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II. Disadvantage Business (DB) Program Liaison Officer John C. Hutton, Director of Public Works, is the DB Liaison Officer for the City and shall report to Frank Benest, City Manager. Mr. Hutton will be assigned such staff as is necessary to fully implement the provision of 49CFR Part 23 and such other DB Programs as may be required. The reporting structure and duties of support staff are shown on Attachment "An. III. Duties of the DB Liaison Officer The DB Liaison Officer shall develop, manage and implement the DB Program on a day-to-day basis. The Liaison Officer shall: 1. Develop and carry out technical assistance programs for DB's. 2. Arrange solicitations, time for the presentation of bids, ,quantities, specifications, and delivery schedules, so as to facilitate the participation of DB's. Where such changes are found necessary to increase DB Utilization, they will be made in consultation and cooperation with the functional unit involved. 3. Provide assistance to DB's in overcoming barriers, such as inability to obtain bonding in financing. 4. Carry out information and communication programs or con- tracting opportunities in a timely manner. Programs shall be bilingual where appropriate. 5. Investigate the full extent of services offered by banks owned and controlled by disadvantaged. Ensure that, where possible, the City utilizes said banks. 6. Utilize a listing of DB's certified by CALTRANS. Said listing to be made available to all bidders on City of Colton's Federally funded projects. Such listing shall include the following information: name, address, tele- phone number, ethnic/and/or sexual ownership, type of work performed by firm. 7. Approve any removal and/or substitution of a Disadvantaged Business during contract performance. Prior to approval of substitution and/or removal of DB, prime contractors will be required to approve performance of good faith efforts to replace the DB with another eligible DB. 8. Establish overall City goals for disadvantaged businesses. Goals shall be evaluated on September 30 of each year and adjusted as necessary. 9. Establish individual project goals for disadvantaged businesses. All projects will be evaluated for the appropriateness of goals.