Sarasota County Government 5303 Pinkney Avenue, Sarasota, FL, USA
Procurement & Contracts Consultant - Disadvantaged Business Liaison
This detailed role handles procurement related tasks such as Purchase Orders (PO's)/Purchase Requisitions (PR's) for our Breeze Transit department and also serves as the Disadvantaged Business Liaison (DBELO). Responsibilities are divided into three categories. Please see below for more information.
Procurement:
Interface with Breeze Transit staff, procurement and other departments to assess procurement and contract needs for the Breeze Transit Department.
Follow Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) regulation related to third-party procurements and contracts; ensure Transit procurements meet the federal and state requirements.
Work with the Grant Coordinator, the Office of Financial Management - Grants Section, Financial Analyst liaison, and Administrative Agents for Breeze Transit contracts in regard to projects procurement and funding.
Development of procurement packages with Procurement Department.
Create agenda items for the Board for procurement.
Draft and coordinate approval process for waiver requests.
Prepare addenda during solicitation process and develop scopes of services.
Facilitate purchasing processes for the Breeze Transit Dept., including purchase requisitions and purchase order management.
Participate in project management and at times may be the project lead.
Develop and process RFIQs, RFPs and quotes in compliance with county procurement policy.
Assist Transit in decision making process by providing sourcing analysis, trend analysis, scenario planning and model exploration.
Manage vendor relationships with department needs in mind.
Train and provide guidance to others on the above tasks.
Contracts:
Work with Office of County Attorney and Contracts Management team within Procurement.
Prepare/negotiate contracts and exhibits, including vendor contracts and amendments, inter-local agreements, facility use agreements and others, for submittal to Contracts Administration/OCA for review.
Create e-genda items to bring contracts or procurements to the Board for approval.
Ensure that contracts comply with local, state and federal requirements.
Manage the contract development process including vendor negotiations as required.
Manage Transit contracts– track expiration and renewals in coordination with Contracts department.
Prepare and submit new PR, PO and change order requests.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Liaison Office (DBELO):
Serve as Transit’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Liaison Officer; develop and oversee DBE program.
Develop DBE goals and submits to FTA.
Report DBE Commitments semi-annually to FTA and FDOT.
Report the annual Shortfall Analysis FTA.
Stay abreast of changing requirements and trends in DBE regulation; attend training as needed.
Seek out DBE vendors and subcontractors through outreach and engagement. Provide information to vendors about DBE and County Procurement processes.
About the Schedule
Work Hours:
Full-Time, 40 hours per week.
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
After completing your six (6) month probationary period, this position has the ability to work a hybrid schedule, allowing 1 - 2 business days of remote work.