Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2020-3458

• Record #: O2020-3458
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 6/17/2020
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity
• Final action: 7/22/2020
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-92-955 to reestablish contract-specific participation goals for veteran-owned small businesses pilot program
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E. , Villegas, Gilbert
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 92 Dept. of Purchases, Contracts & Supplies

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
7/22/2020	18881	City Council	Passed	Pass
7/9/2020		Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity	Recommended to Pass
6/17/2020	17817	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR

June 17,2020










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, together with Alderman Villegas, an ordinance re-establishing a veteran's preference.

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.


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 2-92-955, as follows:

2-92-955 Veteran-owned small local businesses participation goal pilot program.
Award Goal - Established. The Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to establish a contract-specific participation goal to veteran-owned small local businesses if all ofthe following conditions are met:

the contract has an estimated value in excess of $10,000.00; and
there are,at least three veteran-owned small local businesses certified by the City in each of one or more areas of specialty (as defined by the North American Industry Classification System) germane to the contract; and
the contract-specific participation goal is not more than one percent of the contract's value.
Award Goal - Implementation. In order to achieve the goal stated in subsection (a), the Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to undertake the following measures:

Insert within specifications for each contract described in subsection (a) ofthis section let through competitive bidding with an estimated value in excess of $10,000.00 a requirement that the contractor commit to the expenditure of at least the veteran-owned small local businesses percentage of the dollar value of the contract with one or more veteran-owned small local businesses. This commitment may be met by the contractor's status as a veteran-owned small local business, or by joint venture with one or more veteran- owned small local businesses a...