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' <br /> ' <br /> firm that provide the type of work they need to subcontract ie: if a plumber is need you must <br /> � contact MBE plumbing firm, contacting a MBE electrical contractor does not count. <br /> Contact with MBE contractors can be made through the following sources: <br /> ' 1. Metro Decatur Black Chamber of Commerce: <br /> Pat West <br /> c% The Torch Newspaper <br /> ' thetorchdecatur(a��yahoo.com <br /> (217) 423-7720 <br /> 2. ePrismSoft; <br /> � 3. IDOT MBE listing; <br /> 4. Capital Development Board,• <br /> 5. The City of Peoria has a good listing; <br /> � 6. Other contractor resources. <br /> Note that lists nzaintained by others such as IDOT, Peoria, and the CDB contain women and <br /> ' disabled owned business enterprises which do not count toward the City's MBE goals. Always <br /> check to make sure,firms�neet the City's MBE requirements. <br /> 3. Review the City's expectation of what will be required to demonstrate a <br /> ' Good Faith Effort. <br /> Further Discussion on Good Faith e�'fort documentation re�uested by the Citv: <br /> ' • Good Faith Efforts will require documented outreach to minority contractors. <br /> • Make a minimum of 3 minority contacts for available subcontract work. <br /> • Provide evidence of efforts to contact: <br /> � o Source(s) of MBE information <br /> o Who was contacted <br /> o How was contact made <br /> � o Results of the contact <br /> o If no contacts are available,provide documentation on how you know that to be the <br /> case. <br /> � • Always document your outr�each efforts and provide that documentation attached to the <br /> Minority Business Enterprise Participation Waiver Request. <br /> • Bidding process: You do not have to take the MBE bid if it is not the low bid, but you do <br /> � need to provide evidence of the bid and the tabulation showing that the MBE was not the <br /> low bid. <br /> • Each contractor must show real outreach efforts (i.e. direct contacts) to get bidders, not <br /> � just published advertiserraents. <br /> o Document all MBE contacts and provide them with any waiver request. <br /> ' IV. Other Items <br /> All prevailing wage information for the General Contractor and all subcontractors will be input <br /> � into ePrismSoft. Please contact the help number listed if help is needed. <br /> ' <br /> 1 <br />