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CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY r_ <br />DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM" <br />FORM MWBE-2.0 <br />EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS {aas <br />This completed form should be included as part of the Bids documents related to City of South Bend Public <br />Works Projects requiring Good Faith Efforts to obtain MBEIWBE participation. It is the bidder's sole <br />responsibility to verify whether any listed minority or woman business meets the qualifications of a Minority <br />or Women's owned business as defined by the Indiana Department of Administration ("IDOA"). <br />Project Number: 116-048R Date: <br />Project Name: JMS Fargade Work <br />Bidder: e.-)e 6r-d;.�Ia __Zr1G. <br />Contact Person: d&" nV ,?_ Telephone: s 7 - g' - -117 <br />Address: J q 3-z <br />City:. Rei state: zip: Z/b G 17 <br />Email: A 262) hi r J r t'br11 <br />.�� <br />To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good faith efforts to reach the MBE/WBE utilization goals set <br />forth in the City of South Bend Public Works Project Specifications, the City and its agencies, boards, or <br />commissions, REQUIRE ALL of the following Good Faith Efforts as listed in the table below': <br />EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS <br />BEIWBE LIST(S): The bidder reviewed 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 />Owned Business as found on their website (http://www.in.gov/idoa). <br />ACTION (ADVERTISE/CONTACT): In order for your bid to be deemed responsive, the City of South <br />Requires that all perspective bidders complete no less than 2 of the following: <br />1. Attend all pre -bid meetings scheduled by the City to inform MBE/WBEs of contracting and <br />subcontracting opportunities. <br />2. Advertise in general circulation and/or trade association publications concerning <br />subcontracting opportunities, and allow MBE/WBEs reasonable time to respond. <br />Perform any and all necessary steps to provide written notice in a manner reasonably <br />calculated to inform MBEIWBEs of subcontracting opportunities and allowed sufficient time for <br />v <br />them to participate effectively. <br />Utilize pre-existing services of available community organizations, small and/or disadvantaged <br />business assistance offices and other organizations that provided assistance in the <br />recruitment and placement of MBE/WBE firms. <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 MBEIWBEs, <br />including providing such MBE/WBE's with adequate information about the plans, specifications and <br />other requirements of the subcontract and did not reject MBEIWBEs as unqualified without sound <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 />MBE/WBEs in order to increase the likelihood of meeting the MBEIWBE goals (including breaking <br />down contracts into smaller units to facilitate MBEIWBE participation) <br />CONTRACT RECORDS: The bidder has maintained the following records for each MBEIWBE that has <br />bid on the subcontracting opportunity: <br />9. 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 />concluding that the MBEIWBE 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 7/28/2016 Contractor's Bid for Public Works - 9 <br />