4-GFE Docs.xlsx

This file consists of Good Faith Efforts (GFE) documentation forms required by the Louisville Metro Government for a Construction Cost Estimator contract opportunity. The forms must be completed in their entirety and submitted with bid documents on the Bonfire platform, with access granted to the Human Relations Commission (HRC). The GFE-1 form requires bidders to provide comprehensive subcontractor and self-perform work lists, including bidder identification, bid amounts, and detailed subcontractor information such as legal business names, contact persons, addresses, Federal Tax IDs, and email addresses. Bidders must clearly delineate divisions of work they will self-perform versus those to be subcontracted and may indicate if no subcontracting will occur. The GFE-2 form documents good faith efforts to contact minority, female, and historically underutilized business enterprises (MFHBE) subcontractors and suppliers for quotes, requiring bidders to record all contact attempts, responses received, quote amounts as percentages of total bid, and reasons for any quote rejections.

The documentation establishes specific goals for MFHBE participation: 15% for Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), 5% for Female Business Enterprises (FBE), and 0.5% for Historically Black Enterprises (HBE). All forms must be signed by a company official with printed name and date, and incomplete submissions will be rejected with documented reasons. Supporting documentation for other good faith efforts must be attached to substantiate bidding activities. Bidders should direct inquiries regarding form completion to the Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission at 745 W. Main Street, Suite 251, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, or via telephone at 502-574-3631.