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I <br /> I MINORITY PARTICIPATION GOALS FOR PUBLIC WORKS <br /> CONTRACTS <br /> I <br /> I. Description of the Minority Participation Goals Program: <br /> A. The City of Decatur encourages the participation of minorities and Minority <br /> Business Enterprises (MBEs) for City-funded public works construction <br /> I projects. To comply with Chapter 28, Section 10, of the City Code, bidders will <br /> make a good faith effort to meet the following minimum goals: <br /> 1 1. Ten (10)Percent(%)of the total dollar amount of the contract should be performed <br /> by Minority Business Enterprises if subcontracting opportunities are available <br /> and/or Ten (10)Percent(%) of the total dollar amount of the contract should be for <br /> I the purchase of goods, material and equipment to Minority Business Enterprises. <br /> 2. Minority workers should perform Eighteen (18) Percent (%) of the total hours <br /> worked. <br /> fIlB. Failure to submit a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Utilization Statement or <br /> the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)Participation Waiver Request as described <br /> I and provided herein, may cause the bid to be rejected and determined non- <br /> responsive. <br /> C. If the use of Minority Business Enterprise meets or exceeds 20% the final contract <br /> Ivalue, the City will award a bonus. The amount of the bonus will be calculated as <br /> ' 2% of the final contract amount, with the bonus not to exceed a maximum of <br /> $50,000. <br /> III. Pre-Bid Efforts when Awarding Subcontracts: Bidders shall make a good faith effort to <br /> contact and solicit bids from MBEs for available subcontracting. Subcontracting contact and <br /> I bidding is to be made prior to bid opening. Subcontract information is to be recorded on the <br /> Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Utilization Statement to be submitted with the bid <br /> documents. <br /> IIII. Waiver: <br /> I A. If a contractor does not or cannot meet the City's minority participation goals for <br /> contracts, it may seek in writing a waiver. The waiver request shall include, as <br /> appropriate: <br /> 1 1. Evidence of the contractor's good faith efforts to secure participation by MBE <br /> and minority workers; <br /> 2. Evidence the contractor received no proposals or inquiries from qualified MBE <br /> I or firms that employ minority workers in response to a good faith effort to secure <br /> participation. <br /> I B. Bidders seeking a waiver of MBE goals must submit with the bid documents a <br /> Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Participation Waiver Request. <br /> I IV. Change in the Use of Subcontractors or Self-Performance Status: Before the Prime <br /> Contractor can deviate from utilizing any of the subcontractors listed on the Minority Business <br /> I H <br />