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CITY OF SOUTH BEND f °UTNr, y4 <br />MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY <br />DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM <br />FORM MWBE-2.0 1„e5 ' <br />EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS <br />This completed form should be included as part of the Bids documents related to City of South Bend <br />Public Works Projects requiring Good Faith Efforts to obtain MBENVBE participation. It is the bidder's sole <br />responsibility to verify whether any listed ;minority or woman business meets the qualifications of a <br />Minority or Women's owned business as defined by the Indiana Department of Administration (" IDON). <br />Project Number: 116-131 Date: December 22, 2016 <br />Project Name: Newman Center; Roof Repair <br />Bidder: Midland Engineering Company, Inc. <br />Contact Person: Frederick J. Helmen Telephone: 574/272-0200 <br />Address: 52369State Road 933 North <br />City: South Bend State: IN Zip: 46563 <br />Email: fheimen@midlandengineering.com <br />To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good faith efforts to reach the MBENVBE utilization <br />goals set forth in the City of South Bend Public Works Project Specifications, the City and its agencies, <br />boards, or commissions, REQUIRE ALL of the following Good Faith Efforts as listed in the table <br />below': <br />'. <br />EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS <br />MBENVBE LIST(S): The bidder previewed the City of South Bend's Minority and Women Business <br />Enterprise Diversity Development Program, which uses the IDOA approved list of Minority and Women <br />X <br />Owned Business as found on their website (hfip://www.in.gov/idoa). <br />`. <br />ACTION (ADVERTISE/CONTACT):. In order for your bid to be deemed responsive, the City of South <br />Bend requires that all perspective bidders complete no less than 2 of the following: <br />Attend all pre -bid meetings scheduled by the City to inform MBEIWBEs of contracting and <br />subcontracting opportunities. <br />Advertise In general circulation and/or trade association publications concerning subcontracting <br />opportunities, and allow MBE/WBEs,reasonable time to respond. <br />Perform any and all necessary steps to provide written notice in a manner reasonably calculated to <br />Inform MBE/WBES of subcontracting opportunities. and allowed sufficient time for them to participate <br />`. <br />effectively. <br />Utilize pre-existing services of ,available community organizations, small and/or disadvantaged <br />'. <br />business :assistance offices and .other organizations that provided assistance in the recruitment and <br />placement of MBENVBE firms. <br />X <br />"Bidder must circle or otherwise .notate which of the two (2) required actions were performed. <br />GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS: The bidder negotiated in good faith with Interested. MBEANBES, <br />". <br />including providing such MBENVBE's with adequate Information about the plans, specifications and <br />other requirements of the subcontract and did not reject MBE/WBEs as unqualified without sound <br />X - <br />business reasons based on a thorough investigation of their capabilities. <br />SMALL CONTRACT(S): The bidder selected specific portions of the work to be performed by <br />:.' <br />MBENVBEs in order to Increase the likelihood of meeting the MBENVBE goals (including breaking <br />X <br />down contracts into smaller units to facilitate MBENVBE participation) <br />' <br />CONTRACT RECORDS: The bidder has maintained the following records for each MBEfWBE that has <br />'.' <br />bid on the subcontracting opportunity: <br />1. Name, address, and telephone number; <br />2. A description of information provided by the bidder or subcontractor; and <br />3. A statement of whether an agreement was reached, and if not, why not, including any reasons for <br />X <br />concluding that the MBENVBE was unqualified to perform the job. <br />'Proper demonstration of Good Faith Effort requires your initials next to all of the above boxes. Any <br />omissions shall be considered grounds for rejection of the bid by the Board of Public Works. The City of <br />South Bend reserves the right to request additional Information. <br />Version 10/17/2016 Contractor's Bid for Public Works - 9 <br />