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� INFORMATION FOFt BIDDERS <br /> MINQRITI'PARTICIPATION GOALS <br /> FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS <br /> �' I. 17escription of the Minority Participation Goals Pro ram: <br /> � A. The City of Decatur encourages the participatian of rninarities and Minority Business <br /> Enterprises (MBEs}for City-funded public warks canstruction projects. To comply with <br /> Chapter 28, Section 10, of the City Code, bidders will make a good faith effort to meet <br /> � the fail€twir�g minimt�m goals: <br /> l. If subcantracting appartunities are availabte, 10% of the tQtal dollar amount of the <br /> � contract should be performed by Minority Business Enterprises. <br /> 2. Minarity warkers shQuld perfarm 18°l0 of the tatal hours worked. <br /> B. Failure ta submit a Subcontractor Utiiizatian Statement, the Minority Business <br /> � Enterprise Participation Waiver Request or MBE Subcontractor Information Farm <br /> as described and provided herein,may cause the bid ta be rejected and determined non- <br /> � responsive. <br /> II. Pre-Bid Effarts when Awarding Subcontracts; Bidders shall make a good faith effort to <br /> � contact and salicit bids fram MBEs for avai]able subcontracting. Subcontracting cantact and <br /> bidding is to be made prior to bid opening. Subcontract informatian is to be recorded on the <br /> Subcontractor Utilization Statement and MBE Subcontractor Infarmation Form ta be <br /> � submitted with the bid documents. <br /> III. Waiver: <br /> � A. If a contractor does not or cannot rneet the Cit 's minorit artici atian oals for <br /> Y YP P g <br /> contracts, it may seek in writing a waiver. The waiver ret�uest shall include, as <br /> �' appropriate: <br /> 1. Evidence of the contractor's gaod faith effarts to secure participatian by MBE and <br /> � minority workers; <br /> 2. Evidence the cantractor received no propasals ar inquiries from qualified�VIBE ar <br /> �rrns that employ mmority workers in response to a good faith effort to secure <br /> � participation. . . . . . <br /> B. Bidders seeking a waiver of MBE �oals rnust submit with the bid documents a Minority <br /> Bus�ness Enterprise Panc��pahan Waiver Request. <br /> � IV. Chan�e in the Use of Subcontractors or Self-Performance Status: Befare the Prime <br /> Contractor can deviate from utilizing any of the subcontractars listed on the Subcontractor <br /> Utilizatian Statement, add subcantractars, or declare the intent ta self-perform the work; a <br /> � completed Notification of Change in Participation forrn is to be submitted for each change. <br /> � V. Record Keepin�and Reportin�: The Prime Contractor and subcontractors agree to <br /> maintain records demanstrative of their good faith efforts to comply with the participation <br /> goals identified in tYae City Code. Alt inforrmation, including subcontracting, minority <br /> � participation, and weekly prevailing wage documentatian, wi11 be pravided thraugh <br /> ePrismSoft, an electronic web based compliance tracking saftware. Access ta ePrismSoft <br /> has beer� furnished by the City of Deca�r. To activate access the Prime Contractor and a11 <br /> � subcontractors are to contact Human Capital Development at webnfo(a�eprismsoft.com or <br /> {309� 692-6�00. <br /> � 9 <br />