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A+'n <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND: <br />MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE INCLUSION PROGRAM PLAN ; <br />FORM WBE-2.0_.,r " <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. 125-01 <br />Date: <br />9/9/2025 <br />Project Name: Rabbi Shulman A artment Demolition <br />Bidder. _r& E Excau;3tjII� <br />Contact Person: Tins Sonadies Telephone: 574-262-4346 <br />Address: 53767 Coun Rvad 9 <br />City: Elkhart <br />state: Indiana <br />zip: 46514 <br />Email: tbanalies andeexcayatin .com <br />To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good Faith efforts to reach the WBE utilization goals set forth in <br />the 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 LtST(S): The bidder reviewed 1) the City of South Bend's Minority and Women Business Enterprise <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 <br />at: h :/Iwww,in. ovlidoa/. <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 />TB Inclusion Program Plan and the Indiana Department of Administration's certified list of <br />Indiana Minority and Women Business Enterprises, found on their website <br />h :lhyww.in, ovfidoa]. <br />€ affirm that I have made good faith efforts to select portions of the contract work to be <br />TB performed by WBEs, including, where appropriate, breaking out contract work items into <br />economically feasible units to facilitate WBE participation. <br />TB 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 />TB 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 <br />such advertisements. <br />I affirm that I performed any and all necessary steps to provide written notices in a manner <br />TB reasonably calculated to inform WBEs of subcontracting opportunities and allowed <br />sufficient time for WBEs to participate effectively. <br />TB I affirm that I followed up on initial solicitations with interested WBEs. <br />TB 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 />TB I affirm that I have made good faith efforts to assist interested WBEs in obtaining banding, <br />lines of credit, or insurance as required by the City or the bidder, where appropriate. <br />Version 5120/2024 Contractor's Bid for Public Works - 12 <br />