Opening of Bids - Ignition Park EV Charging Park Proj No. 120-044 - Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND a ��' i•t5,tii:, r�� MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY r.,,, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM'S f FORM MWBE 2.g EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS ' - 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 MBEIWBE partfelpation. It .is the bidder's sole responsibility to verify whether any Iisted 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: 120-044 Date: March 9, 2021 .Project Name: Ignition Park: EV Charging Park Bidder: Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. Contact Person: Jordan Gard Telephone: 574-288-8321 Address: 25200 State Road 23 City: South Bend State: Indiana Zip: 46614 Email: jgard@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*: rl vNcl UvillVll•:SU CILIUM VI vVVu ralul mforE requires your inmals next to all of the above boxes. Any omissions shall be considered grounds for'rejeetion 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 -10 EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS MBEMBE 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 (hftp://www.in,gov/ldoa). 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 pre-bid meetings scheduled by the .City to inform MBE/WBEs of contracting and subcontracting opportunities. 2. Advertise in general circulation andlortrade 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 MBEMBE 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 MBE/WBE's with adequate_ information about the plans; specifications and other requirements of the subcontract. and did not reject M8E/W8Es as unqualified without sound business reasons based on a thorough investigation of their capabilities. _....._........ _____.SMALL.--00NTRACT{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 9¢M .. ..l— concluding that the MBE/WBE was unqualified to perform the job. _i ._ta_._ _ r r+_ _ _r I- Pe T_ e-�r rl vNcl UvillVll•:SU CILIUM VI vVVu ralul mforE requires your inmals next to all of the above boxes. Any omissions shall be considered grounds for'rejeetion 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 -10