Opening of Bids - Sheridan St. and Sample St. Signal Improvements Proj No. 116-127A - Walsh & Kelly, 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 w This completed form should be included as part of the Bids documents related to City of South Bend Public Works Projects requiring Good Faith Efforts to obtain MBE/WBE participation. It is the bidder'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: 116-127A Project Name: Bidder: Contact Person: Address: City: Email: Date: 11/24/20 Sheridan Street and Sample Street Signal Improvements Walsh & Kelly, Inc. EdwardPilinow 24358 SR 23 South Bend Telephone: 574-288-4811 State: Indiana Zip: 46614 epilipow(c-D.walshkelly.com To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good faith efforts to reach the MBENVBE 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 (http://www.in.gov/idoa). ACTION (ADVERTISEICONTACT): 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 pre-bid meetings scheduled by the City to inform MBENVBEs of contracting and subcontracting opportunities. 2. Advertise in general circulation and/or trade association publications concerning subcontracting 0opportunities, 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 MBENVBEs of subcontracting opportunities and allowed sufficient time for them to 04. participate effectively. 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 MBENVBE 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 MBENVBEs, including providing such MBENVBE's with adequate information about the plans, specifications and other requirements of the subcontract and did not reject MBENVBEs as unqualified without sound business reasons based on a thorough investigation of theircapabilities. SMALL CONTRACT(S): The bidder selected specific portions of the work to be performed by MBENVBEs 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 records for each MBENVBE 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 thejob. *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 Contractor's Bid for Public Works - 11