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DETERMINATION OF DBE RESPONSIBILITY. 1. SEPTA will only award a contract with a DBE goal to a Proposer who meets the participation goal or makes good faith efforts to meet it. A Proposer must do either of the following things: (a) Documents that it has obtained sufficient DBE participation to meet the goal; or (b) Documents that it made adequate good faith efforts to meet the goal, even though it did not succeed in obtaining sufficient DBE participation to do so. 2. In determining whether a Proposer has made good faith efforts to meet the DBE Goal, SEPTA will look at the documentation supporting the different kinds of efforts that the Proposer has made, as well as the quantity and intensity of those efforts. As requested by SEPTA's DBE Program Office, a Proposer shall be required to submit in writing the efforts undertaken to demonstrate the Proposer's good faith efforts to obtain DBE participation for this Contract. At a minimum, the Proposer's written statement shall include the following information, as well as address the steps specified in 49 CFR, part 26, Appendix A, IV - Guidance Concerning Good Faith Efforts: (a) Whether the Proposer attended any pre-bid meetings that were scheduled by SEPTA to inform DBEs of contracting and subcontracting opportunities; (b) Whether the Proposer advertised in general circulation, trade association, and minority focus-media concerning the subcontracting opportunities; (c) Whether the Proposer provided written notice to a reasonable number of specific DBEs that their interest in the contract was being solicited, in sufficient time to allow the DBEs to participate effectively; (d) Whether the Proposer followed up initial solicitations of interest by contacting DBEs to determine with certainty whether the DBEs were interested; (e) Whether the Proposer selected portions of the work to be performed by DBEs in order to increase the likelihood of meeting the DBE Goal (including, where appropriate, breaking down contracts into economically feasible units to facilitate DBE participation); (f) Whether the Proposer provided interested DBEs with adequate information about the plans, specifications and requirements of the contract; (g) Whether the Proposer negotiated in good faith with interested DBEs, not rejecting DBEs as unqualified without sound reasons based on a thorough investigation of their capabilities; (h) Whether the Proposer made efforts to assist interested DBEs in obtaining bonding, lines of credit, or insurance required by SEPTA or the proposer; and...
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