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INFORMATION F4R BIDDERS <br /> MII�TORITY PARTICIPATION GOALS <br /> FC1R PUBLIC WORKS CQNTRACTS <br /> I. Description of the Minorit Participation Goals Pro�,ram; <br /> A. The City of Decatur encourages the participation of minorities and Minority Business <br /> Enterprises(MBEs} for City-funded public warks canstruction projects. To comply with <br /> Chapter 2$, Sectian 1 U,of the City Code, bidders will make a good faith effort to meet <br /> the foltowing minimunn goals: <br /> 1. If subcantracting apportunities are available, 10% of the total dollar amount of the <br /> contract should be perforrned by Minority Business Enterprises. <br /> 2. Minority workers shoezld perfarm 18% of the total hours warked. <br /> B. Failure to submit a Snbcantractor Utiiization Statement,the Minority Business <br /> Enterprise Participation Waiver Reqaest or MBE Subcantractor Information Forrr► <br /> as described and provided herein, may cause the bid ta be rejected and determined nan- <br /> responsive, <br /> II. Pre-Bid Efforts when Awarding Subcontracts: Bidders shall make a gaod faith effort to <br /> contact and solicit bids from MBEs for available subcontracting, Subcontracting contact and <br /> bidding is to be made prior to bid opening. Subcontract information is to be recarded on the <br /> Subcontractor Utili�ation Statement ta be su6mitted with the bid documents. <br /> III, Waiver: <br /> A. If a contractor does not ar cannot meet the City's minarity participation gaals for <br /> contracts, it may seek in writing a waiver. The waiver request shall include, as <br /> appropriate. <br /> 1. Evidence of the contractor's good faith efforts ta secure participation by MBE and <br /> minority warkers; <br /> 2. Evidence the contractor received no proposals or 'rnquiries fram qualified MBE or <br /> firms that employ minority workers in response to a gaod faith effort to secure <br /> participation. <br /> B. Bidders seekin�,a waiver of MBE goals must subrr�it with the bid documents a Minoritv <br /> Business Enterprise Participation Waiver Re4uest. <br /> IV. Chan�e in the Use of Subcontractars or SeIf-Performance Status: Befare the Prime <br /> Cantractor can deviate fram utilizing any of the subcontractors (isted on the Subcontractor <br /> Utilizatian Statement, add subcontractars,ar declare the intent to self-perform the wark; a <br /> completed Notification of Change in Participation forrn is to be submitted for each change. <br /> V. Record Keeping and Reportin� The Prime Cantractor and subcantractors agree to <br /> maintain records demonstrative of their good faith efforts to camply with the participation <br /> goals identified in the City Code, Atl information, including subcontracting, minority <br /> participation,and weekly prevailing wage documentation, will be provided through <br /> eFrismSaft,an electronic web-based compliance tracking software. Access to ePrismSoft <br /> has been furnished by the City af Decatur. Ta activate access the Prime Cantractor and all <br /> subcontractors are to contact Hurnan Capital Development at webnfo(c�Leprismsoft.com or <br /> �309)b92-6400. <br /> 9 <br />