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5 <br />DBE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS CERTIFICATION <br />This is to certify that in all purchase and contract selections Orange County is committed to and shall <br />make good faith efforts to purchase from and award contracts to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises <br />(DBEs). <br />DBE good faith efforts will include the following items that are indicated by check mark(s) or narrative: <br />? Write a letter to Certified DBEs in the service area to inform them of purchase or contract <br />opportunities; <br />n Document telephone calls, emails and correspondence with or on behalf of DBEs; <br />? Advertise purchase and contract opportunities on local TV Community Cable Network; <br />? Request purchase/contract price quotes/bids from DBEs; <br />? Monitor newspapers for new businesses that are DBE eligible; <br />F-I Encourage interested eligible firms to become NCDOT certified. Interested firms should <br />contact Odessa McGlown of the office of contractual services at (919) 733-7174 for more <br />information; <br />F-1 Encourage interested firms to contact Bridgett Wall of the Office of Historically Underutilized <br />Businesses at 919.807.2330 for more information. <br />F-I Consult NCDOT Certified DBE Directory. A DBE company will be listed in the DBE Directory <br />for each work type or area of specialization that it performs. You may obtain a copy of this <br />directory at hops. //apps. dot. state. nc. us/vendor/directory/ <br />? Other efforts: Describe: <br />You may obtain of copy of the USDOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Title 49 Part 26 <br />at http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl= %2Findex.tpl <br />Reminder: Documentation of all good faith efforts shall be retained for a period of five (5) years <br />following the end of the fiscal year. <br />I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the above information describes the DBE good faith efforts. <br />Signature of Authorized Official <br />Date <br />Type Name and Title of Authorized Official <br />Note: PTD expects minimum efforts to include all the actions above stressed in Italic