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' Pre-bid Meeting Minutes <br /> for <br /> ' 2024 LOCAL MOTOR FUEL TAX STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT <br /> CITY PROJECTS 2024-25 <br /> iConference Call <br /> 10:00 a.m..,Wednesday, August 28, 2024 <br /> ' I. Introduction <br /> Introductions by Don Cisco, Engineering Project Manager. This is a pre-bid meeting for City <br /> ' Project 2024-25 Local Moter Fuel Tax Street Improvement Project. <br /> II. Project Review <br /> The placement of approximately 5,200 tons of Hot-Mix Asphalt on various streets in the City of <br /> Decatur. There will also be about 2000 feet of curb and gutter,4,500 square feet of sidewalk, 115 <br /> 1 square yards of Class 8 patching, and 800 square yards of HMA patching. The work also includes <br /> 33 feet of storm sewer, utility adjustments, thermoplastic pavement marking, detector loops, <br /> traffic control,crack filling, landscaping, and other related work items. <br /> ' III. Minority Participation Goals Review of City Code Chapter 28,Article 10(Discussion by <br /> Paul Caswell, City Engineer) <br /> A. Policy <br /> ' The City of Decatur encourages a diverse workforce for all municipal procurement and <br /> public works projects. Toward that end, the City establishes goals for participation by <br /> ' Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and minority workers for public works contracts, <br /> and incentives for procuring equipment, supplies and services for the city government <br /> from MBEs. <br /> ' The City requires that general contractors show good faith efforts to meet the City's <br /> goals of 10%of the project amount be used to hire MBE subcontractors when <br /> subcontracting opportunities exist and/or 10%of the total dollar amount of the contract <br /> should be for the purchase of goods, material and equipment to Minority Business <br /> Enterprise, and 18%total hours are to be worked by minority employees. Note that there <br /> ' are two goals that need to be addressed <br /> ' B. Definitions <br /> The Prospective bidders are directed to the attached handout that provides an excerpt of <br /> 1 the State's definition of a minority. <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br />