Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2016-5612

• Record #: O2016-5612
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 7/20/2016
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Budget and Government Operations
• Final action: 9/14/2016
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-92 by adding new Section 2-92-336 regarding contract bid incentive for ex-offender apprentice utilization
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 92 Dept. of Purchases, Contracts & Supplies

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
9/14/2016	31117	City Council	Passed	Pass
9/13/2016		Committee on Budget and Government Operations	Recommended to Pass	Pass
7/20/2016	28027	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
July 20, 2016










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Chief Procurement Officer, I transmit herewith an ordinance amending Chapter 2-92 of the Municipal Code regarding ex-offender apprentice utilization.

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.

Mayor

Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2-92 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting a new Section 2-92-336, underscored as follows:
2-92-336 Contracts - Ex-offender apprentice utilization.
(a) For purposes of this section the following definitions apply:
"Apprentice" means any person who is: (1) sponsored into an apprenticeship training program by a contractor that is authorized by a union to sponsor apprentices; (2) participating in a workforce development program of a delegate agency that receives funding from the Department Of Family and Support Services; and (3) an ex-offender. The union's apprenticeship training program must be registered with the United States Department of Labor, or approved or recognized by the State of Illinois. For purposes of this definition, "participating in" means the duration ofthe pertinent contract or one year, whichever is less.
"Bid incentive" means an amount deducted, for bid evaluation purposes only, from the contract base bid in order to calculate the bid price to be used to evaluate the bid on a competitively bid construction project.
"Construction project" means any project to be paid for by the City, but which is not funded in whole or part by any federal or state funds, to construct, remodel or reconstruct any public works, public buildings, public structures, roadways, parkways, bridges, parking facilities or parks, or any portion of any of the same, belonging to the City within its geographical boundaries as they exist or s...