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City of South Bend <br />Common Council <br />441 County -City Building . 227W Jefferson Blvd (574) 235 -9321 <br />Soutb Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 Fax (574) 235 -9173 <br />http://www.southbendin.gov <br />Derek D. Dieter <br />November 20, 2013 <br />President <br />Derek D. Dieter, President <br />Oliver J. Davis <br />South Bend Common Council <br />Vice - President <br />40' Floor County -City Building <br />227 W. Jefferson Blvd. <br />Karen L. White <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Chairperson, Committee <br />of the Whole <br />Dear Council Members: <br />Tim Scott <br />First District <br />The attached bill is being introduces for your consideration to create and allow a more competitive <br />atmosphere for local contractors and subcontractors. The Responsible Bidders Ordinance will promote a <br />Henry Davis, Jr. <br />higher sensitivity and competitivenes frr locally based firms and local employment. Over past two <br />Second District <br />decades the local area has seen a reduction of over 30 construction companies due to the unfairness in the <br />bidding practices. <br />Valerie Schey <br />Third District <br />Under the current Indiana State law mu,:icipal bodies ar:: allowed to create progressive policies to create <br />more competition between private co.tractors for public prq; ects. As an incentive this ordinance aims to <br />Fred Ferlic <br />incentivize iocal and smaller contractors c_ bid more c mpetitic.:i�. <br />Fourth District <br />Per the Department of Labor websitc the State of Indiana has a current unemployment rate of 8.1 %, Saint <br />David Varner <br />Joseph County 9.8% and nationally being 7.3 %. Studies show that locally based markets operate better and <br />Fifth District <br />create its own economics multiplier effect when local workers are employed. Saint Joseph County has the <br />highest unemployment rate amongst the other counties in our 5 county region. <br />Oliver J. Davis <br />With the amount of public dollars being spent on public projects we have an opportunity to recapture those <br />Sixth District <br />dollars in the local area. Every year the City of South Bend Public Works Department awards service, <br />construction, and equipment related contracts in access of $50 million per year with $23,381,895.40 being <br />Derek D. Dieter <br />bided out during 2012 -2013 for construction. And out of the 100% of the construction contracts awarded <br />At Large <br />more than 70% of those dollars left the area. <br />Gavin Ferlic With this ordinance we can offer a higher level of transparency in our tracking efforts and also bring a more <br />At Large competitive atmosphere that will return more local employment opportunities for the local family and <br />worker. I request this bill be refer; ed to the Public Works SubCommittee for review and discussion <br />Karen L. White on December 9, 2013. <br />At Large Sincerely, <br />Council [.4ember. Henry ts, Jr. <br />NOV 2 0 2013 <br />CITY V; 'L .,... :; awea, ltv <br />