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CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY <br />DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM <br />FORM MWBE-2.0 <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 Public <br />Works Projects requiring Good Faith Efforts to obtain MBE[WBE 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 />Project Name: <br />Bidder: <br />Contact Person: <br />117-072A <br />Date: 6/12/18 <br />Lincoln Way West and Charles Martin Sr. Drive Improvements <br />HRP CONSTRUCTION INC. <br />Matthew D. Cain, President Telephone: (574) 271-7800 <br />Address: 5777 Cleveland Road, P.O. Box 266 <br />City: <br />Email: <br />South Bend State: IN <br />mattc@hrpconstruc.t.ion.com <br />Zip: 46624 <br />To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good faith efforts to reach the MBENVBE utilization goals set <br />forth in the City of South Send 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 website (http://www.in.gov/idoa). <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 MBEfWBEs of contracting and <br />subcontracting opportunities. <br />Advertise in general circulation and/or trade association publications concerning <br />%.--/ <br />subcontracting opportunities, and allow MBEANBEs reasonable time to respond, <br />3. Perform any and all necessary steps to provide written notice in a manner reasonably <br />calculated to inform MBE/WBEs of subcontracting opportunities and aliowed sufficient time for <br />them to 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 <br />recruitment and placement of MBEANBE 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 MBE/WBE's with adequate information about the plans, specifications and <br />other requirements of the subcontract and did not reject MBEANBEs 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 />MBEA/VBEs in order to increase the likelihood of meeting the MBEIWBE goals (including breaking <br />down contracts into smaller units to facilitate MBEAMBE participation) <br />CONTRACT RECORDS. The bidder has maintained' the following records for each MBEANBE that has <br />bid on the subcontracting opportunity: <br />1. Name, address, and telephone number; <br />A description of information provided by the bidder or subcontractor; and <br />-2. <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 10117/2016 Contractor's Bid for Public Works - 12 <br />