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MINORM AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE INCLUSION PROGRAM PLAN
<br />The City Of South Bend Indiana has shown Its Comrrwitrngnt to eddrassing Minority and Women"s Business
<br />Enterprise CM E-) partIclpation In pubilc contracting through the adopOiDn of fe City of South Bend Ordinance
<br />o. 1 g.3-1 g. Pemcns, partnerships, corporatlons, asscolatro ns, cr;ol nt ventures awarded a oontraCt by the City
<br />Of Booth D cnd thr ovg h Its agencies, boards, or eommIsslonS sha I I r 10 t discd minate eg a I n 5t any employee or
<br />applicant far employment In the perftmance of a CRY contract W th respect to h fre, tenure, to rrn s, card i tl'o ns, or
<br />privi teges of employments or an y matter directly or i nd l re ctly ref ated to ern pioyme nt becau se of ra ce, sex, felig ion,
<br />Color., n atic nel Origin, ancestry, age or disability that does not affect that pe rson's a bi I I ty to pe r forr n work.
<br />Min" and VAr'orrrerV Business Ente rises (MVBEs) are described In the o rdin a naa, A list of M Fs (both
<br />Certified and non -Certified) can be found on the l ndia n;a I)e par trnent of Administration we bsite{
<br />h", fM , 11n42Yk0 - Dacurnen kati on sha I I be prov[ded Frith the bid #hit states the MWBE s tha t wi 11 be can traded,
<br />the dollar amount of the work that will be performed by the M WEj Es on the project and the pementage of the dollar
<br />amount as it relates to the total bid amount by us-irrg Fer-n ME,1.0, M EE Utilization Plan.
<br />The City., ifs agencies, boards, orcomm issions requires the Contrgotges good faint efforts to obtain participation bey
<br />those ntractors classified as M Es,
<br />Bidders shall demonstrate good faith efforts to have active participation from MWBEs on this Projed and supply
<br />writmini documentaton evIdencin g surh efforts by usi ng Farm M VVB E-2 _ g, EvIdenim of Good Faith Efforts a rid Form
<br />VWBE- .1, NIM Es Contacted, 8 uch documentafion shall i lude, but is neat iirnited to, the following items:
<br />a, A listing of all MWBES oontacted including: (1) the name and address of the MWBE,, () the date of contact:;
<br />(3) the type of contact (i.e.. phone ca ii, mnitten sorrcitation, et-G.); (4) the nature or hypo services or goods
<br />mquested,, and (5) the result of the owtact
<br />b. Mtten evidence of outreach and copies of email exchanges inviting and receiving bids, uotes or other
<br />responses from M W13 Es or other documentation of effort to enoou rage and secu re cc r npetiUve fftpons es
<br />Bryn MWSE and low I businesses to be included in the benefits of building this I ra ject , ,
<br />C. Kitten documentation of letters of introduction, invitations to forging majority1mi nOty stmteg is alliances
<br />far~ rapacity buildi ng, including but not I i rn ited to, rn e n torin g, extension s of assistant ce on payroll. i nsu ranee,
<br />bonding, Mice of credit. technical skills or business skills_ - f
<br />A.II bidders are actively encouraged to reach out to the MVVBEs in SL Joseph County}, Indiana, other local Indiana
<br />untes, and Berrien County, Michigan to u [ze a goad fal th effort to fb r ge constructive and lasting business
<br />partner5hips.
<br />NoWxh stand i rig th a foregoing, the a s rd and performance of all City con tracts shal I writ ply with applicable federal,
<br />stater and 110ca I laws.
<br />The City reserve s th a ri ght to req ue st verification of g oc I irnpl ementation th roughout the cou rse of the proj ect.
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