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a.A contractor who is submitting a formal bid to the City for a public works project must promise to make a good-faith effort to hire qualified individuals who are residents of the Monterey Bay Area in sufficient numbers so that no less than fifty percent (50%) of the contractor’s total construction work force, including any subcontractor work force, measured in labor work hours, is comprised of Monterey Bay Area residents.

b.A “good-faith” effort means the contractor will take the following or similar actions to recruit and maintain Monterey Bay Area residents as part of the construction workforce:

1.Contact local recruitment sources to identify qualified individuals who are Monterey Bay Area residents;

2.Advertise for qualified Monterey Bay Area residents in trade papers and newspapers of general circulation in the Area, unless time limits imposed by City do not permit such advertising.

3.If portions of the work are to be performed by subcontractors, identify qualified subcontractors whose workforce includes Monterey Bay Area residents; and

4.Develop a written plan to recruit Monterey Bay Area residents as part of the construction workforce.

c.Every bidder must complete and sign under penalty of perjury a Certification of Good-faith Effort to Hire Monterey Bay Area Residents, on the form provided in the City’s bid package, and submit said Certification with the sealed bid no later than the date and time of the bid opening. Bidder shall attach to the Certificate documentary evidence supporting bidder’s promise to meet or make a good-faith effort to meet the local hiring goal.

d.Contractor shall include in each and every subcontract relating to the project the requirement that the subcontractor promises to make a good faith effort to hire qualified individuals who are residents of the Monterey Bay Area. Contractor shall be responsible for subcontractor’s compliance under this article.

e.Prior to submitting bids, bidders shall ensure that any and all subcontractors listed in their bids are not disqualified at that time pursuant to section 28-78 herein. Prospective contractors may consult the list, available from the City Clerk, of contractors and subcontractors, if any, who are currently disqualified.

f.Contractors who have been disqualified pursuant to section 28-78 herein may not submit bids during the period of disqualification. Any bid received from a bidder who is currently disqualified will be returned to the bidder unopened.