Reporting

You must provide proof of compliance both before and after we award you a contract.

• See compliance reporting tools
• Get SUBP reporting instructions and templates 

Contracts

Contracts with SUBP goals will only be awarded to bidders who:

• Commit to meeting the SUBP goals or show good faith efforts to do so.
• Submit an affirmative action plan
• Pay the prevailing wage
• See meet HUD Section 3 requirements

Goal compliance

You must be or work with a business that:

• Is a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)-certified prior to bid opening.
• Performs the type of work required
• Directly handles, manages and oversees the work
• Has its' employees complete at least 30% of the work 
• Has its' main location in a county on the list below:

Additional goals

The state has set workforce goals for state construction projects. We follow the state goals for our City construction contracts.

Get workforce goals detail

Good faith effort to comply

If you tried and were unable to meet the SUBP goals on a contract:

• Submit proof of your efforts
• Use the bidders, solicitation and commitment list template

We will review what you submit.

• We may decide to award you the contract.
• If we choose not to award you the contract, you can ask for reconsideration.

See Municode Title 16, Chapter 423 - Good faith efforts and reconsideration

See Reconsideration of good faith effort review denials (link to admin rules page)

Substitutions

Substitutions

You must get written approval from the City before you can:

• Substitute an SUBP firm
• Reduce the participation of an SUBP firm
• Remove an SUBP firm from the project

See SUBP Substitution Request Process and Form

SUBP eligible businesses

Perform the type of work required by a business that is DBE-certified to do the work.

• Learn about the DBE program
• Find a DBE-certified businesses by searching the MnUCP online directory
• Apply for DBE certification