MAY 2018
CITY OF CHICAGO OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
; SECOND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PROCUREMENT REFORM TASK FORCE I
JOSEPH M FERGUSON INSPECTOR GENERAL
CITY OF CHICAGO OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 740 NORTH SEDGWICK STREET, SUITE 200 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60654 TELEPHONE (773! 478-7799 FAX (773) 478-3949
MAY 30, 2018
TO THE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO PROCUREMENT REFORM TASK FORCE, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, CITY CLERK, CITY TREASURER, AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
On May 27, 2015, Mayor Rahm Emanuel convened the Chicago Procurement Reform Task Force (PRTF). PRTF was co-chaired by the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and the Inspector General (OIG) for the City ofthe Chicago, and included the CEO, Executive Director, or Chancellor of six ofthe City's sister agencies: the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), the Chicago Park District (Parks), and the Public Building Commission (PBC). PRTF undertook a six-month project to identify opportunities for these entities (collectively, the Participating Members) to implement, in a uniform manner, best practices for awarding, managing, and overseeing public contracts. The Task Force's mission was to maximize operational efficiency, increase accountability, and economize public funds.
On November 17, 2015, PRTF reported its findings, grouped into five categories representing essential principles of government procurement: competition, efficiency, transparency, integrity, and uniformity.' The Task Force also made recommendations designed to advance these principles, a 31-point blueprint for refining and standardizing the Participating Members' procurement operations. The recommendations in the 2015 Report ofthe Chicago Procurement Reform Task Force (2015 PRTT Report) fall into three categories: the first 15 were proposed for immediate implementation (i e, by March 31, 2016), the next 12 for "mid-term" implementa...
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