San Francisco County Transportation Authority
Moving the City

Disadvantaged Business and Local Business Enterprises

It is the Policy of the Authority that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) shall have the maximum feasible opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with Authority funds. The Authority and its employees shall not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability in the award and performance of Authority contracts.

The public interest is served by encouraging businesses to locate and remain in San Francisco . However, the cost of doing business in San Francisco is approximately 15% higher than in surrounding communities. Accordingly, the Authority shall offset the economic disadvantages faced by Local Business Enterprises (LBEs), which are not experienced by businesses outside the City, and allow a 5% bid discount or rating bonus to LBEs. Such preference shall not exclude any potential contractor from submitting a bid.

• To access a list of the Authority's currently certified Disadvantaged Business/Local Business Entreprises sorted by Firm Name, please click here.
• To access a list of the Authority's currently certified Disadvantaged Business/Local Business Entreprises sorted by Expertise, please click here.
• To access a fill-in-the-blank, interactive application form to be certified under the Authority's DBE/LBE Program, please click here (you must have at least Acrobat 7.0 loaded on your computer).
• To access a printable blank application form to be certified under the Authority's DBE/LBE Program, please click here.
  
  

Applications must have all required supporting documentation to be approved.

If you have any questions regarding the Authority's DBE/LBE Program, please contact Lily Chau, Senior Management Analyst, at 415-522-4811 or via e-mail .

Thank you for your interest in the Authority.