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1 Pre-bid Meeting Agenda <br /> for <br /> VULCAN WATERMINE PIPELINE <br /> CITY PROJECT 2022-22 <br /> Conference Call <br /> ' 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,May 29, 2024 <br /> Introduction <br /> ' II. Project Review <br /> The project consists of installing a 14-inch HDPE raw water line that connects an <br /> existing 12" Cast Iron Pipe (CIP) near the Vulcan Pit to an existing 24"CIP water <br /> line near the raw water pumping station. Work will require Horizontal Directional <br /> Drilling (HDD) under the Sangamon River. Work will also include installation of <br /> instrumentation for pump operation and flow monitoring. <br /> III. 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 /> tgoals 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 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 B. Definitions <br /> The Prospective bidders are directed to the attached handout that provides an <br /> excerpt of the State's definition of a minority. <br /> C. Project Goals and Good Faith Efforts <br />