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CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE INCLUSION PROGRAM PLAN <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 MWBE participation. <br />Project Number: 117-059A Date: 04/22/2025 <br />South Well Field, Water Treatment Plant, and Distribution System Improvements <br />Project Name: Contract A — Well Field and Water Treatment Plant Improvements (Bid Package 1) <br />Bidder: Bowen Engineering Corporation <br />Contact Person: Doug Stout Telephone: 317-842-2616 <br />Address: 8802 North Meridian Street <br />City: Indianapolis State: IN Zip: 46260 <br />Email: STOUT@BowenEngineering.com <br />To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good faith efforts to reach the WBE utilization goals set forth in the <br />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 />WBE LIST(S): The bidder reviewed 1) the City of South Bend's Minority and Women Business Enterprise <br />—>t6 <br />Inclusion Program Plan; 2) the list of certified MWBEs provided by the City; and 3) the Indiana Department <br />of Administration list of Minority and Women Owned Businesses (both certified and non -certified) found at: <br />htt ://www.in. ov/idoa/. <br />GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN WBE PARTICIPATION <br />The bidder shall initial each item below, as evidence of its good faith efforts to obtain WBE participation <br />in the awarded contract. <br />I affirm that I reviewed the City of South Bend's Minority and Women Business Enterprise <br />Inclusion Program Plan and the Indiana Department of Administration's certified list of <br />�Ms <br />Indiana Minority and Women Business Enterprises, found on their website <br />'d <br />(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 />_Vvll� <br />performed by WBEs, including, where appropriate, breaking out contract work items into <br />economically feasible units to facilitate WBE participation. <br />--VMS <br />I affirm that I have made good faith efforts to solicit through all reasonable and available <br />means the interest of all WBEs 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 inform <br />WBEs 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 WBEs reasonable time to respond to such <br />J <br />advertisements. <br />I affirm that I performed any and all necessary steps to provide written notices in a manner <br />reasonably calculated to inform WBEs of subcontracting opportunities and allowed sufficient <br />time for WBEs to participate effectively. <br />I affirm that I followed up on initial solicitations with interested WBEs. <br />I affirm that I negotiated with interested WBEs in good faith, including providing such WBEs <br />with adequate information about the plans, specifications and other requirements of the <br />subcontract. <br />Version 09/29/2021 Contractor's Bid for Public Works - 12 <br />