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The Title of the Bid and Project Number (where applicable) as described above must be <br />included in the subject line of the email to which you have attached your bid. The name of <br />the company/vendor, address, contact email address and phone number must be <br />included in the body of the email. Detailed instructions and information, including the <br />link to the Reserved Mailbox for electronic bid submittals, is available at <br />southbendin.gov/bids. <br />A checklist for bidders is included in the Contractor’s Bid for Public Works, sheet 1. The <br />Responsible Bidder checklist is in General Conditions, sheet 9, and will need to be <br />completed in its entirety for the contractor to be eligible for award. All documents related <br />to the Responsible Bidder checklist may be submitted electronically. Note that ll. Pre- <br />Qualification Checklist (for bidders that are not qualified) (b) is titled “Attachments.” Each <br />check of that list should have an accompanying document for review. <br />Acknowledgement of receipt of any Addendum to be included in bid submission. Simply <br />attach signature page of addendum and not the addendum in its entirety. <br />Electronic bids must be on the City of South Bend Contractor’s Bid for Public Work Form, <br />accompanied by an electronic copy of a Bid Bond or Certified Check in the amount of not <br />less than five percent (5%) of the base bid plus any alternates. The awarded bidder will <br />be required to send the original check or bid bond via USPS. <br />MWBE Goal Requirements: <br />MBE: 0.6% <br />WBE: 2.1% <br />MWBE forms that MUST be submitted with the bid proposal: <br />-FORM MWBE 1.0 MWBE Utilization Plan <br />-FORM MWBE-2.0 Evidence of Good Faith Efforts <br />-FORM MWBE-2.1 MWBE Contacted <br />If bidder does not meet MBE and WBE goals and are not able to show a good <br />faith effort has been made to do so, the project will not be able to be awarded to <br />lowest bidder and will move on to the next lowest bidder. <br />C.Award of Bid <br />Upon award, the successful Bid provider shall supply the following bonds: <br />•Payment Bond within seven (7) days of the Notification of Award for an amount <br />equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. <br />•Performance Bond within seven (7) days of the Notification of Award for an <br />amount equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the contract amount. <br />•Maintenance Bond within ten (10) days of acceptance of the project by the City of <br />South Bend, for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the final contract price, <br />guaranteeing for a period of three (3) years after the date of acceptance of the <br />project by the City of South Bend.