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21T ' OF SOUTH BENDS GUIDELITNEO <br />TC2 I <br />F+ IR. OOD F. ITH EFFt�RT <br />E <br />Under the City of South Bend's Minority and Wome s Bkhor'izedEtnts Enterprise MWBE) I fic'sgoaiOn 1F to increase �+li(yBE <br />Iulda <br />nclaasion Flan}, the r;�iky of South Bend {the City <br />participation in City contracts and procurements. <br />CBE articipation gaols are set based on availability of CadWBE contractors wvithin the City 's geographic market <br />h p <br />area identified in the City's Disparity :Study. <br />ave <br />For contractors bidding on a construction, services, supplies or <br />equipmen <br />faith efforts totract rneet theroont alcthgoal been set for <br />all or parts of the project, below is information relevant to goo <br />eE'Failure to make a good faith effort m <br />Project bidders must try day result in <br />t th '�JBE's are in fact available to perform work on the ccntrac . <br />When the City sets a contract goal, that meansdiligently to meet goal, <br />rejection of your bid as non -responsive to the contract. <br />a contractor to achieve a contract goal which, by their scope, <br />Good faith efforts means actions undertaken by goals kUL "s <br />intensity; and appropriateness to the objective, can be reasonably expected to fulfill the Program <br />Inclusion Plan, Secticn4.B_, NLO,$ 21)w <br />ranfrnCtors must provide <br />g <br />ood faith effort is fully reviewable by khe City, Vifhe heacontractor'soigood faith efforts to acding that the contractor was non�r€sponsove, <br />h eve the <br />as much information as possible to help the City a <br />ssess <br />goal. Ina¢leguate proof of good faith efforts n ay result in a fin <br />causing its. bid to be rejected even if iit is the rawest, <br />Good faith efforts require active, aggressive efforts by the prime contractor to obtain the contract h�ia�dBE <br />participation goal. Mere pro forma efforts are not goon faith efforts. To satisfy the good faith efforts test: <br />and not excessive, the C� WBE's quote <br />from <br />,� prime contractor may not reject a �t'�fBE's bid salel because it is not the low°�rest bud received or laid <br />10 <br />subcontractors. if the I'� VBE s costs are reasonableoaks even if the I ± BE's bud 's not the <br />presumptively should be accepted on a contract requiring g <br />lowest one received. However, if an Cvly'JB �`sTde�o��trackouote � has the burden le rof demonstratingthe prime contractor may reject the bid on that ba <br />excessiveness or unreasonableness of eBxECessive Contractors must provide the City with <br />whether a M BE quote was unreasonable or <br />copies of each ►�I'hiWBE and non M WBE quote sularnitted to the bidder when a non-��B was <br />selectedover, an MW SEa reasons based on a thorough <br />A contractor may not reject a t�,1'�BE as being unqualified tract �without ejects a CUBE as unqualified the <br />investigation of the CwtWBE's capabilities. if a prime con <br />Contractor rrt�rst provide the City With good reasons for this. She r4tti�lBE'sl�nd�a to v�ruon�u� one <br />membership in a specific group, organization, political or social affiliationexamp <br />is not a basis to reject the MWBE for lackof qualification. <br />�Jcrsior� 1,'3,(2025 <br />F'Utaiic t�'ork� QuotePage,d ��r <br />