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I. DESIGNATION OF LIAISON OFFICER CTC, Inc. will aggressively recruit disadvantaged businesses as subcontractors and suppliers for all contracts with the Florida Department of Transportation. A Liaison Officer has been appointed to develop and maintain this Affirmative Plan in accordance with the requirements of Rule Chapter 14-78, F.A.C. The Liaison Officer will have primary responsibility for developing, maintaining, and monitoring CTC, Inc. the Company's utilization of disadvantaged subcontractors in addition to the following specific duties: 1) The Liaison Officer shall aggressively solicit bids from disadvantaged business subcontractors for all governmental contracts. 2) The Liaison Officer will submit all records, reports, and documents required by the governmental agencies, and shall maintain such records for a period of not less than three years, or as directed by any specific contractual requirements of the individual governmental agencies. 3) The following individual has been designated Liaison Officer with responsibility for implementing CTC, Inc. affirmative action program in accordance with the requirements of local, state and Federal government agency contracts. II. AFFIl2MATIVE ACTION METHODS In order to formulate a realistic Affirmative Action Plan, CTC, Inc. has first identified the following known barriers to participation by disadvantaged subcontractors. These barriers are: 1) Lack of qualified disadvantaged subcontractors in our specific geographical areas of work. 2) Lack of certified disadvantage subcontractors who seek to perform under specified contracts. 3) Lack of interest in performing under specified contracts. 4) Lack of response when requested to bid. 5) Limited knowledge of the specified governmental contracts plans and specifications to prepare a responsible bid. In view of the barriers to disadvantaged businesses stated above, it shall be the policy of CTC, Inc. to provide opportunity by utilizing the following affirmative action methods to ensure participation on the contracts with the various and individual governmental contracts. CTC, Inc. will: 1) Provide written notice to all cert ified DBE subcontractors in the geographical area where the work is to be subcontracted; 2) Advertise in minority focused media concerning subcontract opport unities with the Company; 3) Select portions of the work to be performed by DBEs in order to increase the likelihood of meeting contract goals (including, where appropriate, breaking down contracts into economically feasible units to facilitate DBE participation); 4) Provide adequate information about the plans, specifications, and requirements of the contract, not rejecting subcontractors without sound reasons based on a thorough investigation of their capabilities; Page 57 of 87