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EXHIBIT E <br /> MINORITY PARTICIPATION GOALS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS <br /> Description of the Minority Participation Goals Program: <br /> A. The City of Decatur encourages the participation of minorities and Minority Business Enterprises <br /> (MBEs) for City-funded public works construction projects. To comply with Chapter 28, Section <br /> 10,of the City Code,bidders will make a good faith effort to meet the following minimum goals: <br /> 1. Ten (10)Percent(%) of the total dollar amount of the contract should be performed by Minority <br /> Business Enterprises if subcontracting opportunities are available and/or Ten (10 Percent (%) <br /> of the total dollar amount of the contract should be for the purchase of goods, material and <br /> equipment to Minority Business Enterprises. <br /> 2. Minority workers should perform Eighteen (18)Percent (%) of the total hours worked. <br /> B. Failure to submit a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Utilization Statement or the Minority <br /> Business Enterprise(MBE)Participation Waiver Request as described and provided herein,may <br /> cause the bid to be rejected and determined non-responsive. <br /> C. If the use of Minority Business Enterprise meets or exceeds 20% the final contract value, the City <br /> will award a bonus. The amount of the bonus will be calculated as 2% of the final contract amount. <br /> with the bonus not to exceed a maximum of S50,000. <br /> II. Pre-Bid Efforts when Awarding Subcontracts: Bidders shall make a good faith effort to contact and <br /> solicit bids from MBEs for available subcontracting. Subcontracting contact and bidding is to be made <br /> prior to bid opening. Subcontract information is to be recorded on the Minority Business Enterprise <br /> (MBE) Utilization Statement to be submitted with the bid documents. <br /> III. Waiver: <br /> A. If a contractor does not or cannot meet the City's minority participation goals for contracts, it may <br /> seek in writing a waiver. The waiver request shall include, as appropriate: <br /> 1. Evidence of the contractor's good faith efforts to secure participation by MBE and minority <br /> workers: <br /> 2. Evidence the contractor received no proposals or inquiries from qualified MBE or firms that <br /> employ minority workers in response to a good faith effort to secure participation. <br /> B. Bidders seeking a waiver of MBE goals must submit with the bid documents a Minority Business <br /> Enterprise (MBE) Participation Waiver Request. <br /> IV. Change in the Use of Subcontractors or Self-Performance Status: Before the Prime Contractor can <br /> deviate from utilizing any of the subcontractors listed on the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) <br /> Utilization Statement, add subcontractors, or declare the intent to self-perform the work; a completed <br /> Notification of Change in Participation form is to be submitted for each change. <br /> V. Record Keeping and Reporting: The Prime Contractor and subcontractors agree to maintain records <br /> demonstrative of their good faith efforts to comply with the participation goals identified in the City <br /> Code. All information, including subcontracting and minority participation will be provided through <br /> reporting forms submitted monthly to the City of Decatur. <br /> VI. Chapter 28, Article 10. of the City Code is included herewith for the information of the bidder. <br />