Record #: O2016-7956   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 11/1/2016 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Budget and Government Operations
Final action: 11/9/2016
Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-92-535 regarding prime contractor mentoring program
Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm, Mitchell, Gregory I.
Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 92 Dept. of Purchases, Contracts & Supplies
Attachments: 1. O2016-7956.pdf
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
November 1, 2016










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


Ladies and Gentlemen:

I transmit herewith, together with Alderman Mitchell, an ordinance amending Section 2-92-535 of the Municipal Code regarding an expansion of a mentoring program.

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.

Very truly yours,
Mayor
ORDINANCE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:

SECTION 1. Section 2-92-535 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting the language underscored and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
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2-92-535 Mentoring program.
The chief procurement officer is authorized to establish a program (for purposes of this section, "mentoring program") whereby a prime contractor may receive up to 5 percent additional credit, as calculated in accordance with subsection subparagraph (b)(1) of this section, applicable to meet the MBE and WBE participation requirements or goals set forth pursuant to this chapter, if the contractor complies with all of the following requirements:

(i) The prime contractor has entered into a written mentor-protege agreement approved by the chief procurement officer (for purposes of this section, "mentoring agreement") with MBEs and WBEs to develop their capacity in becoming self-sufficient, competitive and profitable business enterprises, or (ii) one or more of the prime contractor's subcontractors has a written mentor-protege agreement approved by the chief procurement officer to develop the capacity of MBE or WBE subcontractors (for purposes of this section, "subcontractor-to-subcontractor mentoring agreement"); and
The MBEs or WBEs, or combination thereof, that have entered into the a mentoring, agreement or subcontractor-to-subcontractor mentoring agreement have self-performed at least 1 percent of the value of the contract awarded to the prime contractor; and
The prime contractor h...

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