Entrepreneurial Equity: METRO Expands Efforts To Support Business Owners

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METRO’s Board of Directors voted recently to create two programs to ensure equal access and opportunity for veterans and people living with a disability seeking to do business with the Authority.

The Veteran Owned Business Enterprise (VOBE) and the Disability Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE) programs will be run by the Office of Economic Business Opportunity, formerly known as the Office of Small Business.

The programs will allow the office to identify and target the businesses more effectively, implement more inclusive practices, and assist in providing a full and fair opportunity to compete for procurement opportunities with METRO.

“This is a step in the right direction to benefit many business owners in their reach,” Board Chair Sanjay Ramabhadran noted during the board meeting.

The Office of Economic Business Opportunity also operates the Small/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SB/DBE) programs with an annual goal of 35 percent small business participation.

“This is a very important program that we have been looking at for some time,” said Board Member Lex Frieden. “I want to applaud METRO’s staff for putting together a great plan for a program that will benefit our community.”

OPEN PROCUREMENTS

Solicitation Number Title Due Date
4023000003Universal Accessibility Bus Stop Improvements Construction Project – Zone One (1)Nov. 16, 2022, 12 PM
4023000004Universal Accessibility Bus Stop Improvements Construction Project – Zone Two (2)Nov. 16, 2022, 12 PM
4023000005Universal Accessibility Bus Stop Improvements Construction Project – Zone Three (3)Nov. 16, 2022, 12 PM
4023000007Universal Accessibility Bus Stop Improvements Construction Project – Zone Five (5)Nov. 16, 2022, 12 PM
4023000008Universal Accessibility Bus Stop Improvements Construction Project – Zone Six (6)Nov. 16, 2022, 12 PM
4023000006Universal Accessibility Bus Stop Improvements Construction Project – Zone Four (4)Nov. 16, 2022, 12 PM

For more information, please visit ridemetro.org.

Source: METRO

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