Opening of Proposals - Four Winds Field Renovation & Expansion Proj No. 123-046 - Hagerman

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CMc Proposal for City of South Bend — Four Winds Renovation and Expansion Project u 21 MBE AND WBE PARTICIPATION • This project will be required to conform to the State of Indiana goals for XBE participation. Describe your history of contracting with or hiring minority, women, and veteran business enterprises and describe any good faith efforts used to fulfill the state’s goals for contracting with or hiring minority, women, and veteran business enterprises. The mission of Hagerman, Inc. includes five Core Strategies as part of our Corporate Citizenship. One of these is Diversity. The Hagerman Group has led local efforts to reach out to, engage with, and facilitate the growth of diverse businesses. Through the Indiana Construction Roundtable (ICR) and its Diversity Initiative, we have actively participated at the board level and through the ICR’s Mentor/Protégé Committee. Hagerman also has a Mentor/Protégé relationship through the Small Business Administration (SBA) with Nora Contracting, LLC, a minority-owned general contractor. Nora Contracting is also an SBA 8(a) firm and service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB). Further, Hagerman has a long history of minority-, veteran-, and woman-owned business participation in its projects. Clients such as Indiana school corporations, manufacturers, municipalities, airport authorities, and many more have benefited from our commitment to the minority-, veteran-, and woman-owned business community. Hagerman has implemented a diversity program that starts during the preconstruction phase of a project. As referenced above, Hagerman has five corporate strategies: Talent, Client Focus, Knowledge, Corporate Citizenship, and Safety. Each has a goal associated with it, with an XBE participation goal under Corporate Citizenship. Our corporate goal is at least 10% XBE participation in all our projects. Further, we created a Six-Step Diversity Plan. 1. Active Outreach Schedule events with leading organizations to create partnership opportunities. 2. Meaningful Participation Right-size bid packages to allow XBE firms to participate fully. 3. Close Coordination with Project Partners Solicit input and co-create guidelines for all aspects of contracting. 4. Mentoring/Technical Assistance Create meaningful mentoring positions with specific educational curricula. 5. Financial Support Use subcontractor default insurance, education, and expedited payments to help maturing companies manage cash flow. 6. Progress Reporting Measure the success of the diversity program in terms of dollars and percentages compared to established goals. Following the plan detailed previously and working toward our corporate goal for XBE participation has seen success. On the next page are examples from recent projects. We look forward to discussing these examples in greater detail at our interview.