6. MINORITY & DISADVANTAGED PARTICIPATION GOALS The College's goal is to obtain 20 % MBE/WBE/DBE (13% Minority-owned Business enterprise/7% Woman-owned Business Enterprise/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) participation in the work. This is to be based on the dollar value of employment, subcontracts, supplies, goods, and services as a percentage of the total contract amount. The bidder/contractor must demonstrate to the College prior to award of the contract, and periodically thereafter throughout the term of the contract, their compliance and continued ability to comply with these goals. The contractor shall submit with their bid (on Return Form 4.0) a completed Minority & Disadvantaged Contractor Commitment Plan that will contain the details of how they plan to comply with this goal should they be awarded the contract. If the plan is not submitted in the bid or is not acceptable, the College may deem the bid non-responsive and may award the work to the next lowest responsive bidder with an acceptable plan. Thus, it behooves all bidders to formulate their M/W/DBE plan before submitting a bid. Finding Certified M/W/DBE’s - All subcontractors and suppliers of goods and services used to comply with this goal must be certified minority or disadvantaged firms. They may be certified by any recognized and reputable organization such as the following: African American Chamber of Commerce, Allegheny County, Port Authority of Allegheny County, City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States Federal Government. If the firm is not certified and desires to be certified, it is suggested that they contact one of the following organizations. These organizations may also be used as references for sourcing M/W/DBE firms. Allegheny County EMSDC M/W/DBE Department Regional Enterprise Tower County Office Building Rm 204 425 Sixth Avenue 542 Forbes Avenue Suite 401 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 412.350.4309 412.391.4423 Diversity Business Resource Center African American Chamber of Commerce 700 River Avenue Suite 231 Koppers Building Pittsburgh, PA 15212 436 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2220 412.322.3272 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412.391.0610
A list of PA certified M/W/DBE firms can be found on the Internet at http://www.paucp.com .
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