MDOT MBE FORM B STATE-FUNDED CONTRACTS MBE PARTICIPATION SCHEDULEPART 1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR MBE PARTICIPATION SCHEDULEparts 2 and 3 must be included with the bid/proposal. If the bidder/offeror fails to accurately complete and submit part 2 with the bid/proposal as required, the bid shall be deemed not responsive or the proposal shall be deemed not susceptible of being selected for award.page 1 of 2* STOP *FORM INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM1. Please refer to the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) MBE Directory at www.mdot.state.md.us to determine if a firm is certified for the appropriate North American Industry Classification System (“NAICS”) Code and the product/services description (specific product that a firm is certified to provide or specific areas of work that a firm is certified to perform). For more general information about NAICS, please visit www.naics.com. Only those specific products and/or services for which a firm is certified in the MDOT Directory can be used for purposes of achieving the MBE participation goals. 2. In order to be counted for purposes of achieving the MBE participation goals, the firm must be certified for that specific NAICS (“MBE” for State-funded projects designation after NAICS Code). WARNING: If the firms NAICS Code is in graduated status, such services/products will not be counted for purposes of achieving the MBE participation goals. Graduated status is clearly identified in the MDOT Directory (such graduated codes are designated with the word graduated after the appropriate NAICS Code). 3. Examining the NAICS Code is the first step in determining whether an MBE firm is certified and eligible to receive MBE participation credit for the specific products/services to be supplied or performed under the contract. The second step is to determine whether a firms Products/Services Description in the MBE Directory includes the products to be supplied and/or services to be performed that are being used to achieve the MBE participation goals.4. If you have any questions as to whether a firm is certified to perform the specific services or provide specific products, please contact MDOTs Office of Minority Business Enterprise at 1-800-544-6056 or via email at mbemdot.state.md.us.5. The Contractors subcontractors are considered second-tier subcontractors. Third-tier contracting used to meet an MBE goal is to be considered the exception and not the rule. The following two conditions must be met before MDOT, its Modal Administrations and the Maryland Transportation Authority may approve a third-tier contracting agreement: (a) the bidder/offeror must request in writing approval of each third-tier contract arrangement, and (b) the request must contain specifics as to why a third-tier contracting arrangement should be approved. These documents must be submitted with the bid/proposal in Part 2 of this MBE Participation Schedule.6. For each MBE firm that is being used as a supplier/wholesaler/regular dealer/broker/manufacturer, please follow these instructions for calculating the amount of the subcontract for purposes of achieving the MBE participation goals:A. Is the firm certified as a broker of the products/supplies? If the answer is YES, please continue to Item C. If the answer is NO, please continue to Item B.B.Is the firm certified as a supplier, wholesaler, regular dealer, or manufacturer of such products/supplies? If the answer is YES, continue to Item D. If the answer is NO, continue to Item C only if the MBE firm is certified to perform trucking/hauling services under NAICS Codes 484110, 484121, 484122, 484210, 484220 and 484230. If the answer is NO and the firm is not certified under these NAICS Codes, then no MBE participation credit will be given for the supply of these products. C. For purposes of achieving the MBE participation goal, you may count only the amount of any reasonable fee that the MBE firm will receive for the provision of such products/supplies - not the total subcontract amount or the value (or a percentage thereof) of such products and/or supplies. For Column 3 of the MBE Participation Schedule, please divide the amount of any reasonable fee that the MBE firm will receive for the provision of such products/services by the total Contract value and insert the percentage in Line 3.1. MDOT MBE FORM B STATE-FUNDED CONTRACTS MBE PARTICIPATION SCHEDULEPART 1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR MBE PARTICIPATION SCHEDULEpage 2 of 2D. Is the firm certified as a manufacturer (refer to the firms NAICS Code and specific description of products/services) of the products/supplies to be provided? If the answer is NO, please continue to Item E. If the answer is YES, for purposes of achieving the MBE participation goal, you may count the total amount of the subcontract. For Column 3 of the MBE Participation Schedule, please divide the total amount