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CITY OF SOUTH BEND �4S°u"rys� <br />MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY <br />DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM <br />MONFORM MWBE-2.0sx. <br />.. '� , . <br />EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS Y —fig"s <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 MBEANBE 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: <br />14 7-Q41 A <br />Project Name: Downtown Cross Streets Improvements, Phase 1 <br />Bidder: Rieth-Riley Construction Co,Inc. <br />Contact Person: Rob Nichols 11 <br />Address: 25200 State Road 23 <br />City: <br />Email: <br />South Bend state: Indiana <br />rnichols@rieth-riley.com <br />Date: April 10, 2018 <br />Telephone: 574-288-8321 <br />zip: 46614 <br />To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good faith efforts to reach the MBEANBE 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 />MBEIWBE 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 welosite (http:tlwwwJn.govAdoa). <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 />(1.— Attend all pre -bid meetings scheduled by the City to inform MBEANBEs of contracting and <br />subcontracting opportunities. <br />2. Advertise In general circulation and/or trade association publications concerning subcontracting <br />and allow MBFJWBEs reasonable time to respond. <br />ropportunities, <br />3 Perform any and all necessary steps to provide written notice in a manner reasonably calculated <br />-� to inform MBEJWBEs of subcontracting opportunities and allowed sufficient time for them to <br />participate effectively. <br />4. Utilize pre-existing services of available community organizations, small and/or disadvantaged <br />business assistance offices and other organizations that provided assistance in the recruitment <br />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 MBE/WBEs, <br />including providing such MBEIVVBE's with adequate information about the plans, specifications and other <br />requirements of the subcontract and did not reject MBEJWBEs as unqualified without sound business <br />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 />V1MBEANBEs <br />✓ <br />in order to increase the likelihood of meeting the MSEIWBE goals (including breaking down <br />contracts into smaller units to facilitate MBEANBE p"cipation) <br />CONTRACT RECORDS: The bidder has maintained the following records for each MBE/WBE that has <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 />concluding that the MBEANBE 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 it)I1712016 Contractor's Bid for Public Works • 14 <br />