Opening of Bids - Century Center Esports Arena Proj No. 119-106CR - Bluewater Technologies Group, Inc.

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FORM MWBE-2.0 EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS This completed form should be included as part of the Bids documents related to City of South Bend Public responsibility to verify whether any listed minority or woman business meets the qualifications of a Minority business as defined by the 07/27/2020 Project Number: 119-106CR Date: Project Name: Century Center Esports Arena Bluewater Technologies Bidder: (810) 577-4304 Contact Person: Telephone: Melissa Phillips 4245 44th Street S.E., Suite 3 Address: Michigan City: State: Zip: Grand Rapids 49512 Email: 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 MBE/WBE LIST(S): Enterprise Diversity Development Program, which uses the IDOA approved list of Minority and Women Owned Business as found on their website (http://www.in.gov/idoa). ACTION (ADVERTISE/CONTACT): In order for your bid to be deemed responsive, the City of South Bend requires that all perspective bidders complete no less than 2 of the following: 1. Attend all prebid 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 MBE/WBEs 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 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 capabilities. SMALL CONTRACT(S): The bidder selected specific portions of the work to be performed by MBE/WBEs in order to increase the likelihood of meeting the MBE/WBE goals (including breaking down contracts into smaller units to facilitate MBE/WBE participation) CONTRACT RECORDS: The bidder has maintained the following records 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 MBE/WBE was unqualified to perform the job. *Proper 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 - 9