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f""A I I <br /> Insituform 580 Goddard Avenue Name: Greg Patton Fax:636-898-5094 <br /> chesterfield,MO 63005 TiVe:Business Development Email:gpatton@insituform.com <br /> www.insituform.com Manager <br /> Phone:(314)409-5069 <br /> February 16, 2022 <br /> Matt Newell <br /> Director of Public Works <br /> 1 Gary K. Anderson Plaza <br /> Decatur, IL 62523 <br /> mnewell(cD-decaturil.gov <br /> (217) 424-2747 <br /> REFERENCE: City of Decatur, IL 2022 Trenchless Long Lining Repairs <br /> City Project 2022-28 <br /> Dear Mr. Newell, <br /> In reference to the above project, Insituform Technologies USA, LLC., needs to submit <br /> a request for a waiver on the 10% MBE goal listed in the specifications for dollars spent <br /> on contract based upon the following reasons: <br /> 1) The only subcontracting opportunities on this project are bid items 12 (Protruding <br /> Lateral Cut-out), 17 (Initial Sewer Cleaning & Video Inspection 8" — 24"), and 18 <br /> (Initial Sewer Cleaning & Video Inspection > 24"). Among the alternates <br /> proposed, those three items (protruding lateral, cleaning/inspecting 8" — 24", and <br /> cleaning/inspecting > 24") remain the only subcontracting opportunities <br /> 2) As you are aware, these three bid items are a highly specialized concentration, <br /> and there are only a handful of companies that perform this type of work. The <br /> only MBE companies that service our area are: <br /> David Mason & Associates Blue Nile Contractors <br /> 800 South Vandeventer 95 South Drake <br /> St. Louis, MO 63110 Claycomo, MO 64119 <br /> MBE — African American MBE —African American <br /> (314) 534-1030 (816) 505-1302 <br /> GLS Diversified Contractors <br /> 900 Coffey Street <br /> Indianapolis, IN 46221 <br /> (317) 292-9622 <br /> MBE — African American <br />