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CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />PUBLIC BIDDING WORKSHOP <br />(SIDEWALKS & CURBS BIDDING) <br />FOR MINORITY -OWNED AND WOMEN -OWNED BUSINESSES <br />During the month of May 2013, the Public Works Department will be soliciting bids for <br />approximately $500,000 of sidewalk & curbs work which, in prior years, has not publicly bid. <br />The City of South Bend's Diversity Utilization Board is sponsoring a hands -on tutorial workshop (to <br />be taught by Gary Gilot and other current staff members of the Public Works Department) for <br />minority and women -owned businesses that is intended to: <br />• Examine bidding requirements, business systems and documentation of a successful bid to <br />perform work for a City such as South Bend under public bidding state statutes that <br />necessitate award to lowest responsible and responsive bidder. <br />• Learn what it takes to bid as a general contractor. <br />• Learn also how to leverage information in the public bidding web site to be a successful <br />subcontractor to area majority firms on larger projects. <br />• Using Ivy Tech's Computer Lab, generate a mock bid for a prospective "sidewalk and curbs" <br />project, which will be reviewed during the course. <br />DATE /TIME: MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 <br />FROM 8AM TO 5PM <br />LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED <br />WHERE: IVY TECH CORPORATE COLLEGE, SOUTH BEND <br />(250 E. SAMPLE STREET) <br />PARKING LOCATED JUST EAST OF BUILDING <br />FEE: $20 PER REGISTRANT <br />TO REGISTER: <br />MS. KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />(574- 245 -6052) <br />BECAUSE OF CLASSROOM SIZE, SPACE WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FIRST 15 REGISTRANTS <br />SPONSORED BY: <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND'S DIVERSITY UTILIZATION BOARD, <br />MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG <br />AND <br />COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />IN PARTNERSHIP WITH <br />IVY TECH CORPORATE COLLEGE <br />AND <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT <br />