Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
The Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in accordance with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, 49 CFR Part 26. As a recipient of federal financial assistance, LCTA has signed an assurance to comply with these regulations and is committed to ensuring equal opportunity for socially and economically disadvantaged businesses to participate in DOT-assisted contracts.
DBE Program Objectives
- Ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts.
- Create a level playing field for DBEs to fairly compete.
- Remove barriers to DBE participation.
- Assist the development of DBEs to compete successfully outside the program.
DBE Liaison Officer (DBELO)
Randy Lisman
Director of Finance
Luzerne County Transportation Authority
300 South Pennsylvania Avenue Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Phone: (570) 288-9356 x 213
Email: rlisman@lctabus.com
Resources & Program Documents
- DBE Policy Statement & Program Update – 2025
- DBE Bidder’s List Application
- DBE Request for Services Form
- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-A/part-26
- PA Unified Certification Program (PA UCP)
- DBE Directory – PA UCP
How to Become a Certified DBE
To apply for DBE certification, contact one of the PA UCP certifying participants:
- Allegheny County Dept. of MBE/WBE/DBE, Pittsburgh PA
- Phone: (412) 350-4309
- Email: mwdbe@alleghenycounty.us
- City of Philadelphia – Office of Business Diversity
- Philadelphia International Airport
- Phone: (215) 937-1801
- Email: kathleen.padilla@phl.org
- PennDOT Bureau of Equal Opportunity, Harrisburg, PA
- Phone: (717) 787-5891
- Email: penndotucpinfo@pa.gov
- Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
- Phone: (412) 566-5257
- Email: cwilliams@portauthority.org
- SEPTA DBE Program Office, Philadelphia, PA
- Phone: (215) 580-7278
- Email: DBEProgram@septa.org
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