Combined Construction Inc. 7/22/2020

1 Submission of the UDBE Utilization Certification, supporting UDBE Written 2 Confirmation Document(s) showing the Bidder has obtained enough UDBE 3 participation to meet or exceed the UDBE COA Goal, the UDBE Bid Item I 4 Breakdown and the UDBE Trucking Credit Form, if applicable. 5 6 2. By documentation that the Bidder made adequate GFE to meet the UDBE 1 7 COA Goal 8 The Bidder may demonstrate a GFE in whole or part through GFE 9 documentation ONLY IN THE EVENT a Bidder's efforts to solicit sufficient 10 UDBE participation have been unsuccessful. The Bidder must supply GFE 11 documentation in addition to the UDBE Utilization Certification, supporting 12 UDBE Written Confirmation Document(s), the UDBE Bid Item Breakdown 13 form and the UDBE Trucking Credit Form, if applicable. 14 15 Note: In the case where a Bidder is awarded the contract based on 16 demonstrating adequate GFE, the advertised UDBE COA Goal will not I 17 be reduced. The Bidder shall demonstrate a GFE during the life of the 18 Contract to attain the advertised UDBE COA Goal. 19 I 20 GFE documentation, the UDBE Bid Item Breakdown form, and the UDBE Trucking 21 Credit Form, if applicable, shall be submitted as specified in Section 1-02.9. 22 I 23 The Contracting Agency will review the GFE documentation and will determine if the 24 Bidder made an adequate good faith effort. 25 26 Good Faith Effort (GFE) Documentation 27 GFE is evaluated when: 28 29 1. Determining award of a Contract that has COA goal, 30 31 2. When a COA UDBE is terminated and substitution is required, and 32 I 33 3. Prior to Physical Completion when determining whether the Contractor has 34 satisfied its UDBE commitments. 35 36 49 CFR Part 26, Appendix A is intended as general guidance and does not, in itself, 37 demonstrate adequate good faith efforts. The following is a list of types of actions, 38 which would be considered as part of the Bidder's GFE to achieve UDBE I 39 participation. It is not intended to be a mandatory checklist, nor is it intended to be 40 exclusive or exhaustive. Other factors or types of efforts may be relevant in 41 appropriate cases. 42 43 1. Soliciting through all reasonable and available means (e.g. attendance at 44 pre-bid meetings, advertising and/or written notices) the interest of all 45 certified UDBEs who have the capability to perform the Work of the I 46 Contract. The Bidder must solicit this interest within sufficient time to allow 47 the UDBEs to respond to the solicitation. The Bidder must determine with 48 certainty if the UDBEs are interested by taking appropriate steps to follow 49 up initial solicitations. 50 51 2. Selecting portions of the Work to be performed by UDBEs in order to I 52 increase the likelihood that the UDBE COA Goal will be achieved. This MAPLE HEIGHTS BRIDGE SEISMIC RETROFIT PAGE 42 OF 106 SPECIAL PROVISIONS—Addendum 1 WORK ORDER#3693 MAY 4,2020 FEDERAL AID#BHM-2776(008)