Business Equity Program – Menu of Good Faith Effort Options
DRAFT
| Actions | Required | Committed |
|---|---|---|
| OUTREACH: | ||
| Will publicize contract opportunities to all relevant cultural and community papers | Yes | |
| Will advertise all subcontracting opportunities on the PDC website | Yes | |
| Will contact five (5) M/W/ESBs for each scope of work and obtain a response to the solicitation request (Yes or No, and the contact name, date, time and number) | Yes | |
| Will allow a minimum of seven (7) calendar days for preparation of bid documents | Yes | |
| Will contact PDC M/W/ESB Coordinators to request assistance with outreach if bids fall below desired utilization level | ||
| Host a pre-bid conference to review the project, timeline and bid requirements | ||
| Host a community meeting to determine those aspects of contracting and workforce diversity community members view as important to project success | ||
| Have a dedicated staff member or consultant as the M/W/ESB Team Liaison whose role it is to size construction packages, identify scopes of work that can be performed by M/W/ESBs, assist with outreach, resolve issues in real time, etc. | ||
| Speak at OAME, Hispanic Chamber, African American Chamber, Native American Chamber, Phillipine Chamber, NAMCO, and with other organizations representing M/W/ESBs about contracting opportunities, timelines and support to team members. | ||
| Identify efforts to utilize Veteran-Owned businesses certified by the Federal Small Business Administration [James Steiner, SBA. (503) 326-3586; james.steiner@sba.gov] | ||
| Other, please specify: | ||
| CAPACITY BUILDING: | ||
| Participate in PDCs General Contractor Development Program [when available] | ||
| Work with an M/W/ESB on this project that you have not sub-contracted with before. | ||
| Create equity opportunities [a rime within a prime, joint venture, etc.] for an M/W/ESB | ||
| Utilize the City of Portland’s Sheltered Market Program for subcontractors. | ||
| Provide education and technical assistance to sub-contractors to grow business capacity and/or business acumen | ||
| Other, please specify: | ||
| SMALL BUSINESS FRIENDLY PRACTICES: | ||
| Prompt Payment – One [Pay subs twice a month] | Yes | |
| Prompt Payment – Two – Assist with mobilization by paying subs within two weeks of work being performed throughout the project | ||
| Bond small firms [at no expense or at reimbursed cost] | ||
| Insure small firms [at no expense or at reimbursed cost] | ||
| Other, please specify: | ||
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