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Home My WebLink AboutCORRESPONDENCE - GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - REVISED DBE PROGRAMCity of Fort Collins Administrative Services Purchasing Division CITY OF FORT COLLINS DBE PROGRAM (REVISED DECEMBER 2CC5` Objectives /Policy Statement (26.1, 26.23) The City of Fort Collins has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in accordance with regulations of the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 49 CFR Part 26. The City of Fort Collins has received Federal financial assistance from the Department of Transportation, and as a condition of receiving this assistance, the City of Fort Collins has signed an assurance that it will comply with 49 CFR Part 26. It is the policy of the City of Fort Collins to ensure that DBEs, as defined in part 26, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in DOT -assisted contracts. It is also our policy: • To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT assisted contracts; • To create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly for DOT assisted contracts; • To ensure that the DBE Program is narrowly tailored in accordance with applicable law; • To ensure that only firms that fully meet 49 CFR Part 26 eligibility standards are permitted to participate as DBEs; • To help remove barriers to the participation of DBEs in DOT assisted contracts; and • To assist the development of firms that can compete successfully in the market place outside the DBE Program. James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP, Director of Purchasing and Risk Management has been delegated as the DBE Liaison Officer. In that capacity, James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP, Director of Purchasing and Risk Management is responsible for implementing all aspects of the DBE program. Implementation of the DBE program is accorded the same priority as compliance with all other legal obligations incurred by the City of Fort Collins in its financial assistance agreements with the Department of Transportation. City of Fort Collins has disseminated this policy statement to the Mayor and City Manager and all the components of our organization. This statement will be distributed to DBE and non -DBE business communities that perform work for us on DOT - assisted contracts. By distributing copies to the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce and posting copies of the plan on the City of Fort Collins web site. w Darin Atteb rry, gityWnager Date: ! Z IZ 1 10 r. Ap ro e A o Form Deputy City Attorney 215 North Mason Street • 2nd Floor • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6775 • FAX (970) 221-6707 PUBLIC NOTICE CRY of Fat Cob -is, Colo- In acoordence with re- auVan lift of the U. S. Of some Car ter. Fort colm Colorsdoen sapcemloer zs, zoos <CL6 ORADNC�N Bringing Fort Collins Home www.coloradoon.com STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss: AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION COUNTY OF LARIMER ) Robin Hause, being duly sworn, deposes and says that said is the legal clerk of the Fort Collins Coloradoan; that the same is a daily newspaper of general circulation and printed and published in the City of Fort Collins, in said county and state; that the notice or advertisement, of which the annexed is a true copy, has been published in said daily newspaper for 1 consecutive days; that the notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said newspaper during the period and time of publication of said notice, and in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement thereof; that the first publication of said notice was contained in the issue of said newspaper on September 25, 2005, A.D.; that the last publication thereof was contained in the issue of said newspaper on September 25, 2005 , A.D.; that said Fort Collins Coloradoan has been published continuously and uninterruptedly during the period of at least six months next prior to the first publication of said notice or advertisement above referred to; that said newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second- class matter under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, or any amendments thereof-, and that said newspaper is a daily newspaper duly qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the Stat f Colorado. Legal Clerk Subscribed and sworn to before me, within the County of Larimer, September 26, 2005 , A.D. My Commission expires Delivered to: dq FTCOLLINS CITY PURCHSNG/Chris PO BOX 580 Ft Collins, CO 80522 Q;•N0TARya Public Legal No. 32789557 60118 Federal Register/Vol. 63, No. 215/Friday, November 6, 1998/Notices Appendix A FEDERAL FY 1999 CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES FOR FTA ASSISTANCE Name of Applicant: City of Fort Collins, Colorado The Applicant agrees to comply with applicable requirements of Categories I - XV. X (The Applicant may make this selection in lieu of individual selections below.) OR The Applicant agrees to comply with the applicable requirements of the following categories it has selected: I. Certifications and Assurances Required of Each Applicant. II. Lobbying Certification III. Effects on Private Mass Transportation Companies IV. Public Hearing Certification for a Project with Substantial Impacts V. Certification for the Purchase of Rolling Stock VI. Bus Testing Certification. VII. Charter Service Agreement. VIII. School Transportation Agreement. I_ IX. Certification for Demand Responsive Service _ X. Substance Abuse Certifications M. Certification for a Project Involving Financing Costs _ XII. Certifications for the Urbanized Area Formula Program and the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program Transit Enhancement Activities Report Submitted (Required for Recipients with 200,000 or more population) XIII. Certifications for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Program XIV. Certifications for the Nonurbanized Area Formula Program XV. Certifications for the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) Program (Both sides of this Signature Page must be appropriately completed and signed where indicated.) Federal Register/Vol. 63, No. 215/Friday, November 6, 1998/Notices 60119 Appendix A FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 1999 FTA CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES (Required of all Applicants for FTA assistance and all FTA Grantees with an active capital or formula project) Name of Applicant: City of Fort Collins, CO Name and Relationship of Authorized Representative: John Fischbach, City Manager BY SIGNING BELOW I, John Fischbach (name), on behalf of the Applicant, declare that the Applicant has duly authorized me to make these certifications and assurances and bind the Applicant's compliance. Thus, the Applicant agrees to comply with all Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, and administrative guidance required for each application it makes to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in Federal Fiscal Year 1999. FTA intends that the certifications and assurances the Applicant selects on the other side of this document, as representative of the certifications and assurances in Appendix A, should apply, as required, to each project for which the Applicant seeks now, or may later, seek F-TA assistance during Federal Fiscal Year 1999. The Applicant affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of the certifications and assurances it has made in the statements submitted herein with this document and any other submission made to FTA, and acknowledges that the provisions of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, 31 U.S.C. 3801 el seq_, as implemented by U.S. DOT regulations, "Program Fraud Civil Remedies," 49 CFR part 31 apply to any certification, assurance or submission made to FTA. The criminal fraud provisions of 18 U.S.C. 1001 apply to any certification, assurance, or submission made in connection with the Urbanized Area Formula Program, 49 U.S.C. 5307, and may apply to any other certification, assurance, or submission made in connection with any other program administered by FTA. In signing this document, I declare under penalties of perjury that the foregoing certifications and assurances, and any other statements made by me on behalf of the Applicant are true and correct. Date:. AwiLL ez'l Ze3, /999 Name John , Fi crhbarh Authorized Representative of Applicant AFFIRMATION OF APPLICANT'S ATTORNEY for Ci rY FiPR*T- Cvre- . Co. (Name of Applicant) As the undersigned legal counsel for the above named Applicant, I hereby affirm to the Applicant that it has authority under state and local law to make and comply with the certifications and assurances as indicated on the foregoing pages. I further affirm that, in my opinion, the certifications and assurances have been legally made and constitute legal and binding obligations on the Applicant. I further affirm to the Applicant that, to the best of my knowledge, there is no legislation or litigation pending or imminent that might adversely affect the validity of these certifications and assurances, or of the performance of the project. Furthermore, if I become aware of circumstances that change the accuracy of the foregoing statements, I will notify the Applicant promptly, which may so inform FTA. Date: --;4NuAO 2-8,/9sq Applicant's Attorney Each Applicant for FTA financial assistance (except 49 U.S.C. 5312(b) assistance) and each FTA Grantee with an active capital or formula project must provide an Attorney's affirmation of the Applicant's legal capacity. The Applicant may enter its PIN number in lieu of the electronic signature of its Attorney, provided the Applicant has on file this Affirmation of its Attomey in writing dated this Federal fiscal year. [FR Doc. 98-29684 Filed 11-5-98; 8:45 aml BILLING CODE 4910-10-C