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I 1 I 2 1. By meeting the goal 3 The best indication of good faith efforts is to document, through 4 submission of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Utilization 5 Certification and supporting Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 6 (DBE) Written Confirmation Document(s) that the Bidder has obtained 7 enough DBE participation to meet or exceed the assigned DBE COA 8 contract goal. That being the case no additional GFE documentation 9 is required. Or; 10 11 2. By documentation that it made adequate GFE to meet the goal 12 The Bidder may demonstrate a GFE in whole or part through GFE 13 documentation ONLY IN THE EVENT a Bidder's efforts to solicit 14 sufficient DBE participation have been unsuccessful. In this case, the 15 Bidder must supply GFE documentation in addition to the 16 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Utilization Certification, and I 17 supporting Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Written 18 Confirmation document(s). 19 20 Note: In the case where the Bidder was awarded the contract based on 21 demonstrating adequate GFE the advertised DBE goal will not be 22 reduced to the Bidder's partial commitment. The Bidder shall 23 demonstrate a GFE during the life of the Contract to attain the DBE 24 Condition of Award (COA) Goal as assigned to the project. 25 26 Good Faith Efforts (GFE) Documentation 27 GFE documentation shall be received, as specified in the special provisions 28 for Section 1-02.9 Delivery of Proposal. 29 30 Based upon all the relevant documentation submitted in Bid or as supplement 31 to Bid, the Contracting Agency shall determine whether the Bidder has 32 demonstrated a sufficient GFE to achieve DBE participation. The Contracting 33 Agency will make a fair and reasonable judgment of whether a Bidder that did 34 not meet the goal through participation, made adequate good faith efforts as 35 demonstrated by the GFE documentation. 36 37 The following is a list of types of actions, which would be considered as part of 38 the Bidder's GFE to achieve DBE participation. It is not intended to be a 39 mandatory checklist, nor is it intended to be exclusive or exhaustive. Other i 40 factors or types of efforts may be relevant in appropriate cases: 41 42 1. Attendance by the Bidder at any pre-solicitation or pre-Bid meetings 43 that were scheduled by the Contracting Agency to inform DBEs of 44 contracting and subcontracting or material supply opportunities 45 available on the project; I 46 2. Contacting local Tribes, Tribal Employment Rights Offices (TERO) 47 concerning the subcontracting or supply opportunities in sufficient 48 time to allow the enterprises to participate effectively; I 49 3. Selection by the Bidder of specific economically feasible units of the 50 project to be performed by DBEs in order to increase the likelihood of I PACIFIC&BROADWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS I FED AID#HSIP-0005(331);COE#3523 CITYWIDE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FED AID#HSIP-0005(330);COE#3524 40 December 23,2015