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EXHIBIT 10-01 Local Assistance Procedures Manual Local Agency Proposer UDBE Commitment (Consultant Contracts) INSTRUCTIONS -LOCAL AGENCY PROPOSER UDBE COMMITMENT (CONSULTANT CONTRACTS) ALL PROPOSERS: PLEASE NOTE: It is the proposer's responsibility to verify that the UDBE(s) falls into one of the following groups in order to count towards the UDBE contract goal: 1) African Americans; 2) Asian- Pacific Americans; 3) Native Americans; 4) Women. This information must be submitted with your proposal. Failure to submit the required UDBE commitment will be grounds for finding the proposal nonresponsive. A "UDBE" is a firm meeting the definition of a DBE as specified in 49 CFR and is one of the following groups: African Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans, or Women. The form requires specific information regarding the consultant contract: Local Agency, Location, Project Description, Proposal Date, Proposer's Name, and Contract UDBE Goal. The form has a column for the Work Item Number and Description or Services to be subcontracted to UDBEs (or performed if the proposer is a UDBE). The UDBE prime contractors shall indicate all work to be performed by UDBEs including work to be performed by its own forces, if a UDBE. The UDBE shall provide a certification number to the Consultant and notify the Consultant in writing with the date of decertification if their status should change during the course of the contract. Enter UDBE prime consultant and subeonsultant certification numbers.The form has a column for the Names of certified UDBEs to perform the work (must be certified on the date proposals are due and include UDBE address and phone number). There is a column for the percent participation of each UDBE. Enter the Total Claimed UDBE Participation percentage of items of work submitted with proposal pursuant to the Special Provisions. (If 100% of item is not to be performed or furnished by the UDBE, describe exact portion of time to be performed or furnished by the UDBE,) See "Notice to Proposers Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Information," (Exhibit 10-I) to determine how to count the participation of UDBE firms. Note: If the proposer has not met the contract goal, the local agency must evaluate the proposer's good faith efforts to meet the goal in order to be considered for award of the contract. Exhibit 10-O1 must be signed and dated by the consultant submitting the proposal. Also list a phone number in the space provided and print the name of the person to contact. For the Successful Proposer only, local agencies should complete the Proposal Number, Federal- aid Project Number, Federal Share, and Proposal Date fields and verify that all information is complete and accurate before filing. Page 10-74 July 31, 2009 ~ LPP 09-02