2-SWMBE Insert.pdf

M/WBE UTILIZATION STATEMENT

OPPORTUNITY HOME SAN ANTONIO

M/WBE PROGRAM OFFICE

Please read these instructions carefully before completing the required Minority/Women

Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Utilization Statement. These instructions are designed to assist prime contractors/consultants document M/WBE program compliance or in preparing the required detailed and complete good faith effort information.

Contractors/Consultants are required to submit detailed documentation when the contract specified M/WBE participation ranges or goals are not met. Opportunity Home M/WBE

Program Manager will review and consider a bidder’s or proposer’s good faith efforts in assisting Opportunity Home to meet its M/WBE policy and program objectives.

A. Bidders/Proposers are required to make sincere efforts in attempting to achieve the applicable

Opportunity Home M/WBE participation ranges or goals. The approved M/WBE participation ranges or goals will be monitored throughout the duration of the project;

B. All bidders/proposers are to complete Section A, Project Identification and Section B, Project

M/WBE Utilization, if applicable. Should there be subcontracting/sub consulting opportunities, yet the bidder/proposer not achieve the project’s applicable M/WBE participation range or goal, the bidder/proposer must complete all other sections of the Statement.

C. This Statement should be prepared by the company’s project M/WBE Coordinator or designee. The Statement must be signed and dated by an authorized company official. The

Coordinator or designee should have a working knowledge as to the project’s subcontracting or sub-consulting and supplier activities (actual and anticipated). This individual shall be a key figure in directing the prime contractor’s M/WBE activities.

D. The M/WBE Utilization Statement demonstrating a contractor’s good faith efforts is subject to the Opportunity Home M/WBE Program Coordinator’s review and approval.

E. Opportunity Home requires all M/WBE firms to be certified as such by an entity acceptable to

Opportunity Home for project M/WBE credit.

F. Opportunity Home reserves the right to approve all additions or deletions of subcontractors, subconsultants, and/or major vendors. In the event that an M/WBE subcontractor, subconsultant, and/or major vendor is replaced, the contractor must make a good faith effort to involve and utilize another M/WBE subcontractor, sub consultant, and/or major vendor.

Should you have any questions or need additional information, please contact:

Catherine Craig Section 3/SWMBE Coordinator 818 S. Flores St.

San Antonio, TX 78204 catherine_craig@homesa.org 210-477-6165

FOR OPPORTUNITY HOME PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT USE ONLY

Reviewed by: __________________________________________

Date: _________________________________________________ Signature of Opportunity Home Official:

Recommendation: Approval: ______ Denial: _______ subject to the Opportunity Home M/WBE Program Manager’s review and approval.

M/WBE UTILIZATION STATEMENT

OPPORTUNITY HOME SAN ANTONIO

M/WBE PROGRAM OFFICE

SECTION A: PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

Project Number________________ Project Title______________________________

Contract Amount ______________ Company Name __________________________

Project Participation Range/Goal: M/WBE ____ %

Contract Anticipated Participation Range: M/WBE ____ %

The M/WBE participation range/goal is expressed as a percentage of the total dollar amount of the prime contract awarded to M/WBEs. The goal is applicable for those areas, which the prime contractor has subcontracted, sub-consulted, and/or major supplies necessary in the performance of the contract.

SECTION B: SUBCONTRACTOR/SUB CONSULTANT/VENDOR UTILIZATION

1. List all actual and anticipated subcontracts, subconsultants, and/or major material purchases, include both M/WBE and non-M/WBE, to be utilized on the project (use additional sheets if necessary).

TRADE AREA ESTIMATED

AMOUNT ($)

SUB/SUPPLIER SUB/SUPPLIER

M/WBE

Yes (√) No

2. MBE utilization in total dollars: _______ WBE utilization in total dollars: _______

3. Overall MBE utilization percentage (%): ______

4. Overall WBE utilization percentage (%): ______

5. Overall M/WBE utilization percentage (%): ______

6. Anticipated M/WBE utilization on this contract will occur:

Throughout ___ Beginning 1/3 ___ Middle 1/3 ___ Final 1/3 ___

Please Note: Opportunity Home will credit only those M/WBEs that have been certified by an entity acceptable to Opportunity Home. All changes, additions, or deletions occurring during the life of this contract relative to use of the listed subcontractors, sub-consultants and/or major suppliers, M/WBE or otherwise, must be submitted to Opportunity Home for review and approval.

If Bidder/Proposer is unable to meet the M/WBE participation range/goal, please proceed to complete Section C and submit documentation demonstrating contractual good faith efforts.

SECTION C: GOOD FAITH EFFORT

The following items are minimally considered as good faith efforts and demonstrate specific initiatives made in attempting to achieve Opportunity Home’s M/W/BE participation ranges. The bidder/proposer is not limited to these particular areas and may include other efforts deemed appropriate. Please feel free to elaborate on any question below.

Required Questions Yes No

1. If applicable, was your company represented at the pre-bid conference?

2. Did your company request and obtain a copy of the certified M/WBE firms?

3. Were M/WBE firms solicited for contract participation?

4. Provide listing of solicited M/WBEs with whom contact was made?

Please identify name of company, contact person, date, phone number and briefly describe nature of solicitation. (Include as an Attachment)

5. Was direct contact made with Opportunity Home’s M/WBE Program Office?If yes, please identify date/person contacted and assistance sought.(Include as an

Attachment)

6. Identify all M/WBE support agencies/associations contacted for M/WBE assistance or solicitation (Minority Chamber’s of Commerce, purchasing councils, contractor groups, etc.). (Please attach copies of solicitation letters of assistance and/or describe, as an Attachment to this section, the personal contact made)

7. Were bid opportunities related to this project advertised in minority/women newspapers and trade journals? (If yes, please include a copy of the advertisement or detail the name of the publication(s), date of advertisement and describe the solicitation)

8. Were copies of plans and specification furnished to any M/WBEs?

9. Were subcontractors, subconsultants, and/or suppliers (if applicable) required to provide insurance or be bonded? (If yes, please detail any assistance that was provided or if they were referred, to whom)

10. List, as an Attachment, all M/WBE bids received but rejected. Identify company name, contact person, telephone number, date, trade area, and the reason for rejecting the bid/proposal.

11. Discuss any other effort(s) aimed at involving M/WBEs (Include as an

Attachment):

(a) Identify any specific efforts to divide work, in accordance with normal industry practices, to allow maximum M/WBE participation.

(b) Discuss joint ventures initiatives, requesting second-tier M/WBE subcontracting, etc., if any.

(c) List all other good faith efforts employed, please elaborate.

The undersigned acknowledges and states that all information submitted as part of this

Good Faith Effort Statement is true and correct to the best of his/her knowledge. I further agree that this document shall be attached thereto and become a binding part of the Opportunity Home contract.

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