THIRDANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PROCUREMENT REFORM TASK FORCE
JOSEPHM FFRCUSON INSPEC I'01-2 CENTRAL
CITY OF CI-IICACO OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 740 NORTH SEDGWICK STREET, SUITE 200 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60654 TELEPHONE (773) 478-7799 FAX (773) 470-3949
JUNE 4, 2019
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). The Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and the Inspector General (OIG) for the City ofthe Chicago co-chaired PRTF, which 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).
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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 the 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 PRTF Report) fall into three categories: the first 15 were proposed for "immediate" implementation (i e., by March 30, 2016), the next 12 for "mid-term" implementation (by December 31, 2016), and last 4 for "long-ter...
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