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If the Vendor proposes to use subcontractors in the course of providing these services to the City, this information shall be a part of the competitive solicitation response. Such information shall be subject to review, acceptance and approval of the City, prior to any Contract award. The City reserves the right to approve or disapprove of any subcontractor candidate in its best interest. 2.20. CONE OF SILENCE: A Cone of Silence shall apply as follows: 2.20.1. A Cone of Silence shall be in effect during a Competitive Solicitation beginning upon the advertisement for requests for proposals, requests for qualifications and competitive solicitations. The Cone of Silence shall terminate at the time the City Commission makes final award of the solicitation or gives final approval of a contract, or contract amendment, rejects all solicitations or responses to the Competitive Solicitation, or takes other action, which ends the Competitive Solicitation. The Cone of Silence shall continue through the negotiation phase for requests for proposals and requests for qualifications and shall not end until the Commission gives final approval of the contract. 2.20.2. Any person or entity that seeks a contract, contract amendment, award, recommendation, or approval related to a competitive solicitation or that is subject to being evaluated or having its response evaluated in connection with the competitive solicitation, including a person or entity's representative shall not have any communication with any City Commissioner, the City Manager and their respective support staff or any person or group of persons appointed or designated by the City Commission or the City Manager to evaluate, select, or make a recommendation to the City Commission or the City Manager regarding a Competitive Solicitation. 2.20.3. The Cone of Silence shall not apply to written or oral communications with legal counsel for the City or the Purchasing Agent for the City. 2.20.4. Any action in violation of this section shall be cause for disqualification of the bid or the solicitation. The determination of a violation shall be made by the City Commission. 2.21. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PARTICIPATION: Vendors are advised that the City promotes equal employment opportunity (EEO) and encourages the participation of minority and women business enterprises (M/WBE) as well as small business enterprises (SBE) in all aspects of contracting. Joint venturing at the prime and sub -consultant levels is encouraged where the joint venture results in a more qualified and/or more diverse Vendor. Vendors shall make efforts to maintain no less than fifteen (15) percent DBE participation for contracts over one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00). The City will accept certifications from offerors, including their subcontractors identified in their response, as defined and certified by the Florida Department of Management, Office of Supplier Diversity or other certifying organizations or jurisdictions in accordance with Section 287.0943 (1) and (2) Florida Statutes. Any Contractor awarded a contract further agrees that it will abide by any applicable federal or state regulations or requirements regarding DBE participation. 2.22. LOCAL PREFERENCE: City of Parkland RFP 2021-03 Page 13