Contract compliance

We work to ensure that our vendors working on public contracts are performing within the federal regulations.

Regulations and policies

The applicable regulations and policies include:

Compliance reviews

Compliance reviews consist of the following elements that assure the increased participation of socially and economically disadvantaged individuals on projects:

Desk audits

We conduct desk audits which consist of a full contract audit within the project milestones of 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% completion periods. This includes prompt payment and document reviews.

Onsite reviews

We conduct onsite reviews which consist of two review types for construction and non-construction work: Commercially Useful Function (CUF) which reviews a firm’s place of business in person, and a Labor Site visit which reviews staff while working on a construction contract.

NOTE: CTA is not currently conducting CUF site visits. CUF site visits will resume once the ILUCP is complete with the reevaluation process in 49 CFR 26.111.

Remedies for non-compliance

We reach out to the non-compliant firms and do our best to assist them to become compliant. If we are unable to do so, this can result in a firm being listed as non-compliant and removed from a contract and/or responsible for appropriate damages.

Contract types and procurement process

Contract compliance documents

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