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ST.\7C : d j k 4 / 14 / 8 7 (#32) The bidders DB and WBE information shall establish that the DB and WBE goals will be met or that a good faith effort to meet the goals has been made. Bidders are cautioned that even though their submittal indicates they will meet the stated DB and WBE goals, their submittal should also include their good faith efforts information along with their DB and WBE goals information to protect their eligibility for award of the contract in the event the City, in its review, finds that the goal has not been met. The information to show that the DB and WBE goals will be met shall include the names of DBs and WBEs to be used with a complete description of work or supplies to be provided by each and the dollar value of each such DB and WBE transaction. The information necessary to establish the bidder's good faith efforts to meet the DB and WBE goals should include: (1) The names and date of advertisement of each newspaper, trade paper, and minority-focus paper in which a request for DB and WBE participation for this project was placed by the bidder; (2) The names and dates notices of all certified DBs and WBEs solicited by direct mail for this project and the dates and methods used for following up initial solici tations to determine with certainty whether the DBs or WBEs were interested. (3) The items of work for which the bidder requested subbids or materials to be supplied by DBs and WBEs, the information furnished interested DBs and WBEs in the way of plans, specifications and requirements for the work, and any break down of items of work into economically feasible units to facilitate DB or WBE participation. Where there are DBs or WBEs available for doing portions of the work normally performed by the bidder with his own forces, the bidder will be expected to make portions of such work available for DBs or WBEs to bid on. (4) The names of DBs and WBEs who submitted bids for any of the work indicated in (3) which were not accepted, a summary of the bidder's discussions and/or negotiations with them, the name of the subcontractor or supplier that was selected and the reasons for the bidder's choice. If the reason for rejecting a DB or WBE bid was price, give the price bid by the selected subcontractor or supplier. Since the utilization of available DBs and WBEs is expected, only significant 3