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Local Assistance Procedures Manual EXHIBIT9-E <br />Sample Evaluation of Good Faith Efforts <br />EXHIBIT 9-E SAMPLE EVALUATION OF GOOD FAITH EFFORTS <br />Memorandum <br />To: PROJECT FILE Date: <br />Federal -Aid Project Number: <br />Bid Opening Date: <br />Bidder: <br />Type of Work: <br />Bid Amount: <br />From: Name of Agency <br />Subject: Evaluation of Good Faith Efforts <br />The Name of Agency established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal of <br />percent for this contract. The bidder commits [count only qualifying DBE participation] <br />percent DBE participation. <br />The Name of Agency 's evaluation of the apparent low bidder's Good Faith Efforts is based on <br />Section 9.9 of the Local Assistance Procedures Manual and Appendix A in Part 26 of Title 49 <br />of the Code of Federal Regulations. The efforts of the bidder were reviewed by the <br />Name of Agency from the information provided in Exhibit 15-H: Proposer/Contractor <br />Good Faith Efforts signed and submitted by Name of Agency <br />The Name of Agency determined that the Low Bidder pick demonstrate Good Faith <br />Efforts to meet the DBE participation goal of this project for the reasons cited in this evaluation. <br />EVALUATION <br />A. Items of work the bidder made available to DBE <br />ffrnlbescribe the work and approximate dollar amount, as a percentage of total work, made available to <br />DBEs by the Low Bidder. If the bidder did not make enough work available to meet the goal, the <br />bidder definitely did not make adequate efforts to meet the goal. The amount of work made available <br />relative to the goal is generally positively correlated with the adequacy of the bidder's Good Faith <br />Efforts.] <br />[Did the Low Bidder separate the work into economically feasible units to facilitate DBE <br />participation?] <br />B. Solicitation effort documentation <br />[Document the number of DBEs originally contacted by the Low Bidder and the dates and number of <br />follow-up solicitations and determine if sufficient time was allowed for the DBEs to respond.] <br />[Document ifthe Low Bidder solicited through all reasonable and available means (e.g., attendance <br />at pre -bid meetings, advertising and/or written notices, etc.) to all certified DBEs who have the <br />capability to perform the work of the contract?] <br />[Did the Low Bidder provide proof of the aforementioned items?] <br />City Council 20 — 76 7/18/2(T I" 1 of2 <br />Try 2020 <br />