Opening of Bids - 2019 Community Crossings Round 2 Proj No 119-065 - Rieth-Riley Construction

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND:xjix MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM � FORMMWBE-2.0 EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS ro.a,tr �a completedThis as part of the Bids WorksP Projectsrequiringshould be Good FaithdEfforts to obtain MBEM,IBE documents related to City of It is the bidder's Public r'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: 119-065 Date: November 26„ 2019 Project Name: 2019 Cornrnunity Crossings Round 2 Bidder: Rieth-Riley Construction Co,, Inc. Contact Person: Joshua A. McCormick Telephone: 574-288-8321 Address: 25200 State Road 23 City: South Bend state: Indiana zip; 46614 Email: jmccormick@rieth-riley.com To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good faith efforts to reach the MBE/WBE 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 MBEIWBE 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 (htlp1/v ww.in,gov/idoa), ACTION (ADVERTISE/CONTACT): In order for your bid to be deemed responsive, the City of South Ben( quires that all perspective bidders complete no less than 2 of the following: t. Attend all pre -bid meetings scheduled by the City to inform MBE/WBEs of contracting and subcontracting opportunities. 2. Advertise in general circulation and/or trade association publications concerning subcontracting opportunities, and allow MBENVBEs reasonable time to respond. 3. Perform, any and all necessary steps to provide written notice in a manner reasonably calculated to inform MBE/WBEs of subcontracting opportunities and allowed sufficient time for them to participate effectively. 4, Utilize pre-existing services of available community organizations, small and/or disadvantaged &* business assistance offices and other organizations that provided assistance in the recruitment and placement of MBE/WBE firms. "Bidder must circle or otherwise notate which of the two (2) required actions were performed. GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS: The bidder negotiated in good faith with interested MBE/WBEs, including providing such MBENVBE's with adequate information about the plans, specifications and other requirements of the subcontract and did not reject MBE/WBEs as unqualified without sound business reasons based on a thorough Investigation of their caoabilGties, SMALL CONTRACT(S): The bidder selected specific portions of the work to be performed by °m MBEM/BEs in order to increase the likelihood of meeting the MBENVBE goals (including breaking down contracts into smaller units to facilitate MBENVBE participation) CONTRACT RECORDS: The bidder has maintained the following recgrds_for each MBE/WBE 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 MBENVBE was unqualified to perform the job. *P'roper demonstration of Good Faith Effort requires your initials next to all of the above boxes. Any 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 4/2/2019 Contractor's Bid for Public Works -16