>> HI, THIS IS
RENEE STANDING TREE.
WELCOME TO PUBLIC TRANSIT'S
2021-2023 DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE TRIENNIAL GOAL
WEBINAR FOR THE FEDERALLY FUNDED
PROJECTS, OUR FEDERAL TRANSIT
ADMINISTRATION FUNDED PROJECTS.
THIS IS A MUCH DIFFERENT WAY
THAN HOW WE HAVE DONE THIS IN
THE PAST, AND I APPRECIATE YOU
TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY
TO LOG IN AND JOIN US.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, LET'S GO
OVER A COUPLE OF
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS.
YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY ON MUTE,
AND THIS SHOULD HELP US GO WITH
A SMOOTHER COMMUNICATIONS WHERE
WE WON'T HAVE TO STRUGGLE TOO
MUCH WITH TOO MUCH
CLICKING, DOGS BARKING,
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
HOWEVER, IT MEANS YOU NEED TO
USE THE CHAT FUNCTION ON YOUR
COMPUTER IF YOU HAVE
A QUESTION FOR US.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR
SCREEN, FOR SOME OF YOU,
I KNOW IT'S ON THE
TOP OF YOUR SCREEN,
USUALLY, INCLUDING
MYSELF IN OTHER SITUATIONS,
IT WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM,
AND IT WILL SAY "CHAT."
AND IF YOU CLICK ON THIS, YOU
CAN TYPE IN YOUR QUESTION AND
HIT "ENTER" AND
IT WILL SEND OVER,
AND ONE OF THE STAFF
PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO READ IT,
AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO
ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION.
WE WILL BE RECORDING THIS, SO
THAT WE CAN SHARE IT WITH YOU
AFTERWARDS.
WE WILL ALSO BE
PROVIDING A PDF OF THE SLIDES,
SO IF YOU'D JUST LIKE TO
REVIEW THE SLIDES AFTERWARD,
THAT IS ANOTHER
OPTION THAT YOU HAVE.
AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, I
AM RENEE STANDING TREE.
I'VE PROBABLY MET SOME OF
YOU AT DIFFERENT EVENTS.
I WORK WITH THE CITY OF
PHOENIX'S PUBLIC TRANSIT
DEPARTMENT OF THE EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST,
FOCUSED ON DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES,
AND THE EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT.
AND WITH ME TODAY, WE HAVE A
COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
FIRST OFF, JOINING ME
TODAY IS CHRISTINA HERNANDEZ,
THE EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST LEAD.
>> HELLO.
>> I ALSO HAVE SHELLEY
REIMANN, THE TRANSIT COMPLIANCE
ADMINISTRATOR.
>> HELLO, HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> THE THREE OF US ARE PART OF
COMPLIANCE SECTION WITHIN THE
PUBLIC TRANSIT DEPARTMENT
IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX.
FROM THE EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT WITH ME,
I HAVE TWO FOLKS.
I HAVE DON LOGAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU, AND I
ALSO HAVE DONALD MAYES,
WHO'S THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
>> SO MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR
WITH THE PUBLIC TRANSIT,
OR THE EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT,
AND I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT
THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT
OFTEN REFERRED TO AS EOD, OR
YOU MIGHT HEAR US SAY EOD TODAY.
IT HOUSES THE CITY
OF PHOENIX'S DBE PLAN.
SO PUBLIC TRANSIT, AVIATION,
AND EOD EACH SET THEIR OWN DBE
TRIENNIAL GOALS SEPARATELY,
BECAUSE WE EACH RECEIVE MONEY
FROM A DIFFERENT FEDERAL AGENCY.
AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE
TIME TO POINT THIS OUT TODAY,
BECAUSE AS YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT
EACH GOAL STANDS ON ITS OWN,
AND DOES NOT APPLY TO
EACH OTHER'S DEPARTMENT.
SO SOMETIMES IF YOU
ASK US A QUESTION,
WE'LL SAY, "OH, WHICH DEPARTMENT
ARE YOU WORKING WITH?"
SO THAT IS WHY I JUST WANT TO
TAKE THAT TIME TO CLARIFY THAT
POINT WITH YOU.
TRIENNIALS TAKE
PLACE EVERY THREE YEARS.
AT THIS POINT, EVERY YEAR
WE WILL BE DOING OUR GOAL.
SO LAST YEAR,
AVIATION DID THEIRS FOR DBE.
THIS YEAR, AVIATION IS
DOING THEIR ACDBE GOAL.
AND PUBLIC
TRANSIT IS DOING OURS,
AND THEN OF COURSE
NEXT YEAR WILL BE EOD'S.
SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'M
GOING TO TURN THE PRESENTATION
OVER TO DON LOGAN AS THE
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT.
DON?
>> LOGAN: THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
AGAIN, I'M DON LOGAN.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DEPARTMENT.
BUT ALSO IN THAT CAPACITY, I
SERVE AS THE CITY'S
DBE LIAISON OFFICER.
JOINING ME TODAY IS OUR NEWEST
MEMBER TO THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
DEPARTMENT STAFF,
MR. DONALD MAYES.
DONALD IS NOT NEW
TO THE PROFESSION,
ALTHOUGH NEW TO
THE CITY OF PHOENIX.
HE IS CERTAINLY CAPABLE
OF WALKING YOU THROUGH THE
OBJECTIVES OF THE DBE PROGRAM,
AS WELL AS SHARING WITH YOU HIS
BACKGROUND AND HIS 30-PLUS
YEARS OF WORKING WITH
SMALL BUSINESSES.
DONALD HAS HIT
THE GROUND RUNNING.
HE'S A WELCOME
ADDITION TO OUR STAFF,
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE
HIM AS A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM.
WITH THAT, DONALD, I CERTAINLY
TURN PRESENTATION OVER TO YOU,
TO PRESENT THE REMAINING SLIDES.
THANK YOU.
>> MAYES: THANK YOU, DON, I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION.
YES, I HAVE OVER 30 YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE SERVING SMALL
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES.
I COME HERE FROM THE
WONDERFUL STATE OF ILLINOIS.
I'VE BEEN HERE
ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW,
AND I'M JUST IN AWE
OF THOSE I WORK WITH,
HOW PASSIONATE THEY ARE IN
SERVING THE SMALL DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN
VARIOUS CAPACITIES.
SO I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF
SHARING THE OBJECTIVES WITH YOU
FOR THIS MEETING TODAY.
FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE GOING
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS A
DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM?
AFTER THAT, WE'RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT THE FEDERAL TRANSIT
ADMINISTRATION DBE
GOALS AND REQUIREMENTS.
DBE GOAL-SETTING AS
A TWO-STEP PROCESS,
WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO
OUR DBE ASPIRATIONAL GOAL.
WE'RE GOING TO SHARE
THAT WITH YOU TODAY ALSO.
AFTER THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR
ABOUT THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE
PROJECT TO AWARD FOR
THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE OUT
WITH QUESTIONS AND HOPE THAT WE
CAN PROVIDE ANSWERS TO YOU
REGARDING YOUR QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS A DBE?
A DBE IS A PERSON THAT OWNS A
COMPANY THAT IS --
WHAT IS THE DBE PROGRAM?
SORRY, WHAT IS THE DBE PROGRAM?
THE DBE PROGRAM HAS
THREE COMPONENTS.
THE PROGRAM PLAN, YOU
HAVE THE TRIENNIAL GOAL,
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE
SEMIANNUAL DBE REPORT.
THAT IS INFORMATION PROVIDED TO
THE USDOT SEMIANNUALLY ON DBE
COMMITMENTS, DBE
PARTICIPATION, AND DBE PAYMENTS.
WHAT IS THE DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE?
A DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE IS A FIRM THAT IS
OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS PART OF THE
PRESUMPTIVE GROUP SO ESTABLISHED
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THEY MUST HAVE 51 PERCENT
OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF THE
FIRM AND THEY MUST NOT HAVE A
PERSONAL NET WORTH THAT EXCEEDS
$1.32 MILLION, EXCLUDING THEIR
HOME AND THEIR INTEREST
IN THE BUSINESS.
IN ADDITION, THE
OWNER OF THE COMPANY,
OF THE FIRM, MUST BE A UNITED
STATES CITIZEN OR PERMANENT
LEGAL RESIDENT.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE
INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS THAT
OWN THE COMPANY MUST NOT ONLY
HAVE OWNERSHIP BUT CONTROL OF
THE DAY-TO-DAY
OPERATION OF THE BUSINESS.
WHO MUST SET A DBE GOAL?
WELL, THOSE RECIPIENTS OF
THE FEDERAL FUNDING MUST BE AN
AGENCY THAT IS EXPECTED TO AWARD
MORE THAN $250,000 IN FTA FUNDED
PRIME CONTRACTS WITHIN
A GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME.
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE LISTENING,
IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY,
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
READ THE REGULATIONS 49 C.F.R.
PART 26 AND PART 23,
AT LEAST ONE TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THE DBE GOAL METHODOLOGY
REQUIREMENTS.
REQUIREMENT IS THAT THE GOAL
SETTING METHODOLOGY IS DUE TO
BE SUBMITTED OCTOBER 1, AND
THE CITY MUST INCLUDE IN THAT
GOAL-SETTING METHODOLOGY HOW
THEY ARRIVED AT THE GOAL AND WE
ALSO MUST PUBLISH THE GOAL FOR
AT LEAST 30 DAYS AND GIVE THE
PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REVIEW THE METHODOLOGY.
WE ALSO MUST DO OUTREACH, AND
THIS IS PART OF THE OUTREACH
THAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.
THERE ARE TWO MEANS OF
MEETING THE DBE GOAL.
EITHER YOU HAVE A
RACE NEUTRAL GOAL,
WHICH MEANS THAT
YOU HAVE A NUMBER,
BUT THERE'S NO ACTUAL --
HOW SHOULD I SAY THIS?
I WANT TO BE CAREFUL.
RACE NEUTRAL AND RACE CONSCIOUS
MEANS -- RACE NEUTRAL MEANS
THERE'S NO NUMBER ASSOCIATED
WITH THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.
HOWEVER, WE EXPECT THE PRIME
CONTRACTOR TO DO OUTREACH IN
ORDER TO OBTAIN OPPORTUNITY
FOR DBEs TO PARTICIPATE.
THE RACE CONSCIOUS GOAL, THAT'S
AN ACTUAL NUMBER THAT HAS BEEN
PLACED ON THAT
PARTICULAR PROJECT.
SO THERE'S TWO ASPECTS OF A
DBE GOAL -- RACE NEUTRAL
OR RACE CONSCIOUS.
RACE NEUTRAL, A DBE CAN BE
AWARDED THE PROJECT DIRECTLY.
THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS THE RACE
NEUTRAL PORTION OF THE GOAL.
OR THE DBE CAN RECEIVE AN
ENGAGEMENT AND THERE WAS NO GOAL
ON THE PROJECT, THAT WOULD
GO TOWARDS OUR RACE NEUTRAL
ATTAINMENT AS WELL.
ALSO, THE PRIME CONTRACTORS
UTILIZE DBEs WITHOUT THERE BEING
A GOAL.
THAT'S DBE RACE NEUTRAL ALSO.
OR THERE'S BEEN SOME --
UNBUNDLING OF THE PROJECTS.
A LOT OF TIMES, AGENCIES MAY
AWARD A LARGE CONTRACT AND
THAT WOULD MINIMIZE THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DBE.
HOWEVER, WHEN THE AGENCY SUCH
AS A CITY OF PHOENIX UNBUNDLED A
PROJECT TO SMALLER PORTIONS, IT
ALLOWS FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES
OF DBE PARTICIPATION.
THAT'S WHAT IS CALLED A
RACE NEUTRAL MEASURE.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT,
MAY SIMPLIFY THE BONDING
REQUIREMENTS.
I CAN REMEMBER SEVERAL TIMES IN
MY CAREER WHERE WE WAIVED THE
BONDING FOR SUBCONTRACTORS AND
THE PRIME CONTRACTOR
CARRIED THE BOND.
THAT IS ALSO A
RACE NEUTRAL MEASURE.
THEN OF COURSE,
OUTREACH INTO DBEs.
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE,
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THEN MAKING THE DBE
DIRECTORY AVAILABLE TO PRIME
CONTRACTORS AS WELL AS
NON-DBE SUBCONTRACTORS.
YOU CAN FIND THAT
ON OUR WEBSITE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
SETTING THE GOAL.
THERE'S TWO STEPS.
FIRST OF ALL, THE GOAL MUST BE
BASED UPON EVIDENCE THAT
THERE ARE DBE FIRMS WHO
ARE READY, WILLING,
AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE CONTRACTING PROCESS
OR THE PROCUREMENT
PROCESS OF THE AGENCY.
AND THE DBE GOAL MUST REFLECT
WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT THE LEVEL
OF DBE PARTICIPATION TO
BE ABSENT THE EFFECTS OF
DISCRIMINATION.
AND THE METHODOLOGY USED TO SET
THE DBE GOAL IS A
MATHEMATICAL EQUATION.
FIRST OF ALL, LOOK AT THE
DBEs IN THE TRADE AREA.
AND THE TRADE AREA IS
IDENTIFIED BY NAICS CODE.
AND THEN YOU DIVIDE THAT NUMBER
BY ALL THE FIRMS IN THE TRADE
AREAS, INCLUDING DBES, AND
THAT WOULD GIVE YOU A RELATIVE
AVAILABILITY BASE NUMBER.
AND IN THAT BASE NUMBER, YOU
HAVE TO USE ALL AVAILABLE DATA.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT
IS ANTICIPATED,
WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS ARE
ANTICIPATED FOR THAT DBE PERIOD?
NOT ONLY WITHIN THE AGENCY,
BUT OTHER AGENCIES AS WELL?
BECAUSE THAT WOULD AFFECT THE
AVAILABILITY OF DBEs IN THAT
PARTICULAR NAICS CODE.
AND THEN THERE'S
THE WEIGHTING PART.
ONCE THE BASE FIGURE
HAS BEEN CALCULATED,
AND THE CITY OF PHOENIX WILL
EXAMINE OTHER EVIDENCE AVAILABLE
TO DETERMINE WHAT, IF ANY,
ADJUSTMENTS NEEDS TO BE MADE TO
THAT PARTICULAR BASE FIGURE.
THE DBE GOAL IS EXPRESSED
AS PERCENTAGE OF FTA-FUNDED
CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.
SO ANY PROJECT THAT HAS
RECEIVED FTA FUNDING,
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THAT WILL BE
ALLOCATED FOR DBE PARTICIPATION
IN THE AREAS WHERE THE
DBE FIRMS WHO ARE READY,
WILLING, AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
WITHIN THE PARTICULAR
NAICS CODE?
ALSO WHAT IS PART OF THE
GOAL-SETTING PROCESS IS
THAT WE RECEIVE INPUT.
INPUT FROM OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
WHO HAVE A VESTED INTEREST
IN THE DBE PROGRAM.
AND THEN AS I MENTIONED EARLIER,
THERE'S A 30-DAY COMMENT PERIOD.
THEN OF COURSE WE'RE GOING TO
POST THE GOAL ONLINE
ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND OUR ASPIRATIONAL GOAL FOR
THE NEXT THREE YEARS
IS 7.73 PERCENT.
AND NOW I'LL TURN
IT OVER TO RENEE.
WHO WILL EXPLAIN SOME OF THOSE
PROJECTS THAT I TALKED ABOUT
EARLIER.
>> GREAT, AND SO FOR THOSE
WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH PUBLIC
TRANSIT'S GOAL, YOU WILL
RECALL OUR CURRENT GOAL IS 5.98.
SO THAT THIS -- OUR
DRAFT GOAL FOR RIGHT NOW,
THE 7.73 PERCENT, IS AN INCREASE
OF WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS
PRESENTATION IS TO GO OVER THE
FTA-FUNDED PROJECTS WITH
YOU, THAT WE HAVE GOING ON,
OR OUR
SUB-RECIPIENTS HAVE GOING ON.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THERE IS
MULTIPLE SOURCES OF FUNDING,
SO WE ARE JUST LOOKING AT FTA
PROJECTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
I'LL START WITH THE
CITY OF PHOENIX PROJECTS.
WE HAVE ALTERNATIVE
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS CONTRACT
COMING UP.
AND THIS IS A TYPE OF CONTRACT
THAT WORKS WITH SENIORS AND
DISABLED INDIVIDUALS
AND TRANSPORTATION.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROJECT.
WITH OUR BUS INSPECTION SERVICES
CONTRACT THAT WILL BE COMING UP,
THIS IS A TYPE OF CONTRACT WHERE
PEOPLE GO OUT AND INSPECT THE
BUS OR VEHICLE DURING A BUILD.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT IN GENERAL
THERE AREN'T A LOT OF FIRMS THAT
DO THIS WORK, WHETHER
THEY'RE SMALL BUSINESSES OR NOT.
IF YOU EVER INTERESTED IN
THIS, I GOTTA TELL YOU,
THERE IS DEFINITELY ROOM
FOR -- IN MY PERSONAL VIEW,
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
COMPANIES THAT DO THIS.
SO KEEP THIS IN MIND IF YOU'RE
EVER INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING A
BIGGER SCOPE OF
YOUR OWN SERVICES.
SO WE HAVE FARE BOXES DOWN.
THIS WOULD BE FARE
BOX CONSTRUCTION,
OR POSSIBLY REFURBISHMENT OF
THE FARE BOXES AND
ELECTRICAL WIRING.
SO THIS IS THE FARE BOXES THAT
JUST TAKE COINS AND DOLLARS.
SO WILE WE ARE WORKING ON
GOING -- NOT USING MONEY,
WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE
THAT OPTION AVAILABLE.
SO THIS IS LITERALLY GOT BE
A FARE BOX THAT CAN CASH.
THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
AND THEN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING
IS THE INSTALLATION OF THESE
FARE
BOXES BACK INTO
OUR FLEET OF BUSES.
THE LAVEEN AND 59TH
AVENUE PARK AND RIDE.
THIS HAS DIFFERENT PHASES, AND
THIS FIRST SLIDE REPRESENTS THE
PREDESIGN AND THE
FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THIS.
SO THAT INVOLVES CIVIL
ENGINEERING AND A LAND SURVEY.
THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS
WILL BE THE DESIGN PHASE.
THIS WE HAVE
ESTIMATED OUT PLUMBING,
MECHANICAL, AND AS YOU
CAN SEE, CIVIL ENGINEERING,
LAND SURVEY,
LANDSCAPE, AND ELECTRICAL WORK.
NOW THE NEXT IS THEY
HAVE RIGHT OF WAYS.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH
REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE
CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF
TRADES LISTED THERE.
AND THIS IS THE ACTUAL
CONSTRUCTION OF THE
PARK AND RIDE.
THERE WILL BE
LANDSCAPING AND THERE WILL BE,
AT LEAST TO MY EARLY
OVERVIEW OF THIS PROJECT,
THERE SHOULD BE A
SMALL BUILDING,
LIKE FOR THE GUARD --
LIKE A GUARD BUILDING,
I GUESS YOU WOULD
REFERENCE IT AS.
SO MOSTLY IT'S GOING
TO BE A LOT OF ASPHALT,
CONCRETE, AND THEN OF COURSE
THE LANDSCAPING AND DRAINAGE
FOR THOSE ITEMS.
IT WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY WOULD
HAVE SOME TYPE OF SHADING
FOR THE VEHICLES.
AND THEN AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE
SWITCHED OVER TO VALLEY METRO.
VALLEY METRO IS ONE
OUR SUB-RECIPIENTS.
THEY HAVE AN OPERATIONS CLEANING
SERVICES CONTRACT COMING UP
LATER THIS YEAR.
THIS ONE HAS TO DO WITH
CLEANING SERVICES FOR RAIL,
WHICH IS A
MULTI-PART, AS YOU CAN SEE.
IT'S LIKE THE PARK AND
RIDES, FACILITIES,
AND THE VEHICLES THEMSELVES.
OPERATOR FACILITIES,
SECURITY OFFICES,
PASSENGER STATIONS, AND OTHER
LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE ASSIGNED
TO THAT.
BUT ESPECIALLY THE
LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
THIS, KEEP AN EYE OUT ON
VALLEY METRO'S WEBSITE.
VALLEY METRO ALSO HAS THE
CAPITAL/I-10 WEST PHASE I
LIGHT RAIL DESIGN.
THIS ONE SAYS TO BE DETERMINED,
BUT IT'S IN THE NEXT
THREE YEARS.
LIKELY IT WILL BE ABOUT
TWO OR THREE YEARS OUT,
BUT IT WILL STILL BE
WITHIN THIS TRIENNIAL PERIOD.
THIS IS THE DESIGN PHASE.
SO AGAIN, THIS ONE
HAS MULTIPLE PHASES.
THIS WOULD BE THE DESIGN FOR THE
LIGHT RAIL THAT WOULD GO FROM
DOWNTOWN TO ABOUT
THE CAPITAL TO I-10.
SO ABOUT THAT LOCATION.
THE OTHER PART OF IT IS MOST
LIKELY GOING TO BE A CMAR,
AND AGAIN, THIS IS TO BE
DETERMINED EXACTLY
WHEN THEY WILL START.
BUT THIS WOULD BE ALL THE PHASES
NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT
THE LIGHT RAIL.
THIS IS GOING TO
INCLUDE ELECTRICAL CONDUITS,
CONCRETE TRUCKING,
SITE PREP, DEMOLITION,
THE RAIL MATERIAL, THAT
RAIL INSTALL OF THE UNITS,
SO THAT THE TRACKS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW STOPS.
AND OF COURSE, I SAID CONDUITS,
BUT THE UTILITY RELOCATION.
SO THAT WILL BE BROKEN DOWN A
LITTLE BIT MORE FINE THAN
WHAT I HAVE
HERE ON THE SCREEN.
BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME,
THAT'S AS FINE A DETAIL.
BUT IF YOU ARE
FAMILIAR WITH OTHER CMARs,
AND LIGHT RAIL, YOU'LL KNOW THAT
THERE'S QUITE A LOT OF DETAILS
THAT GO INTO THE
BUILDING OF RAIL.
SO THE CITY OF GOODYEAR HAS
A SMALLER PROJECT GOING ON.
THIS IS GOING TO BE SOME PARK
AND RIDE REHAB OF ONE OF THEIR
OUT BUILDINGS, ONE OF
THEIR SECURITY BUILDINGS.
SO IT'S GOING TO
INCLUDE ROOFING,
INSULATION, AND PAINTING.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST POINT
THIS OUT AS A GOOD OPTION THAT
IF YOU WANT TO BE
A DBE AS A PRIME,
AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT
DIFFERENT PROJECTS,
THIS IS A GREAT ONE TO TRY
FOR AND TO CONSIDER PROPOSING,
PUTTING IN A BID FOR.
BECAUSE THIS IS A
SMALLER PROJECT,
AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO SEE,
CONSIDER, IF YOU HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN A SUBCONTRACT TO A PRIME,
THIS MIGHT BE ANOTHER
WAY TO GET IN ON A JOB.
WE ALSO HAVE WITH THE CITY OF
GLENDALE THE 99TH AND GLENDALE
AVENUES PARK AND
RIDE SECURITY STAFFING.
THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR THE
SECURITY PERSONNEL
FOR THAT SITE.
I HAVE WITH THE
SECURITY SYSTEMS MONITORING.
SO BASICALLY, WE HAVE TO
HAVE SECURITY OUT THERE.
SO KEEP ON EYE OUT ON THIS IS
THIS IS YOUR TYPE OF TRADE.
CITY OF GLENDALE ALSO HAS
A TAXI VOUCHER PROGRAM.
THIS IS ANOTHER TYPE OF
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
IT'S SIMILAR, NOT
EXACTLY THE SAME,
BUT IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE
I HEARD ABOUT WITH THE
CITY OF PHOENIX.
WHERE WE HAVE SOMEBODY MANAGING
THE PROGRAM THAT HELPS PEOPLE
UTILIZE IN THIS PROGRAM.
THE CITY OF GLENDALE ALSO
HAS INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE
SYSTEM.
IT'S BASICALLY WHERE
YOU'RE USING THE COMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT INSTALL.
SO THAT'S GOING TO HELP BE
THE ONE WHERE THEY CAN MAKE
ANNOUNCEMENTS OR
SEND MESSAGES WITH.
SO IT HAS TO DO WITH
INSTALLATION OF THAT
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
THAT ONE IS ESTIMATED FOR 2021.
IF YOU CAN SEE, I WENT
OVER THIS VERY BRIEFLY.
BUT IF THERE'S
SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU,
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
KEEP THOSE IN MIND.
AND ANOTHER THING IS ALL OF
OUR SUB-RECIPIENTS WERE'NT
LISTED HERE.
AS MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR,
WE HAVE MANY SUB-RECIPIENTS.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO ALWAYS GO TO
OUR WEBSITE AND ON OUR WEBSITE,
WE HAVE THE CITY OF PHOENIX, WE
HAVE THE LINK TO OUR CONTRACTS
THAT ARE COMING OUT.
VALLEY METRO, CITY OF
GLENDALE, SURPRISE,
BUCKEYE,
SCOTTSDALE, TEMPE, MESA.
KEEP IN MIND, WE HAVE
ALL OF OUR SUB-RECIPIENTS.
EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT
RECEIVING FTA FUNDING,
WE URGE YOU TO LOOK AT THEIR
WEBSITE AND CHECK OUT WHAT
BIDDING OPPORTUNITIES
THEY HAVE COMING UP,
AND WHAT MIGHT APPLY TO YOU.
AND WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE
SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO CALL
SEEMS TO ME WE CAN DISCUSS THIS
AND WALK THROUGH IT.
BUT THIS IS WHAT WE
HAVE THE NEXT THREE YEARS,
AND THAT'S THE END OF OUR
PRESENTATION AT THIS POINT
IN TIME.
SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS,
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND THEM
OVER, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME
OF THOSE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.
>> GIVE ME A MOMENT.
I WILL LOOK AT SOME
OF THE QUESTIONS.
[PAUSE]
>> THE FIRST QUESTION
WAS FROM DANIEL JAMES.
WILL WE GET A COPY
OF THE PRESENTATION?
SO WE WILL HAVE THIS
PRESENTATION AVAILABLE.
WE'RE GOING TO STRIVE TO
HAVE THIS ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE DID RECORD THIS
PRESENTATION TODAY.
WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE A
PDF OF THESE SLIDES.
ANOTHER QUESTION, HOW DOES THE
PRIME CONTRACTOR REACH OUT TO
DBE FIRMS?
IS THERE A PROCESS?
DON, I THINK YOU SHOULD ANSWER.
>> THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS YOU
CAN REACH OUT TO DBE FIRMS TO
CHAMBERS, TO
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
BUT THE PRIMARY WAY IS
CONTACTING MY OFFICE.
WE MAINTAIN A DBE DIRECTORY.
I THINK TODAY I SAW A NUMBER,
ALMOST 800 FIRMS WHO ARE JUST
CERTIFIED WITH THE
CITY OF PHOENIX.
WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF FIRMS THAT
ARE CERTIFIED IN THE ARIZONA
UNIFIED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
THE OTHER TWO AGENCIES THAT ALSO
DOES CERTIFICATION ARE CITY OF
TUCSON AND THE ARIZONA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
SO YOU CAN CONTACT MY OFFICE,
AND WE WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE
DBEs WHO ARE WITHIN THE VARIOUS
TRADES YOU'RE LOOKING
TO PARTNER WITH.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION,
ANY TECHNOLOGY
OR I.T. PROJECTS ARE
PART OF THIS SCOPE?
FOR PRESENT FTA PROJECTS TODAY,
I DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF I.T.
OR TECHNOLOGY.
OTHER THAN MAYBE SOME VIDEO
SURVEILLANCE OR --
I DIDN'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF I.T.
THAT'S WITH THE
PROJECTS WE PRESENTED TODAY.
THERE ARE CERTAINLY A LOT
OF PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT FTA
FUNDED, AND WHAT I REALLY WOULD
LIKE TO RECOMMEND IS ARIZONA
BUILDER'S EXCHANGE HAS A REALLY
COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF
OVER 27 AGENCIES, AND YOU CAN GO
IN, PURCHASE --
THEY HAVE A C.I.P. BOOK.
AND THEY BREAK
DOWN THE PROJECTS.
REALLY COMPREHENSIVELY.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S COMING
UP FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
THIS IS VARIOUS FUNDINGS.
THAT WOULD BE A GREAT RESOURCE
FOR ANY SMALL BUSINESS FIRM.
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO
DO YOUR RESEARCH.
LOOK ON NOT ONLY CITY
OF PHOENIX WEBSITE,
BUT LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE.
WE POINT YOU TO CITY
OF MESA, GLENDALE,
GILBERT, A LOT OF THESE OTHER
AGENCIES THAT ARE DOING
A WHOLE LOT OF BUSINESS AS WELL.
ANOTHER QUESTION.
CAN YOU POST THE WEB LINK
TO LOOK FOR DBE CONTRACTS
AVAILABLE?
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY CAN POST THE WEB
LINK FOR THE DBE CONTRACTS.
IT WILL BE IN PART OF
THE PRESENTATION AS WELL.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE
TO MENTION ABOUT THE LINK FOR
FINDING DBEs IS THAT NOT
JUST WITH FTA-FUNDED PROJECTS,
AS CHRIS WAS SAYING, WHETHER
THEY ARE WITH THE CITY OF
PHOENIX OR WITH ANOTHER AGENCY,
THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT THING TO
CONSIDER WHEN YOU ARE PUTTING
TOGETHER A BID FOR SOME WORK,
THAT IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER DBE
THAT YOU HAVE A GOOD WORKING
RELATIONSHIP WITH, WE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO CONSIDER PARTNERING WITH
THEM AND WORKING WITH EACH
OTHER'S STRENGTHS ON SOME OF
THESE BIDS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE
LOOKING AT BIDDING AND
MAYBE YOU'VE ALWAYS BID AS
A SUB CONTRACTOR.
THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER, TO
ALSO BUILD A BANK OF PEOPLE THAT
YOU MAY POSSIBLY PARTNER WITH.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO
POINT OUT, BEFORE COVID,
WE WOULD HAVE OUR
PRE-BID MEETINGS.
AS MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR,
WE EACH DID IT A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT STYLE, WHATEVER CITY
OR SUB-RECIPIENT
I'M SPEAKING OF.
BUT ONE OF THE OPTIONS IS
THAT IF YOU WERE IN THE ROOM,
YOU COULD SEE THE
PRIMES THAT ARE THERE.
YOU COULD ACCESS THE SIGN-IN.
IT IS GOING TO CHANGE A
LITTLE BIT GOING FORWARD,
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE
LIKE TO REMIND YOU ABOUT,
ANY PROJECTS, RIGHT,
WE'RE PUBLIC ENTITIES,
PUBLIC MEETINGS, WHERE WE
HAVE PRE-BIDS ARE PUBLIC
INFORMATION.
AFTER THEY ARE HELD, EVEN IF
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT OR YOU HAVE A
CONFLICTING MEETING, YOU CAN
ALSO LOG IN OR LOOK INTO THEIR
WEBSITE, AND THEN YOU CAN
SEE THE LIST OF ATTENDEES.
THERE YOU CAN
LOOK THROUGH, OKAY,
I'M INTERESTED IN
WORKING ON LET'S SAY,
FOR EXAMPLE, THE RAIL PROJECT.
YOU KNOW YOUR SKILLS AND
ABILITIES FITS WITH WHAT
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
THEN YOU CAN LOOK AND SEE,
OKAY, THESE ARE THE FIVE PRIME
CONTRACTORS THAT SIGNED IN AND
ATTENDED TO THE PRECONSTRUCTION.
EVEN IF IT'S A WEBINAR.
YOU CAN STILL ACCESS THAT
INFORMATION SO THEN YOU CAN SAY,
OKAY, I'M GOING TO REACH
OUT TO THESE INDIVIDUAL
PRIME CONTRACTORS.
THIS IS HOW WE USED
TO DO IT IN PERSON.
BUT EVEN GOING FORWARD, I
THINK WE NEED TO MAINTAIN OUR
FLEXIBILITY AS HOW WE
LOOK OUT TO REACHING OUT.
SO OF COURSE, DONALD MAYES AND
MYSELF AND OUR TEAMS
WILL HELP YOU WITH THAT.
BUT KEEP IN MIND, THOSE ONLINE
RESOURCES ARE GOING TO BE A
GREAT TOOL FOR YOU
TO SEE, HEY, LOOK,
I'VE TALKED TO THAT
PERSON ABOUT A YEAR AGO,
AND I SEE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING
ON BIDDING ON THIS PROJECT,
SO I'M GOING TO
REACH OUT TO THEM AGAIN.
THAT WAY, IT HELPS BUILD YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH THOSE PRIME
CONTRACTORS AND HELPS BUILD
YOUR ABILITY TO BID ON THOSE
CONTRACT, ESPECIALLY WHEN
THEY'RE SOME OF THE LARGER ONES.
>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT, RENEE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WOULD
SUGGEST THEY START CONTACTING
THE POTENTIAL PRIMES NOW.
EVERYONE KNOWS WHO THE
PLAYERS ARE IN THE AREA.
YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL
SOMETHING IS OUT ON THE STREET
FOR BID.
YOU MAY WANT TO START DOING SOME
PRELIMINARY CONNECTION WITH THE
POTENTIAL PRIME.
SAYING YOU'VE SEEN THIS COME
UP AS A FIVE-YEAR LOOK-AHEAD,
THREE-YEAR LOOK-AHEAD.
I'D LIKE TO PARTNER WITH YOU.
>> THAT'S GREAT. SO
KEEP THAT IN MIND.
IF YOU'RE NOT
FAMILIAR WITH DOING THAT,
AGAIN, WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU.
WE CAN HELP YOU
THINK ABOUT THAT.
REMEMBER, ONCE YOU HAVE BID ON
THESE PROJECTS AND YOU'RE
MOVING FORWARD, IT'S
PUBLIC INFORMATION.
OBVIOUSLY, SOMETIMES WHEN
IT'S SOME OF OUR CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS, IT'S A BIT OBVIOUS.
YOU JUST DROVE PAST
AND YOU SEE THE NAME.
OTHER TIMES, YOU
NEED TO LOOK IT UP,
MAYBE BECAUSE
THERE'S NO OUTWARD SIGN.
THAT'S GREAT.
JUST KEEP THOSE
IN CONSIDERATION.
ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS,
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND SEND THOSE,
AND WE'LL GET THROUGH THEM.
[PAUSE]
>> ALL RIGHT, I DO NOT SEE
ANY MORE QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.
SO BEFORE I LET YOU GO, PLEASE
GIVE US JUST A DAY OR TWO,
BUT WE WILL GET THIS ON THE
CITY OF PHOENIX'S
PUBLIC TRANSIT WEBSITE.
WE WILL HAVE A PDF
AVAILABLE OF THE SLIDES.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE
THIS RECORDED FORMAT,
BARRING ANY
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
I THINK IT WENT FINE.
SO WE WILL HAVE THAT AVAILABLE.
IF YOU WEREN'T
ABLE TO LISTEN TO IT,
OR YOU HAVE ANOTHER COWORKER
THAT WOULD LIKE TO LISTEN TO IT,
THEY CAN ALWAYS WATCH THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE A 30-DAY
COMMENT PERIOD COMING UP.
SO FOR THAT, IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
CONCERNS, I'M GOING TO
HAVE MY INFORMATION UP THERE.
I HAVE DONALD MAYES' CONTACT
INFORMATION WILL BE UP THERE.
WE ARE YOUR MAIN CONTACTS
FOR THIS TRIENNIAL PROCESS.
IF YOU JUST HAVE MORE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS,
FEEL FREE TO ASK US NOW.
KEEP IN MIND, YOU CAN ALWAYS
JOIN ON NEXT YEAR
WITH EOD'S PROCESS.
IT'S A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE,
BUT THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT
IS TO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC.
JUST MAKE YOU
UNDERSTAND HOW YOU DO FIT IN,
SO THAT HOW YOU CAN
COMMENT ON THESE THINGS.
SO AGAIN, IT WILL BE CLEAR, AND
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND PARTICIPATION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
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