Award
City of Laredo Ionwave #FY21-062
Professional Services for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Compliance-Transit Department
Recipient
Goodwille Pierre LLC
Awarded
May 12, 2021
Identifier
FY21-062
The City of Laredo, Texas, through its Purchasing Department and in coordination with Laredo Transit Management Inc. (El Metro), awarded a contract to Goodwille Pierre LLC for professional consulting services to review, recalculate, and update the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) compliance program to meet Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requirements. The contract involves developing and recalculating the transit agency's DBE overall goals, conducting stakeholder/public participation meetings (preferably virtual due to COVID-19), assisting in modifying DBE program forms and templates, providing training on 49 CFR 26 if necessary, and submitting the revised DBE compliance program by the deadline of May 24, 2021. The procurement process included a non-mandatory virtual pre-proposal conference, with the award process emphasizing local vendor preference, and the contract is governed by specific terms and conditions outlined in the RFQ documentation.
Description
The City of Laredo and the Laredo Transit Management Inc. (El Metro) sought consultant services to review and re-calculate the Laredo Transit DBE overall goals, assist in modification of forms/templates to meet Federal Transit Administration (FTA) DBE program requirements, and provide related compliance services. The contract term was to update the DBE Program by May 24, 2021, for FTA approval.