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ATTACHMENT CSECTION 3 PROGRAM GOOD FAITH EFFORT COMPLIANCEGOOD FAITH EFFORT DOCUMENTATIONYes (√) No1. If applicable, did you attend pre-bid/proposal conference to learn about Section 3 requirements?If no, please explain why.2. (a) Did your firm request and obtain a list of Section 3 residents available for work? If no,please provide an explanation.(b) Did your firm request and obtain a list of Section 3 business concerns? If no, please providean explanation.3. (a) Were Section 3 residents contacted or solicited on employment opportunities? If yes,provide supporting documentation to include the name of the individual contacted, date andphone number. If no, provide justification.(b) Were Section 3 business concerns contacted or solicited on project opportunities? If yes,provide supporting documentation to include the name of the business, date and phone number.If no, provide justification.4. Did you make an appointment to discuss Section 3 objectives with SAHA ProcurementDepartment? If yes, please indicate date, time and person with whom you meet and assistanceoffered. If no, please justify.5. Did you seek partnership opportunities with support agencies/associations and other communityresources to provide training and/or other economic opportunities for Section 3 residents andbusiness concerns? If yes, please Identify all Section 3 support agencies/associations contactedfor assistance. (Please attach copies of solicitation letters of assistance and/or describe, as anAttachment to this section, the personal contact made) If no, please justify.6. Were Section 3 employment and/or contract opportunities to this project advertised within thelocation of the project? (If yes, please include a copy of the advertisement or detail the name ofthe publication(s), date of advertisement and describe the solicitation) If no, please justify.7. Were copies of the bid or RFP provided to any Section 3 resident or business concern? If no,please justify.8. Did you assist interested Section 3 residents/business concerns with (a) training, (b) employment,or (c) obtaining bonding, insurance, or line of credit? (Please detail any assistance that wasprovided or if they were referred, to whom) If no, please justify.9. Did you pursue other economic opportunities, such as but not limited to: subdividing elements ofthe work proposed to be performed by Section 3 business concerns in order to increase thelikelihood of achieving the goal; training positions, joint ventures, etc. If yes, please providesupporting documentation. If no, please justify.10. Did you reject any bid/proposal received from a Section 3 business concern or any candidate foremployment meeting the Section 3 criteria? If yes, List, all Section 3 employment negotiationsand/or bids received but rejected. Identify individual/company name (with contact person),telephone number, date, trade area and the reason for rejection of employment or bid/proposal.11. Did you participate in other activities within the industry or community to support the Section 3program objectives? If yes, discuss any other effort(s) aimed at involving Section 3 residentsand/or business concerns and if no, please justify. (Include as an Attachment):(a) Identify any specific efforts to divide work, in accordance with normal industrypractices, to allow maximum Section 3 business participation.(b) Discuss joint ventures initiatives, second-tier subcontracting, etc., if any.(c) Employment opportunity initiatives.(d) List all other good faith efforts employed, please elaborate.Page 7 of 7