Public Notices

TCRTA Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal for Fiscal Years 2026, 2027, 2028

Tulare County Regional Transit Agency

Public Notice

DISADVANTAGE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE)

GOAL FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026, 2027, 2028

The Tulare County Regional Transit Agency, in accordance with requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 49 CFR Part 26, as amended, hereby notifies the public that it is recommending a 0.76% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for participation in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – assisted contracts during the Fiscal Years 2026, 2027, 2028.

The proposed DBE methodology and its rationale will be available for public review for 30 calendar days from the date of this notice. The DBE Plan may be reviewed during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Tulare County Regional Transit Agency office, 200 E. Center Avenue, Visalia, CA 93291. For public convenience, the methodology will also be available online at goTCRTA.org.

Written comments on the proposed goal will be accepted for 45 calendar days from the date of this notice. Comments are for informational purposes only and may be submitted to the DBE Compliance Officer at the above address or to FTA’s Office of Civil Rights, 201 Mission Street, Suite 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105.

Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide oral comments on the proposed DBE goal at the TCRTA Board of Directors Meeting on September 15, 2025, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Following the close of the comment period, the proposed goal will be considered for approval at the October 20, 2025, Board meeting.

Derek Winning

TCRTA Director

2025 TCRTA Proposed FTA DBE Plan