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Pre-bid Meeting Minutes <br /> for <br /> ' 2024 WATER SERVICE LINE DAYLIGHTING PROJECT <br /> ' CITY PROJECT 2023-20 <br /> Conference Call <br /> ' 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 20, 2023. <br /> Introduction <br /> The attendees at the pre-bid meeting are as shown on the sign-in sheet. <br /> ' The project arises out of a new Illinois law requiring lead service lines to be inventoried <br /> and replaced. Galvanized water service lines which are or were downstream of a lead <br /> ' gooseneck are also covered under the law. There are a number of deadlines early in 2024 <br /> related to the law, and the City of Decatur is seeking to improve its inventory prior to <br /> those deadlines. <br /> ' II. <br /> Project Review <br /> Exploratory excavation of water service lines to determine whether <br /> galvanized services are present or not. <br /> ' There were a number of questions from interested bidders, which are addressed in <br /> Addendum Number 1. <br /> Minority Participation Goals Review of City Code Chapter 28, Article 10 (Handout and <br /> Discussion). <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 /> tThe 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 of <br /> ' 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 minority <br /> employees. Note that there are two goals that need to be addressed <br /> 1 <br />