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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 WBE participation . <br />Project Number: 125-081 Date : 1 2 - 1 5 - 2 5 <br />Project Name : Wastewater Treatment Plant Access Road Milling and Resurface <br />Bidd er: Rieth-Riley Construction Co ., Inc. <br />Contact Person : Derek Sauer Telephone : 5 7 4 - 2 8 8 - 8 3 2 1 <br />Address : 25200 SR 23 <br />City : South Bend State : .,_I "'"'N'---------Zip : 4 6 6 1 4 <br />Email : dsauer@rieth-riley .com <br />To determ ine 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 commiss ions , <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 Ben d's Minority and Women Bus iness Enterprise <br />Inclusion Program Plan; 2) the list of certified MWBEs provided by the City ; and 3) the Ind iana Department <br />of Administration list of Minority and Women Owned Businesses (both certified and non -certified) found <br />at: httQ://www .in.gov/idoa/. <br />GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN WBE PARTICIPATION <br />The bidder shall initial ea ch item below , as evidence of its good f aith efforts to obtain WBE participation <br />in the awarded contract. <br />J5 <br />I affirm that I reviewed the City of South Bend 's Mino rity and Women Business Enterprise <br />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 />(http://www .in .gov/idoa). <br />J; <br />I affirm that I have made good faith efforts to select portions of the contract work to be <br />performed by WBEs , including , where appropriate , breaking out contract work items into <br />economically feasible un its to faci litate MWBE participation . <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 I affirm that I attended all pre-bid meetings scheduled by the City of South Bend to inform <br />WBEs of contracting and subcontracting opportun ities . <br />i I affirm that I advertised in general circulation and/or trade association publications <br />concern ing subcontract opportunities and allowed WBEs reasonable time to respond to <br />such advertisements . <br />J) <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 <br />sufficient time for WBEs to participate effectively. <br />i I affirm that I followed up on initial solicitations with interested WBEs . <br />Ji I affirm that I negotiated with interested WBEs in good fa ith, including providing such WBEs <br />w ith adequate information about the plans , specifications and other requirements of the <br />subcontract. <br />y~ I affirm that I have made good faith efforts to assist interested WBEs in obta ining bond ing, <br />lines of credit , or insurance as required by the City or the bidder, where appropriate . <br />Version 1/3/2025 Page -25 Public Works Quote