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MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
<br />The City of South Bend, Indiana has shown its commitment to addressing Minority Business ("MBE") and Women's
<br />Business Enterprise ("WBE") participation in public contracting through the adoption of the City of South Bend
<br />Ordinance No. 10081-11. Persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, or joint ventures awarded a contract
<br />by the City of South Bend through its agencies, boards, or commissions shall not discriminate against any employee
<br />or applicant for employment in the performance of a City contract with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or
<br />privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment because of race, sex, religion,
<br />color, national origin, ancestry, age or disability that does not affect that person's ability to perform work.
<br />The goal for MBEN1/BE participation for the purchase of work, labor, services, supplies, equipment, materials, or
<br />any combination in this project is 7.1% of the total bid amount, whether it be base bid or base bid plus alternate(s).
<br />Minority and Women's Businesses are described on the Indiana Department of Administration website:
<br />http://www.in.,qov/idoa/. It is the bidder's sole responsibility to verify whether any listed minority or woman business
<br />meets the qualifications of a Minority or Women's owned business. Documentation shall be provided with the bid
<br />that states the MBEM/BE that will be contracted, the dollar amount of the work that will be performed on the project
<br />and the percentage of the dollar amount as it relates to the total bid amount by using Form MWBE-1.0, Proof of
<br />MBE/WBE Participation Goal Form.
<br />In the event the bidder cannot meet the MBE/WBE participation goal set for this project, the award of the contract
<br />under public bidding laws or other contracts in which public bids are not required by law, the City, its agencies,
<br />boards, or commissions requires the Contractor's good faith efforts to obtain participation by those Contractors
<br />classified as a Minority Business ("MBE") or as a Women's Business Enterprise ("WBE").
<br />Failure to either meet the MBE/WBE participation goal set forth in this project or provide ALL the required
<br />evidence of good faith efforts with the bid will be grounds for rejecting a bid as non -responsive.
<br />The requirements that bidders shall supply as good faith efforts to have active participation from MBEs and/or WBEs
<br />on this Project is written documentation evidencing the efforts by using Form MWBE-2.0, Evidence of Good Faith
<br />Efforts and Form MWBE-2.1, MBE/WBE Contacted. Such documentation shall include but is not limited to the
<br />following items:
<br />a. A listing of all MBEAA1BEs contacted including: (1) the name and address of the MBE/WBE; (2) the date of
<br />contact; (3) the type of contact (i.e. phone call, written solicitation, etc.); (4) the nature or type services or
<br />goods requested; and (5) the result of the contact.
<br />b. Written evidence of outreach and copies of email exchanges inviting and receiving quotes or other
<br />responses from MBE/WBE businesses or other documentations of efforts to encourage and secure
<br />competitive quotes from MBE/WBE and local businesses to be included in the benefits of building this
<br />Project.
<br />c. Written documentation of letters of introduction, invitations to forging majority/minority strategic alliances
<br />for capacity building including but not limited to mentoring, extensions of assistance on payroll, insurance,
<br />bonding, line of credit, technical skills or business skills.
<br />All bidders are actively encouraged to reach out to the MBE/WBE businesses in St. Joseph County, Indiana and
<br />other local Indiana counties to utilize a good faith effort to forge constructive and lasting business partnerships.
<br />Notwithstanding the foregoing, the award and performance of all City contracts shall comply with applicable federal,
<br />state, and local laws.
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