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The contractor will also be required to provide, prior to incorporating the materials into the Project, certifications from the producer of steel or iron, or any produce containing steel or iron as a component, stating that all steel or iron furnished was produced entirely within the United States or was produced within the United States except for minimal quantities of foreign steel and iron valued at ($insert actual value). 18. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM (1) Policy. The contractor shall ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, as defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 26, as amended, shall have the opportunity to participate in the performance of this project. In this regard, the contractor shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in accordance with applicable federal and state regulations, to ensure that the Disadvantaged Business Enterprises have the opportunity to compete for and perform contracts or subcontracts with respect to this Project. (2) DBE Availability Goal Percentage. The DBE Goal Percentage for this project is 7.9%. This DBE availability goal percentage is not a mandatory contract specification, but it is a guide to inform the contractor of the work that could reasonably be contracted to a DBE. (3) DBE Certification. Only DBE firm(s) certified by the FDOT Equal Opportunity Office shall be considered disadvantaged business enterprises for the purposes of this bid and any resulting contract. To verify whether a firm is certified as a DBE for the work being performed, the contractor must refer to the DBE Directory published by the FDOT Equal Opportunity Office on the Internet at: www.dot.state.fl.us/egualopportunitVoffice/or through the Florida Unified Certification Program at www.bipincwebapps.com/biznetflorida/. If the Internet is not available, call the Equal Opportunity Office for verification at (850)414-4747. (4) Anticipated DBE Participation Statement. Contractor shall complete and submit the Anticipated DBE Participation Statement prior to the pre-construction conference through the FDOT Equal Opportunity Office on the Internet. A hard copy of the Statement should also be provided the pre-construction conference. The Statement must only include companies certified as a DBE. The Statement can and should be updated when additions or deletions are made through the life of the contract. This will not become a mandatory part of the contract. When reporting anticipated DBE utilization or actual payments,the following guidelines prescribed in the 49 C.F.R. Part 26 shall apply: a) When a DBE participates in a contract, count only the value of the work actually performed by the DBE toward DBE participation. b) Count expenditures to a DBE contractor toward DBE goals only if the DBE is performing a commercially useful function on the project. C) Follow the DBE reporting guidelines established by FDOT. (5) Reporting. Contractor shall report monthly, through the FDOT Equal Opportunity Reporting System on the FDOT website, actual payment, retainage, DBE status and work type of all subcontractors and major suppliers. Contractor shall develop a record keeping system to monitor DBE participation including the following: i) number and dollar value of contracts awarded to DBE subcontractors. ii) a description of the general categories of subcontracts awarded to DBEs. iii) the specific efforts employed to identify and award subcontracts to DBEs. All records relating to DBE participation and subcontracts shall be maintained for a period of five (5) years following acceptance of final payment. All such records shall be available for inspection by the County, FDOT 20