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CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE INCLUSION PROGRAM PLAN <br />T. <br />FORM WBE-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 <br />Works Projects requiring Good Faith Efforts to obtain MBE participation. <br />Project Number: <br />Project Name: <br />Bidder: <br />Contact Person: <br />Address: <br />City: <br />122-032 <br />2022 Contractor Paving Round 2 <br />Milestone Contractors North, Inc. <br />Ed Pilipow <br />24358 SR 23 <br />South Bend <br />state: Indiana <br />Date: 6/28/2022 <br />Telephone: 574-288-4811 <br />Zip: 46614 <br />Email: er)ilippy@_milestonelp.com <br />To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good faith efforts to reach the MBE 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 />EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS <br />MBE LIST(S): The bidder reviewed 1) the City of South Bend's Minority and Women BusinesJ <br />Enterprise Inclusion Program Plan; 2) the list of certified MWBEs provided by the City; and 3) the <br />Indiana Department of Administration list of Minority and Women Owned Businesses (both certified and <br />non -certified;, found at: hftp://www.in.gov/idoa/. <br />GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN MBE PARTICIPATION <br />The bidder shall initial each item below, as evidence of its good faith efforts to obtain MBE <br />participation in the awarded contract. <br />I affirm that I reviewed the City of South Bend's Minority and Women Business <br />Enterprise Inclusion Program Plan and the Indiana Department of Administration's <br />A4certified list of Indiana Minority and Women Business Enterprises, found on their website <br />QUI(hftp://www.in.gov/idoa). <br />I affirm that I have made good faith efforts to select portions of the contract work to be <br />l� performed by MWBEs, including, where appropriate, breaking out contract work items <br />into economically feasible units to facilitate MBE participation. <br />I affirm that I have made good faith efforts to solicit through all reasonable and available <br />means the interest of all MBEs 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 <br />1 inform MBEs 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 MBEs reasonable time to respond to <br />90 such advertisements. <br />I affirm that I performed any and all necessary steps to provide written notices in a <br />manner reasonably calculated to inform MBEs of subcontracting opportunities and <br />-� allowed sufficient time for MBEs to participate effectively. <br />I affirm that I followed up on initial solicitations with interested MBEs. <br />I affirm that I negotiated with interested MBEs in good faith, including providing such <br />MBEs 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 MBEs in obtaining <br />bonding, lines of credit, or insurance as required by the City or the bidder, where <br />appropriate. <br />Version 09/29/2021 Contractor's Bid for Public Works - 11 <br />