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

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Proposal for Construction Manager as Constructor Services Four Winds Renovation and Expansion ― South Bend, Indiana MBE AND WBE PARTICIPATION HISTORY OF WORKING WITH MBE, WBE AND VBE FIRMS Larson-Danielson Construction believes in increasing the participation of women and minorities working within the construction industry. We have partnered with our trade union partners and other Northwest Indiana contractors to support the Indiana Plan, a pre-apprenticeship program to support and encourage diversity within the construction industry. In an effort to promote engagement with minority and women owned businesses, Larson-Danielson participated in the 2021-22 City of South Bend Mentor-Protégé program. Through this program, we sought to serve as a resource to the program and forge lasting connections with minority and women owned businesses in the community and have been successful in building and maintaining a consistent partnership with one of the protégé companies from this program. COMMITMENT TO HIRING MBE, WBE AND VBE FIRMS Larson-Danielson utilizes a proactive approach to achieving minority- and women-owned business participation in our projects. We maintain a database of qualified MBE, WBE and VBE contractors who work in Northwest Indiana. We will reference this database along with the database of certified MBE, WBE and VBE suppliers and contractors maintained by the Indiana Department of Administration. When soliciting bids from MBE, WBE and VBE contractors and suppliers, we will directly call potential bidders to have conversations with potential M/W/VBE bidders to guage their interest and personally address any concerns they may have. In engaging potential bidders early in the preconstruction process, we will work with the City of South Bend, M/W/VBE focused non-profit organizations, and State Agencies in an effort to provide guidance to any contractors or suppliers that may need assistance in understanding and achieving the proper qualifications to bid, and be awarded, a contract on this public project. In order to provide a clear incentive for prime bidders on trade packages to engage with M/W/VBE firms, and to provide clarity on how this participation will impact bid award, we propose exploring methods to define how the value included for participation in a bid for a prime contract may impact award. We will strive to provide as much definition and clarity in contract documents regarding goals and requirements for M/W/VBE contracting. We also propose exploring the possibility of establishing minority and female labor force participation requirements for the project. Evaluation of available labor resources would be coordinated with local union organizations. We also are committed to ensuring that all bidding and contract requirements meet local and state laws. Page 22 of 30