Site work for a water / sewer project in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

SCOPE OF WORK: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR, TRANSPORTATION, SUPERVISION, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR AND INCIDENTAL TO THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW OIL/WATER SEPARATOR (OWS). ALL WORK SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SPECIFICATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS SK23-023. MINORITY PARTICIPATION GOALS: PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS (PGW) HAS ESTABLISHED AN ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY RELATING TO THE PARTICIPATION OF MINORITY, WOMEN, VETERAN, AND/OR DISABLED OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS DISADVANTAGE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ("DBES") IN CONTRACTS AND IN WORKFORCES, WHICH POLICY IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL BUSINESSES AND PERSONS TO ASSURE THAT ITS FUNDS ARE NOT USED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO PROMOTE, REINFORCE OR PERPETUATE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES. BIDDERS MUST COMPLETE ATTACHMENT I (DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY), ATTACHED HERETO AND SUBMIT SAME WITH THEIR BIDS. FOR THIS PROJECT, PGW HAS NOT ESTABLISHED RANGES FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF DBES, BUT BIDDER IS ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE BEST AND GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO INCLUDE DBES IN THIS BID AND IN BIDDER'S SUPPLY CHAIN. "BEST AND GOOD FAITH EFFORTS" ARE THOSE EFFORTS, THE SCOPE, INTENSITY AND APPROPRIATENESS OF WHICH ARE DESIGNED AND PERFORMED TO ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF DBES IN THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THIS BID. EACH BIDDER MUST EXERCISE ITS "BEST AND GOOD FAITH EFFORTS" TO INCLUDE DBES IN ITS BID. BIDDER'S DESIRE TO SELF-PERFORM ALL THE WORK DOES NOT EXCUSE BIDDER FROM ITS EXERCISE OF BEST AND GOOD FAITH EFFORTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH PURPOSE, EACH BIDDER MAY EMPLOY SOME OR ALL THE FOLLOWING METHODS: 1. CONTACT DBES THAT REASONABLY COULD BE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT A QUOTE BEFORE THE BID DATE AND NOTIFY THEM OF THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED. 2. BREAK DOWN OR COMBINE ELEMENTS OF WORK INTO ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE UNITS TO FACILITATE DBE PARTICIPATION. 3. WORK WITH TRADE, COMMUNITY, OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN RECRUITMENT OF DBES. FURTHERMORE, AS A SHARED SERVICE, PGW OFFERS THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY (OEO) REGISTRY OF CERTIFIED DBES MAINTAINED BY THE OEO AS A RESOURCE FOR SOURCING AND SOLICITING AVAILABLE DBES FOR THIS PROJECT. THE REGISTRY IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.PHILA.GOV/OEO/DIRECTORY. FIRMS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY MINORITY PERSONS, WOMEN, VETERAN, OR DISABLED PERSONS, WHICH ARE CERTIFIED AS DBES BY AN APPROVED CERTIFYING AGENCY, MAY APPLY TO THE OEO FOR LISTING IN ITS OEO CERTIFIED VENDOR REGISTRY. BIDDERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO IDENTIFY ANY DBES THAT WILL BE USED BY THE BIDDER IF SUCCESSFUL, BY COMPLETING ATTACHMENT X (PGW'S BEST AND GOOD FAITH EFFORTS SOLICITATION FOR PARTICIPATION AND COMMITMENT FORM), ATTACHED HERETO AND SUBMIT WITH BID.ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING PGW'S SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAM AND THE ASSIGNED GOALS TO THIS