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MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM <br />The City of South Bend, Indiana has shown its commitment to addressing Minority Business ("MBE") and <br />Women's Business Enterprise 1"WBE") participation in public contracting through the adoption of' the City <br />of South Bend Ordinance No. 10081-11. Persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, or joint <br />ventures awarded a contract by the City of South Bend through its agencies, boards, or commissions shall <br />not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in the performance of a City contract <br />with respect to hire, tenure, tenns, rond|t|one, or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or <br />indirectly related to employment because of rooe, oox^ reUgion, co|or, national origin, encemtry, age or <br />disability that does not affect that parson'sability toperform work. <br />Minority and VVomen'e Businesses are described on the Indiana Department of Administration vvebaite: <br />. It is the bidder's oo|a responsibility to verify whether any listed minority or woman <br />business meets the qualifications of Minority orVVom*n'n owned business. Documentation shall be <br />provided with the bid that states the K4BE8NBE that will be contnacted, the dollar amount of the work that <br />will be performed on the project and the percentage of the dollar amount as it relates to the total bid amount <br />byusing Form MVVBE-1.O,MBE/WBEParticipation Form. <br />The City. its agencies, bourdn, or commissions requires the Contractor's good faith efforts to obtain <br />participation by those Contractors classified as e K4|nohh/ Business (''K48E") or as a VVonnen'e Business <br />Enterprise (°VVBE^). <br />Failure toprovide ALL the required evidence ofgood faith efforts with the bid will be grounds for <br />rejecting abid asnnn-naaponsive. <br />The requirements that bidders eheU supply as good faith efforts to have active participation from MBEs <br />and/orVVBEm on this Project is written documentation evidencing the efforts by using Funn KXVVBE-2.0. <br />Evidence of Good Faith Efforts and Form K6VVBE'2.1' K4BE8NBE Contacted. Such documentation shall <br />include but ionot limited hothe following items: <br />a. A listing of all MBE/WBEs contacted including: (1) the name and address of the MBEMBE; (2) the <br />dote of contact; (3)the type of contact (i.e. phone oa||, written solicitation, etc.); (4)tho nature or <br />type services urgoods requested; and (5) the result ofthe contact. <br />b. Written evidence of outreach and copies of email exchanges inviting and receiving quotes or other <br />responses from K4BE/VVBE businesses orother documentations of efforts to encourage and <br />secure competitive quotes from MBE1WBE and local businesses to be included in the benefits of <br />building this Project. <br />o. Written documentation of letters of inbnduction, invitations to forging majority/minority strategic <br />alliances for capacity building including but not limited to mentoring, extensions of assistance on <br />payroll, insurance, bonding, line of credit, technical skills or business skills. <br />All bidders are actively encouraged to reach out to the MBEMBE businesses in St. Joseph County, Indiana <br />and other local Indiana counties to utilize o good faith effort toforge constructive and lasting business <br />partnerships. <br />Notwithstanding the foregoing, the award and performance of all City contracts shall comply with applicable <br />fedena|, state, and local laws. <br />