TRV – Central City Project
Fair Contracting Reports (Updated – July 23, 2008)
Local Report (City of Fort Worth, Tarrant Regional Water District, Trinity River Vision Authority)
Federal Report (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

*Please note that the term "minority contracting" is not used here to reflect ethnicity, but refers to all contractors who may be in the minority of their industries, including businesses that have received or are eligible to receive special certifications:

• Women-owned businesses
• Service-disabled veterans
• Socially and economically disadvantaged
• Historically under-utilized businesses
• HUBZone businesses
• Small businesses
• Small disadvantaged businesses
• Ethnic minorities who are Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Native American

A very active advisory committee has been working cooperatively since January 2006 to help set guidelines for M/WBE / socioeconomic contracting opportunities. Chaired by Rosa Navejar, president of the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the committee has representatives from city and federal government, other chambers of commerce, project sponsors, women’s construction associations, and various certification agencies.

Because there are local, state, and federal budgets involved, it is important to note that certifications among these agencies are not reciprocal. If you are interested in bidding on any project, you must have the proper certification.

For details on the certifications required, click here. Trinity Uptown sponsors cannot guarantee that the information posted here is the most accurate or current. Please be sure to check directly with the appropriate certifying agency. For your convenience, web links are provided:

• North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency: www.nctrca.org
• Historically Underutilized Business: www.tbpc.state.tx.us
• Texas Unified Certification Program: www.dot.state.tx.us/business/tucpinfo.htm
• Small Disadvantaged Business Program: www.sba.gov/sdb
• 8(a) Business Development Program: www.sba.gov/8abd
• HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program: www.sba.gov/hubzone

M/WBE and socioeconomic and contracting goals of the project include the following:

	Organization		Minority Contracting Goals		Potential
	City of Fort Worth		25% Minority / Women-owned Business Enterprise		Roads and bridges
	Tarrant Regional Water District		25% Minority / Women-owned Business Enterprise		Relocation
	TxDot		12% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise		Roads and bridges
	US Army Corps of Engineers		*Prime: 43.0% Small Business 16.5% Small Disadvantaged Business (8a) 5.7% Women-Owned Small Business 8.0% HUBZone Small Business 1.5% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned 13.9% HBCU/MI Sub: 51.2% Small Business 8.8% Small Disadvantaged Business (8a) 7.3% Women-Owned Small Business 3.1% HUBZone Small Business 1.5% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned		Flood Control
* The socio-economic goals expressed above for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are based on total obligation for the agency. These goals are not project specific.

Acronyms and abbreviations:

CFW – City of Fort Worth
DBE – disadvantaged business enterprise
HBCU/MI – historically black colleges and minority institutions
HUB – historically under-utilized business (state)
HUBZone – historically under-utilized business (federal)
M/WBE – minority- and/or woman-owned business enterprise
NAWIC – National Association of Women in Construction
NCTRCA – North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency
S&V – Streams and Valleys, Inc.
SBA – Small Business Administration
SDB – small disadvantaged business
SDVO – service-disabled veteran-owned business
TC – Tarrant County
TRWD – Tarrant Regional Water District
TU – Trinity Uptown
TUCP – Texas Unified Certification Program
TRV – Trinity River Vision
USACE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WBE – woman-owned business enterprise
8(a) – business development program for prime contracts