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CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE INCLUSION PROGRAM PLAN <br />FORM MWBE-2.0 <br />EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS <br />This completed form should be Included as part of the Bids documents related to City of South Bend Public Works <br />Projects requiring Good Faith Efforts to obtain MWBE participation. <br />Project Number, <br />121-019 <br />Project Name: Brick Pavement Spgt Repair: 2021 <br />Bidder: Selge Construction Co., Inc. <br />Contact Person: <br />Address: <br />City: <br />Robert Kuhns, Project Engineer <br />2833 South 11th Street <br />Niles <br />State: Michigan <br />Date: July 13 2021 <br />Telephone: 269-684-0842 <br />Zip: <br />49120 <br />Email: bkuhns@selgeconstruction.com <br />To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good faith efforts to reach the MWBE utilization goals set forth in <br />the City of South Bend Public Works Project Specifications, the City and its agencies, boards, or commissions, <br />REQUIRE ALL of the following Good Faith Efforts as listed in the table below": <br />Version 2/14/2020 Page - 28 Public Works Quote <br />EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS <br />MWBE LIST(S): The bidder reviewed 1) the City of South Bend's Minority and Women Business <br />Enterprise Inclusion Program Plan; 2) the list of certified MWBEs provided by the City; and 3) the Indiana <br />Department of Administration list of Minority and Women Owned Businesses (both certified and non - <br />certified) found at: htt://www.in. ov/idoa/. <br />GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN MWBE PARTICIPATION <br />The bidder shall initial each item below, as evidence of its good faith efforts to obtain MWBE <br />participation in the awarded contract. <br />I affirm that I reviewed the City of South Bend's Minority and Women Business Enterprise <br />Inclusion Program Plan and the Indiana Department of Administration's certified list of <br />Indiana Minority and Women Business Enterprises, found on their website <br />htt ./Av+�wv. in. ovlidoa . <br />I affirm that I have made good faith efforts to select portions of the contract work to be <br />performed by MWBEs, including, where appropriate, breaking out contract work items into <br />economically feasible units to facilitate MWBE participation. <br />I affirm that I have made good faith efforts to solicit through all reasonable and available <br />means the interest of all MWBEs in the scopes of work of the contract. <br />I affirm that I attended all pre-bid meetings scheduled by the City of South Bend to inform <br />MWBEs of contracting and subcontracting opportunities. <br />I affirm that I advertised in general circulation and/or trade association publications <br />concerning subcontract opportunities and allowed MWBEs reasonable time to respond to <br />�^ <br />such advertisements. f <br />I affirm that I performed any and all necessary steps to provide written notices in a manner <br />1 <br />reasonably calculated to inform MWBEs of subcontracting opportunities and allowed <br />1[� <br />sufficient time for MWBEs to participate effectively. J <br />I affirm that I followed up on initial solicitations with interested MWBEs. <br />I affirm that I negotiated with interested MWBEs in good faith, including providing such <br />n(� V <br />MWBEs with adequate information about the plans, specifications and other requirements <br />of the subcontract. <br />I affirm that I have made good faith efforts to assist interested MWBEs in obtaining <br />bonding, lines of credit, or insurance as required by the City or the bidder, where <br />appropriate. <br />Version 2/14/2020 Page - 28 Public Works Quote <br />