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40 6 • INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FY 1999/00-2001/02 DBE PLAN Objectives /Policy Statement (Part 26.1, 26.23) Indian River County ("County") 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 County receives federal mass transit funds under 49 USC, Ch. 5307 from the Department of Transportation, and as a condition of receiving this assistance, the County has signed an assurance that it will comply with 49 CFR Part 26. It is the policy of the County to ensure that DBEs, as defined in Part 26, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in DOT -assisted contracts. It is also the County's 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. County Attorney Charles Vitunac has been delegated as the DBE Liaison Officer. In that capacity, Mr. Vitunac is responsible for ensuring implementation of the DBE program in accordance with all legal requirements. Project -specific implementation of the DBE program rests with the project supervisor/manager. Implementation of the DBE program is accorded the same priority as compliance with all other legal obligations incurred by the County in its financial assistance agreements with the Department of Transportation. The County has disseminated this policy statement to the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners and to all of its appropriate departments. In addition, the Indian River County Council on Aging, Inc., the County's transit provider and designated recipient for FTA Section 5307 funds, has also received and adopted this policy statement and overall DBE Plan. The County has distributed this statement to DBE and non -DBE business communities that perform County work on DOT -assisted con rraMe „r;1; ; , ;+� s..+ o f�.___..__ DBE ..b ......�. ..:,�� ,pion contractors (attached) and by reference in contracts as appropriate. James handler - Indian River County Administrator Dat