Resolutions - Jersey City

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1. Verig tht proposed subcontractors listed as Mf' s are listed in the State of
C. . MWE review wi include. .
NJ SA VI'LL database or other recogned MWElitigs, e.g., New Jersey .
Tranit, Port Autority, etc. If not, diector wi attempt to 'ascert. whether said
subcontractors are. in fact person of color and/or woman owned and controlled,
. and provide. assistce to proposed sUbcontractors. in registenng with SA VI IT If
MWE. Director. ha reason to believe .the proposed subcontractor is not a bona
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fide or woman owned and operated bUsiness he/she wi inorm the biddig
contractor and the ~lty offcial referred to in tlÍis section, and may requie fuer
verication.
2. Verig whether bidder ha achieved the sugested levels ofNI
parcipaton.
3. . . If not, reviewig the contractor's efforts as documented and the .contractor's
. reasons for not achievig such levels,
D. Findigs/RecoIIendatic?ns as to.compliance
1. If the bidder's MW tageted parr;ipaton levels are achieved, bidder wi. be
presUed not to be .eIlgagig in unawf racial and gender discrition in the
. selection of subcontraçtors and suppliers an4. wi be presumed to have engaged in
reasonable outreacheffort~. .
2.. If the parcipation levels are not p.chieved by the bidder, theMFE diector
in coiitation with the Corporation Counel wi reView the contractor's outreach
efort and subcontractlg practices to d,eterie is it bas engagd in reasonable . .
etfort to 'provide subcontrtig opportties to mi?rit, owi~Cl busiIesses, or if.
it has engagedof. is ep.gagg in' una:wful race or sex cJscriation. .
.3. . Ifsaid review indicates that the bidder ha ~de reasonable effort to incl~de
miority as sub~ontrctorsand suppliers ånd ha .not engage.d I? uiçiW: race, and
sex discriatiqn, the bidder wi be in compliance with the requiements of
these proviions;
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. 4. If said review indicates th the bidder has faied to mge reasonable effort to
provide opportties t9 miority btiinesses as subcontractors and suppliers, h~ .
.' or has engaged in unawf rae and sex discriation, the bidder wi'be deemed
0. ii~tresponsible unCler theprovlsioI1 ofthese reguations and the'provisions of the
. ~ecifcations. Such recoi:endation wi be made by the MWE dfector to the' .
Puchaing Agent in co~tation with the 'Corporation. Counel. Anybidder
whose bid is rejected 'based on fidig of dicrition may request andreceive.a