A Rover consultation meeting for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will be held on September 11, 2018 at Patterson Park Community Center from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The Federal Transit Administration in accordance with 49 CFR Part 26 requires the establishment of an overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal for Federal Fiscal Years 2019-2021, consultation with minority, women’s and general contractor groups, community organizations and other officials or organizations which could be expected to have information concerning the availability of disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged business.
Types of items procured with Federal Transit Administration USC 5307 funding are: Bus Washing Services, Janitorial Supplies, Uniforms, signage, communication services, marketing, construction, design, architectural and engineering, etc.
All qualified DBE’s must be registered with and approved by the State of Tennessee Department of Transportation Unified Certification Program. Information regarding this certification can be found at https://www.tn.gov/tdot/civil-rights/small-business-development-program/small-business-development-program-staff/dbe-application.html
The consultation meeting will be held on Sept. 11, 2018 at Patterson Park Community Center from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Patterson park is located at 521 Mercury Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37130. The overall goal for Rover Public Participation has been preliminarily set at 5% on all Rover Public Transportation contracts utilizing Federal USDOT grant funding over $250,000.
Please contact Russ Brashear, Assistant Transportation Director
Murfreesboro City Hall
111 West Vine Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37133
(615) 893-6441 or
rbrashear@murfreesborotn.gov