Opening of Bids - Main & Colfax Parking Structure Repairs 2020 Proj No. 115-143B - Golf Construction

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MINORITYANDWOMENBUSINESS ENTERPRISEDIVERSITYDEVELOPMENTPROGRAM The City of South Bend, Indiana has shown its commitment to addressing participation in public contracting through the adoption of theCity of South Bend Ordinance No. 10081-11. Persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, or joint ventures awarded a contract by the City of South Bend through its agencies, boards, or commissions shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in the performance of a City contract with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment because of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age or disability that does not affect t are describedon theIndiana Department of Administration website: http://www.in.gov/idoa/.ether any listed minority or woman Documentation shall be providedwith the bid that states the MBE/WBE that will be contracted, the dollar amount of the work that will be performedon the project and the percentage of the dollar amount as it relates to the total bid amount by using Form MWBE-1.0, MBE/WBE Participation Form. The City, its agencies, boards, or commissions requires participation by those Contractors classified Failure toprovide ALL the required evidence of good faith efforts with the bid will be grounds for rejecting a bid as non-responsive. The requirementsthat bidders shall supply as good faith efforts tohave active participation from MBEs and/or WBEs on thisProjectiswritten documentation evidencing the effortsby using Form MWBE-2.0, Evidence of Good Faith Efforts andForm MWBE-2.1, MBE/WBE Contacted. Such documentation shall include but is not limited to the following items: a.Alisting of all MBE/WBEs contactedincluding: (1) the name and address of the MBE/WBE; (2) the date of contact; (3) the type of contact (i.e. phone call, written solicitation, etc.); (4) the nature or type services or goods requested; and (5) the result of the contact. b.Written evidence ofoutreach and copies of email exchanges inviting and receiving quotes or other responses from MBE/WBE businesses or other documentations of efforts to encourage and secure competitive quotes from MBE/WBE and local businesses to be included in the benefits of building this Project. c.Written documentation of letters of introduction, invitations to forging majority/minority strategic alliances for capacity building including but not limited to mentoring, extensions of assistance on payroll, insurance, bonding, line of credit, technical skills or business skills. All bidders are actively encouraged to reach out to the MBE/WBE businesses in St. Joseph County, Indiana andother local Indiana counties to utilize agood faith effort to forge constructive and lasting business partnerships. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the award and performance of all City contracts shall comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws.