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Doing Business with Metro
Vendor Portal
Metro’s Vendor Portal is a one-stop shop containing information and resources that make doing business with us easier and more efficient.
- Access current and future Metro business opportunities
- Learn about Metro policies, guidelines and qualification programs
- Access small business tools
Bonding Assistance
Contractor Development & Bonding Assistance Program (CDBAP) was created to assist Metro-certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) firms secure sufficient bonding to work on Metro construction projects.
Committing to Removing Discriminatory Barriers
Metro is committed to identifying any discriminatory barriers in the local transportation marketplace. By conducting a Disparity Study, the agency uses data and analysis to support use of DBE race and gender conscious contract goals to ensure non-discrimination.
Community Based Organization (CBO) Database
If you are a Community Based Organization (CBO) and not a consulting firm or business, we encourage you to register in Metro’s CBO Database, a one-stop portal for CBOs to partner with Metro. You can register your organization and find contracting opportunities to lead community engagement and research that are right for you.
Labor Wage and Retention Programs
Metro encourages contractors to stay informed about Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Contractor Registration Law and requirements. All construction contractors doing business with Metro must be registered at both time of bid and at the time of award.
Living Wage Policy and Retention for Service Contracts
Metro is committed to equitable pay for workers on all landscaping, irrigation maintenance and other types of service contracts. The agency provides contractors and workers with access to the policy manual for transparency about wage requirements and Living Wage/Service Contract Worker Retention Policy (LW/SCWRP).
Local Businesses Get Help while Metro Builds
Metro’s Business Interruption Fund (BIF) provides financial assistance to small “mom and pop” businesses located along transit rail construction projects.
Opportunities for Minorities and Women
The Transportation Business Advisory Council (TBAC) advises Metro on matters regarding the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program to enable the agency to meet or exceed women and minority business participation goals. The Female Participation Score Card also assists with a quarterly report on tracking toward Metro’s goals for women working on construction projects.
Partnerships to Leverage the Private Sector
Metro gives consideration to public private partnerships to accelerate delivery of our much-needed transportation projects. Through these type of contracts, the skills and assets of each sector are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the public.
Paying Workers in Compliance with Prevailing Wage Requirements
Metro’s prevailing wage program helps contractors access information about state and federal requirements on Public Works contracts that are funded by state, local and federal dollars.
Prompt Payment Compliance
Metro’s prime contractors and subcontractors can stay informed of the agency’s process and requirements, and Metro’s commitment to supporting small business and their cash flow.
Metro Real Estate Services, Real Property Management, Rights-of-Way and Use of Public Land
The management and administration of real estate agreements covering rail Rights-of-Way and bus properties owned by Metro is led by our Real Property Management team. Their work includes the coordination of utility crossings, leases, license agreements, right-of-entry permits, easements and surplus property sales. The Real Estate Services (Acquisitions) team is responsible for real estate services, including environmental investigations, appraisal, acquisition, relocation and disposition of real estate for administrative and transit projects. Union Station Management and Operations oversees property management for Union Station Los Angeles.
Reports of Small Businesses on Metro Contracts
Monthly reports with information about small businesses doing business with Metro provide insights on a prime contractor’s utilization of these businesses.
Small and Disadvantaged Business Certifications
The purpose of the Federal DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) and Metro’s Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program is to increase opportunities for certified small businesses to participate in federally or non-federally funded transportation-related contracts and to address any potential discrimination against DBEs and SBEs in the awards of those contracts.
Manufacturing Careers Policy
The Manufacturing Careers Policy (MCP) is a policy that includes both the application of the United States Employment Program (USEP) and Local Employment Program (LEP) on applicable Rolling Stock contracts. The determination of whether a Rolling Stock solicitation applies USEP or LEP contract type is directly related to the funding source of each contract. The Manufacturing Career Policy’s objective is to maximize the economic co-benefits from investments in transit equipment, infrastructure, and related services throughout the Los Angeles region and United States. The MCP applies to all Rolling Stock “Request for Proposals” (RFPs) and Contracts with an Independent Cost Estimate (ICE) of at least $50 million and above with the potential waiver for Pilot Technology Procurements to be approved at Metro’s discretion by Metro’s Chief of Strategic Financial Management.
