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Economic Inclusion Bid and Proposal Requirements

There are several steps a business must take to successfully submit a bid or proposal with the City of Cincinnati. Economic Inclusion's specific bid and proposal requirements are detailed below, however we encourage folks to review our video with the Office of Procurement about how to do business with the City. This video contains comprehensive information about how to respond to bids and proposals, meet solicitation requirements, and complete forms required by both Procurement and Economic Inclusion. 

Review Our Presentation: How to Do Business with the City of Cincinnati

Economic Inclusion Bid & Proposal Forms
The Department of Economic Inclusion is responsible for evaluating the responsiveness of a bid based on the bidder's ability to achieve the City’s inclusion goals using city-certified firms. For a bid to be responsive, the following Economic Inclusion forms must be submitted.
 
Required Forms
  • MBE and WBE Participation Commitment Package Coversheet (MWP‐10): This form provides Economic Inclusion with information about the proposed bidder and the advertised goals. 
  • MBE/WBE Participation Affidavit (MWP‐20): This form provides Economic Inclusion with the bidder's plan to meet or exceed the advertised inclusion goals and the total contract amount.
  • MBE/WBE/SBE Subcontractor Utilization Plan (Form 2003): This form tells us about all subcontractors (both certified and non-certified) the bidder intends to use on the project.

EXAMPLE STANDARD BID PACKAGE 

Forms Required in Specific Situations
  • Statement of Intent to Self-Perform (Form 2004-1): This form is required when the bidder is a city-certified firm and intends to self-perform work to count towards the contract's inclusion goals. 

EXAMPLE SELF-PERFORMANCE BID PACKAGE

  • Pre-Award Participation Waiver/Reduction Request Form (Form MWP-30): This form is required when the bidder is unable to procure sufficient participation from city-certified firms to fulfill the advertised inclusion goals. 

EXAMPLE PRE-AWARD PARTICIPATION WAIVER/REDUCTION REQUEST BID PACKAGE 

Blank Subcontractor Inclusion Packages for Submission with Bids & RFPs

To learn more about Procurement's bid and proposal requirements, be sure to visit the Office of Procurement's website and explore their resources.