensure nondiscrimination in the award of federally

funded projects;– To create a level playing field where DBEs can compete

fairly; – To help remove barriers to the participation of DBEs;– To assist the development of firms in order to compete

successfully in the marketplace outside the DBE program.


Historic DBE ParticipationFiscal Year DBE Participation Total Dollars to DBE

Firms

2009 6.22% $1,225,543

2008 16.7% $489,357

2007 8.7% $740,654

2006 5.94% $513,367

2005 6.23% $1,756,996

2004 7.07% $2,362,340

2003 12.58% $1,425,771


Today’s Goals

• Learn about the Airport’s DBE program• Meet other firms that are interested in Airport

work to create future business contacts• Talk to small business advisory organizations

to learn what they can offer you• Find out how to be DBE Certified


Bonnie GarriganBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

DBE Consultant

DBE Program Requirements


What is a DBE firm?

• Any type of firm can qualify as a DBE firm, from contractors and consultants to suppliers and service providers.


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


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.


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.


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.


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


What are Good Faith Efforts?• 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:o Postal correspondenceo E-mailo Faxo Telephone logo Printed advertisements


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.


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.


Schedule AContract 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


Schedule BRequired Participation Questionnaire

• 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.


Schedule CCertification 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.


Questions? Bonnie Garrigan or Audrey Pulitzer

TMG Consulting365 Canal Street, Suite 1170

New Orleans, La 70130

[email protected]@tmg-consulting.net

504-569-9239 ex 29 (Bonnie) or 30 (Audrey)

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