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^-,w llllashington State <br />IDepartment of Transportation <br />1) What reasonable and available means did the bidder use to solicit the interest of all certified <br />DBEs who had the capability to perform work on the contract? (CFR 49, Part 26, Appendix A, <br />tv.A) <br />ln the bidder's letter, they mention listing themselves as a prime bidder on the public <br />planholder's list, including QuestCDN, the Daily Journal of Commerce, and The Plancenter <br />(Yakima, Tri-Cities, Walla Walla, and Hermiston). The bidder also mentioned using the DBE <br />directory to search for DBE companies qualified to bid on the portions of the project and <br />reviewed the planholders list to see which firms had already signed to review plans. <br />Conclusion <br />The bidder did provide evidence that it used all reasonable and available means to <br />solicit potential su bcontractors. <br />2l Did the bidder solicit interest within a sufficient time to allow the DBEs to respond to the <br />solicitation? (CFR 49, Paft26, Appendix A, tV.A) <br />The bidder's letter states they reached out via email and phone and were able to solicit bids <br />from several DBE subcontractors. ln total, they received 6 DBE bids. However, no copies of the <br />actual bids were included, and no dates were attached to the phone calls or emails made to the <br />DBEs. <br />Conclusion <br />The bidder's documentation did not show if sufficient time was given to respond to the <br />solicitations. The bidder did not meet this requirement. <br />3) Did the bidder take appropriate steps to follow up on initial solicitations, and did the bidder <br />negotiate in good faith with interested DBEs? (cFR 49, part26, Appendix A, lv.A) <br />The bidder received six bids from DBEs. They used three DBEs of the six: Obunco Engineering, <br />M2 lndustrial, and John Wayne Construction. M2 and John Wayne were not the lowest bid, but <br />because the bidder had used them in past projects, they decided to use them. The bidder also <br />added a DBE supplier, The Bag Lady, and negotiated with Caliber Traffic Control to utilize a <br />portion of their traffic control quote. <br />Conclusion <br />Based on the documentation provided, the bidder did meet this requirement. <br />4l Did the bidder select scopes/classes of the work to be performed by DBEs to increase the <br />likelihood of DBE participation? (CFR 49, part 26, Appendix An tV.B) <br />Note: CFR 49, Part 26 clearly states, "The ability or desire of a prime contractor to perform the work of a <br />contract with its organization does not relieve the bidder of the responsibility to make good faith efforts."