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MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE INCLUSION PROGRAM PLAN
<br />The City of South Bend. Indiana has shown he commitment to addressing Minority
<br />Enterprise ("MWBE") participation in public contracting through the adoption of the City of South Bend Ordinance
<br />No, 10761-21. Persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, or joint ventures awarded a contract by the City
<br />of South Bend through its agencies, boards, or commissions shall not discriminate against any employee or
<br />applicant for employment in the performance of a City contract with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or
<br />privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment because of race, sex, religion,
<br />color, national origin, ancestry, age or disability that does not affect that person's ability to perform work.
<br />Minority and Women's8usiness Enterprises are described in the Ordinance. A list of MBEs and WBEs(both
<br />certified and non -certified) can be hound on the Indiana Department of Administration webmbe:
<br />htt2:/hvww.in.qov/idoa/. Documentation shall baprovided wdhthebid that states the MBEs and WBEmthat will bm
<br />contracted, the dollar amount of the work that will be performed by the MBEs and WBEs on the project and the
<br />percentage of the dollar amount as it relates to the total bid amount by using Form MBE-1.0, MBE Utilization Plan,
<br />and Form VkBE-t[\W8]EUtilization Plan.
<br />The City, its agencies, boards, or commissions requires the Contractor's good faith efforts to obtain participation by
<br />those Contractors classified ewMBEs and VVBEa.
<br />Failure tweither meet the MBE and WBE goals or to provide evidence ofgood faith efforts for the bid will
<br />be grounds for rejecting a bid as non -responsive.
<br />Bidders shall demonstrate good faith efforts tohave active participation from MWBEmonthis Project
<br />written documentation evidencing such efforts by using Forms MBE-2.0, Evidence of Good Faith Efforts and BE
<br />2.0, Evidence ofGood Faith Efforts and Fotms MBE-2. 1, MBE Contacted and WBE-2. 1, WBE Contacted. Such
<br />documentation shall include, but ienot limited to, the following items:
<br />e. A listing of all M/VVBEa contacted including: (1) the name and address of the YN8A8BE; (2) the date of
<br />contact; (3)the type ofcontact (i.e., phone call, written solicitation, etc.); (4) the nature or type services or
<br />goods requested; and (6)the result ofthe contact.
<br />b. Written evidence of outreach and copies of email exchanges inviting and receiving bids, quotes or other
<br />responses from M/WBEs or other documentation of efforts to encourage and secure competitive responses
<br />from M/WBE and local businesses to be included in the benefits of building this Project.
<br />c. Written documentation of letters of introduction, invitations boforging majority/minority strategic eUksnmam
<br />for capacity building, including but not limited to, mentoring, extensions of assistance on payroll, insurance,
<br />bonding, line cfcredit, technical skills orbusiness skills.
<br />All bidders are actively encouraged to reach out to the M8NBEs in GL Joseph County, |ndiama, other Indiana
<br />coun000, and Berrien county. K0xzhxJan to utilize o good toKh effort to forge pznotruokm and lasting business
<br />partnerships.
<br />Notwithstanding the foregoing, the award and performance ufall City contracts shall comply with applicable federal,
<br />state, and local laws.
<br />The City reserves the right to request verification of goal implementation throughout the course of the project,
<br />Ifagoal exists, the winning obligated 0outilize the M8NBE's firms inamanner consistent with what was
<br />represented mits quote submission »othe City. Deviations to the utilization plan must be requested in writing and approved by the
<br />City. The City reserves the right to initiate a change order in the amount equal to the difference in any subcontractor utilization if
<br />the utilization plan change iunot approved.
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