Record #: O2016-3912   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 5/18/2016 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Budget and Government Operations
Final action: 7/20/2016
Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-92-335 regarding bid incentives for contractor utilization of certain apprentices on construction projects
Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 92 Dept. of Purchases, Contracts & Supplies
Attachments: 1. O2016-3912.pdf
i
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
May 18,2016

«







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 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. Section 2-92-335 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language stricken and inserting the language underscored, as follows:
2-92-335 Contracts - Apprentice utilization.
For purposes of this section eoly the following definitions apply:
"Apprentice" means any person who isf (1) is sponsored into an apprenticeship training program by a contractor that is authorized by a union to sponsor apprentices; and (2) has graduated from a Chicago Public Schools high school or is enrolled in, or has graduated from, a construction technology training program administered by the City Colleges of Chicago. 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.
"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's Department of Procurement Services D.P.S., 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 shall exist in the future.
"-Contract base bid" means th...

Click here for full text