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(e) Local Business Preference Whenever a competitive process is utilized by the City of San Leandro to award a contract identified in Section 1-6-225(c)(l), the following shall apply: (1) Solely for the purpose of calculating the lowest bid or proposal, a sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the total bid, or of the base bid and each alternate, of the proposal shall be deducted from the amount of the total bid, or the base bid and each alternate, respectively, of the bid or the proposal of a Contractor, Prime Contractor or supplier whose principal place of business is located within the City of San Leandro. If, after performing the above calculation there is a tie for the lowest bid the Contractor, Prime Contractor or supplier whose principal place of business is located within the City of San Leandro shall be deemed the lowest bid subject to the qualifications concerning responsibility, as required by law. If the tie bidders both have as their principal places of business the City of San Leandro, then the City Council shall draw lots to determine to whom to award the contract. (2) Solely for the purpose of calculating the lowest bid a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid, or of the base bid and each alternate, or the proposal shall be deducted from the amount of the total bid, or the base bid and each alternate, respectively, of a bid or proposal submitted by a Contractor, Prime Contractor or supplier that is a joint venture wherein one of the joint venturers is a business that has as its principal place of business, its headquarters, or a significant portion of its operations within the City of San Leandro. (3) Under no circumstances shall the real dollar amount of the percentage applied under sections (a) or (b) exceed $50,000 in the reduction of the lowest bid, or the base bid and each alternate, or the proposal respectively. (f) Local Business Participation Goal (1) Prior to award of a contract governed by this Chapter that is or exceeds $100,000, the Contractor, Prime Contractor or supplier shall engage in good faith efforts to hire or contract with San Leandro businesses, nonprofit organizations or residents to perform the contract with the goal that at least 25% of the total contract dollar amount is spent on local businesses. (2) Good faith efforts shall be established by any combination of five of the following activities. In order to show good faith efforts towards meeting the local business participation goal, the contractor or supplier shall certify that it has already completed, or will complete during the course of the project, the activities identified herein through submittal of a declaration at the time bids or proposals are due: (i) Attending any pre-solicitation or pre-bid meetings scheduled by the City to inform all contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and San Leandro residents of the project and the requirements of this ordinance; (ii) Convening a meeting within the City of San Leandro for San Leandro businesses, suppliers, nonprofit organizations and residents to identify specific items of work to be performed on the project in order to increase the likelihood of meeting the business participation goal and intent of this chapter, including breaking down contracts into smaller units; ORDINANCE NO.2014-001 4