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275-030-11 B EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OFFICE 02/08 Page 3 of 3 4. Provide adequate information about the plans, specifications, and requirements of the contract, not rejecting subcontractors without sound reasons based on a thorough investigation of their capabilities; 5. Waive requirements of performance bonds where it is practical to do so; 6. Attend pre-bid meetings held by the Florida Department of Transportation to apprise disadvantaged subcontractors of opportunities with the Company; 7. Follow up on initial solicitations of interest to DBE subcontractors to determine with certainty whether the DBE company is interested in the subcontract opportunity. understands that this list of affirmative action methods is not exhaustive and will include additional approaches after having established familiarity with the disadvantaged subcontracting community and/or determined the stated approaches to be ineffective. III. IMPLEMENTATION On contracts with specific DBE goals, will make every effort to meet contract goals as stated by utilizing its affirmative action methods. On projects with no specific goals, the Company will, as an expression of good faith, seek to utilize DBE subcontractors where work is to be subcontracted. IV. REPORTING shall keep and maintain such records as are necessary to determine the Company's compliance with its DBE Affirmative Action Plan. The Company will design its record keeping system to indicate: 1. The number of DBE subcontractors and suppliers used by the Company, identifying the items of work, materials and services provided; 2. The efforts and progress being made in obtaining DBE subcontractors through local and community sources; 3. Documentation of all contracts, to include correspondence, telephone calls, newspaper advertisements, etc., to obtain DBE participation on all Florida Department of Transportation projects; 4. The Company shall comply with Florida Department of Transportation's requirements regarding payments to subcontractors including DBEs for each month (estimate period) in which the companies have worked. V. DBE DIRECTORY by the Florida Department of Transportation. will utilize the DBE Directory published The Company will distribute Form Number 275-030-01, Schedule A Certification Form Number 1, to potential DBE contractors and assist in their completion.