DI Good Faith Efforts Guidelines Updated_

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4 (5) Make efforts to assist interested MWBEs in obtaining necessary equipment, supplies, materials, or related assistance or services, where appropriate. Materials that should be submitted to support a contractor’s good faith efforts include: • Copies of advertisements, notices, or solicitations from contractor to MWBE’s-- to include date and time of issuance; • A list of all locations where advertisements or notices to MWBE’s were placed or solicitations sent; • Copies of communication between contractor and MWBE’s in response to contractor’s advertisements, notices, or solicitations; • Proof of contractor’s break-out of contract items into units feasible for performance by WMBE’s; • Proof of communications between the contractor and MWBE regarding negotiations for agreements, and why agreement could not be reached, as stated more specifically in above Subsection (b) (3); • Proof of bids or quotes from MWBE’s and those from non MWBE’s when non MWBE’s bid or quote is used; • Proof of efforts made by contractor to assist MWBE to participate in contract, where appropriate; and • Any other information tending to show that Contractor made active, aggressive efforts to meet the MBE/WBE participation goal but despite good faith efforts was unable to do so.