173.06 REQUIRED STEPS IN EVALUATING MBE AND DBE APPLICATIONS.

   The MBE Officer shall take the following steps in evaluating each MBE application:

   (a)   Perform an on-site visit to the offices of the applicant firm and to any job sites on which the applicant firm is working at the time of the eligibility investigation;

   (b)   Obtain the resumes or work histories of the principal owners of the applicant firm and personally interview such individuals;

   (c)   Analyze the ownership of stock in the applicant firm, if it is a corporation;

   (d)   Analyze the bonding and financial capacity of the applicant firm;

   (e)   Determine the work history of the applicant firm, including contracts it has received and work it has completed;

   (f)   Obtain or compile a list of equipment owned or available to the applicant firm and the licenses of the firm and its key personnel to perform the work it seeks to do in participating in the MBE or DBE Program;

   (g)   Obtain a statement from the applicant firm of the type of work it prefers to perform as part of the MBE or DBE Program; and

   (h)   Perform such additional investigation as the MBE Officer deems necessary to thoroughly and fairly evaluate each MBE application.

      (Ord. 93-001. Passed 1-5-93.)