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CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY <br />DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM <br />FORM MWBE-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 <br />Bend Public Works Projects requiring Good Faith Efforts to obtain MBE/WBE participation. It is the <br />bidder's sole responsibility to verify whether any listed minority or woman business meets the <br />qualifications of a Minority or Women's owned business as defined by the Indiana Department of <br />Administration ("IDOA"). <br />Project Number: <br />Project Name: <br />Bidder: <br />117-047-A <br />VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL RELOCATION <br />Ziolkowski Construction, Inc. <br />Date, May 22, 2018 <br />Contact Person: -.GaEy Paston Telephone: 574-287-1811 <br />Address: 1(150 Ralph,lones Drive <br />City: South Bend State: Indiana Zip: 46628 <br />Email: gl:)aston@zbtiild.com <br />To determine whether a bidder has demonstrated good faith efforts to reach the MBE/WBE utilization <br />goals set forth in the Clty of South Bend Public Works Project Specifications, the City and its agencies, <br />boards, or commissions, REQUIRE ALL of the following Good Faith Efforts as listed in the table <br />below*: <br />EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS <br />MBE/WBE LIST(S): The bidder reviewed the City of South Bend's Minority and Women <br />X <br />Business Enterprise Diversity Development Program, which uses the IDOA approved Ilst of <br />Minority and Women Owned Business as found on their website (http://www.in.gov/idoa). <br />ACTION (ADVERTISE/CONTACT): In order for your bid to be deemed responsive, the City of <br />South Bend requires that all' perspective bidders complete no less than 2 of the following: <br />1. Attend all ii meetings scheduled by the City to inform MBE/WBEs of contracting <br />and subcontracting opportunities. <br />2. Advertise in general circulation and/or trade association publications concerning <br />subcontracting opportunities, and!: allow MBE/WBEs reasonable time to respond. <br />3. Perform any and all necessary steps to provide written notice in a manner reasonably <br />calculated to inform MBEAIVBEs of subcontracting opportunities and allowed sufficient <br />time for them to participate effectively. <br />4. Utilize pre-existing services of available community organizations, small and/or <br />disadvantaged business assistance offices and other organizations that provided <br />assistance in, the recruitment and placement of MBE/WBE firms. <br />"Bidder must circle or otherwise notate which of the two (2) required actions were performed, <br />GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS: The bidder negotiated in good faith with interested <br />X <br />MBEIWBEs, including providing such MBE/WBE's with adequate information about the plans, <br />specifications and other requirements of the subcontract and did not reject MBE/WBEs as <br />itschard <br />unqualified without sound business reasons based on a thorough investigation of their <br />Bros. <br />capabilities,. <br />SMALL CONTRACT(S): The bidder selected specific porti:ons of the work to be performed by <br />MBE/WBEs in order to increase the likelihood of meeting the MBE/WBE goals (including <br />breaking down contracts into smaller units to facilitate MBE/WBE participation) <br />CONTRACT RECORDS: The bidder has maintained the following records for each MBE/WBE <br />that has bid on the subcontracting opportunity: <br />1. Name, address, and telephone number; <br />2. A description of information provided by the bidder or subcontractor; and <br />3. A statement of whether an agreement was reached, and if not, why not, including any <br />reasons for concluding that the MBE/WBE was unqualified to perform the job. <br />*Proper demonstration of Good Faith Effort requires your initials next to all of the above boxes. <br />Any omissions shall be considered grounds for rejection of the bid by the Board of Public Works. <br />Version 10/17/2017 Contractor's Bid for Public Works - 9 <br />11 7-047-A Vietnam Veteran's Memorla I Relocation <br />