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' Pre-Bid Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 7 <br /> Clarifier Conversion Project November 3, 2021 <br /> • Bidders were advised that all portions of the Work, including all testing, starting, <br /> adjusting, commissioning, and manufacturer's service, shall be complete such <br /> that the City may place the full facility in operation at full capacity by the date of <br /> anticipated Substantial Completion. <br /> • Completion dates noted in the Project Manual on page 27 and retainage and <br /> progress payment procedures are in the Project Manual, General Conditions and <br /> Section 01290 — Payment Procedures. <br /> • It was noted that all Bidders should take special note of Section 01110 — <br /> Summary of Project which includes a detailed Sequence of Construction and <br /> Drawing S-001 for the Solids Contact Clarifier Sequence of Construction. <br /> • Bidders were reminded scheduling and preplanning of startup and switchover <br /> work with the City will be extremely important. Bidders are directed to Section <br /> 01727, Protection of Adjacent Facilities, for coordination of transfer, shutdown <br /> and interruption periods (typically 7 days and written authorization from the City <br /> is required before proceeding). The City cannot be without potable water. <br /> The full-sized paper set of construction drawings are the official set of drawings <br /> for bidders to prepare their bids. <br /> IV. Discuss City's MBE Policy — Paul Caswell, City Engineer distributed hardcopies <br /> of the City Code Chapter 28, Article 10 Minority Participation Goals for Public <br /> Works Contracts and the following items were noted. <br /> A. Policy <br /> The City of Decatur encourages a diverse workforce for all municipal <br /> procurement and public works projects. Toward that end, the City establishes <br /> goals for participation by Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and minority <br /> workers for public works contracts, and incentives for procuring equipment, <br /> supplies and services for the city government from MBEs. <br /> The City requires that general contractors show good faith efforts to meet the <br /> City's goals of 10% of the project amount be used to hire MBE subcontractors <br /> when subcontracting opportunities exist and/or 10% of the total dollar amount <br /> of the contract should be for the purchase of goods, material and equipment to <br /> ' Minority Business Enterprise, and 18% total hours are to be worked by <br /> minority employees. Note that there are two goals that need to be addressed <br /> RIKAT <br />