Removal and Replacement of DBE Firms

Please be advised of the following notice on ECMS
This is to remind prime contractors of their responsibility to notify the District and secure concurrence prior to the removal or substitution of a DBE firm.

Primes must afford DBE firms an opportunity to respond to a removal or substitution request. DBE firms should be provided five (5) business days to respond from receipt of notification. This is consistent with 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 26.53 (f)(5) which states,

“The prime contractor must give the DBE five days to respond to the prime contractor’s notice and advise you and the contractor of the reasons, if any, why it objects to the proposed termination of its subcontract and why you should not approve the prime contractor’s action. If required in a particular case as a matter of public necessity (e.g., safety), you may provide a response period shorter than five days.

The intent of this requirement is not to place additional burden on the prime or the District. Rather, it is a safeguard to prevent the arbitrary substitution or removal of DBEs working on PennDOT projects. This time period may be shortened in cases of emergency with Department approval.

America Celebrates 2012 National Transportation Week

ARTBA Releases Transportation Fast Facts

Few people fully grasp the size and scope of America’s transportation infrastructure or the economic impact of the U.S. transportation construction industry. The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is setting out to change that during 2012 National Transportation Week, held May 13-19.

ARTBA, which is celebrating its 110th Anniversary this year, released the following “fast facts” about the nation’s transportation infrastructure contained in a landmark economic profile authored by the association’s chief economist, Dr. Alison Premo Black. Read More…

PennDOT District Borrow/Waste Permit Contacts Designated

Recently, APC met with PennDOT Central Office to seek solutions to the increasingly difficult and time consuming problems contractors have experienced when dealing with other agencies to obtain required Borrow and/or Waste permits for department projects. Read More…

PennDOT Announces Several Personnel Changes

PennDOT Regionalization Task Force

Mr. Brian Thompson, P.E., Highway Administration Bureau Director for Project Delivery, and R. Craig Reed, P.E., Municipal Services Director, will begin on the task force on May 7, 2012.  Mr. Richard Roman, P.E., Assistant Highway District Engineer for Maintenance for Engineering District 8-0 will join this Task Force, effective May 14, 2012. Their offices will be located at the Riverfront Office Center and specific contact information will be provided once established. Read More…

2012 Membership Directory – Buyers’ Guide & Advertising Opportunities

Directory advertising opportunities are now available. Use the advertising form (linked below) to reserve your space with TriAd by June 15, 2012. Need help creating an ad? TriAd can assist you with that, too!

• APC Directory Advertising Form

The order form for listings in the directory’s Buyers’ Guide section, can be downloaded here. The listings in last year’s directory will not automatically be repeated. Please fax the form to APC by May 11 (717-238-5060).

• Buyers’ Guide Order Form

The Membership Directory will be distributed in August 2012. Call Cindy Sells at APC with questions (717-238-2513 ext. 103).