Opening of Bids - Fire Station #9 Project No 116-012 - Ziolkowski Construction Inc

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See News CITY OF SOUTH BEND MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FORM MWBE-2.0 EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS This completed form should be included as part of the Bids documents related to City of South Bend Public Works Projects requiring Good Faith Efforts to obtain MBEANBE participation. It is the bidder's sole responsibility to verify whether any listed minority or woman business meets the qualifications of a Minority or Women's owned business as defined by the Indiana Department of Administration ("IDOA")., Project Number: Project Name Bidder: 116-012 Fire Station #9 Zio,lkowski Construction, Inc. Contact Person: Richard Freeman Date: February 27, 2018 Telephone: 574-287-1811 ext 226 Address: 4050 Ralph Jones Drive City: South Bend — State: Indiana zip: 46628 Email: rfreeman@zbuild.com To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good faith efforts to reach, the MBEANBE utilization goals set forth in the City of South Bend Public Works Project Specifications, the City and its agencies, boards, or commissions, REQUIRE ALL of the following Good Faith Efforts as listed in the table below*:! EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS MBEfWBE LIST(S): The bidder reviewed the City of South Bend's Minority and Women Business Enterprise Diversity Development Program, which uses the IDOA approved list of Minority and Women Owned Business as found on their website (http://www.in.gov/ldoa). ACTION (ADVERTISE/CONTACT): In order for your bid to be deemed responsive, the City of South Bend requires that all perspective bidders complete no less than 2 of the following: 1. Attend all pre -bid meetings scheduled by the City to inform MBEANBEs of contracting and subcontracting opportunities. 2. Advertise in general circulation andl/or trade association publications concerning subcontracting opportunities, and allow MBEIWBEs reasonable time to respond. 3. Perform any and all necessary steps to provide written notice in a manner reasonably calculated to inform MBEANBEs of subcontracting opportunities and allowed sufficient time for them to participate effectively, 4. Utilize pre-existing services of available community organizations, small andlor disadvantaged business assistance offices and other organizations that provided assistance in the recruitment and placement of MBEANBE firms. "Bidder imust circle or otherwise notate which of the two (2) required actions were performed. Attached GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS: The bidder negotiated in good faith with interested MBEMBEs, paper Ad including providing such MBEMBE's with adequate information about the plans, specifications and other requirements of the subcontract and did not reject MBEANBEs as unqualified without sound business reasons based on a thorough investigation of their capabilities. SMALL CONTRACT(S)- The bidder selected specific portions of the work to be performed Iby MBENVBEs in order to increase the likelihood of meeting the MBE/WBE goals (including breaking down contracts into smaller units to facilitate MBEANBE (participation) CONTRACT RECORDS: The bidder has maintained the following records for each MBEANBE that has bid on the subcontracting opportunity: 1. Name, address, and telephone number; 2. A description of information provided by the bidder or subcontractor; and 3. A statement of whether an agreement was reached, and if not, why not, including any reasons for concluding that the MBEANBE was unqualified to perform the job. *Prover demonstration of Good Faith Effort reauires vour initials next to all of the above boxes. Anv omissions shall be considered grounds for rejection of the bid by the Board of Public Works. The City of South Bend reserves the right to request additional information. Version 10/17/2017 Contractor's Bid for Public Works - 12