Record #: O2020-3756   
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed to Pass
Intro date: 7/22/2020 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity
Final action: 5/24/2023
Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-92-450 to require City Council approval for reduction or waiver of commitment to minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises
Sponsors: King, Sophia D., Moore, David H.
Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 92 Dept. of Purchases, Contracts & Supplies
Attachments: 1. O2020-3756.pdf
Related files: R2023-766

Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity Chicago City Council Meeting July 22, 2020

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 deleting the language stricken through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:

 

2-92-450 Reduction or waiver of commitment.

If, in connection with a particular contract, either before the contract is let forbid, during tho bid or award process, before of-duftng nogotiatiori pf tho contract, or during tho performance of thp oontroot, the chief procurement officer determines that it is impracticable or excessively costly to obtain qualified M.B.E.'sor W.B.E.'s to perform sufficient work to fulfill the commitment stated in Section 2-92-440 hereof, the chief procurement officer shall get City Council approval for reduction or waiver commitment to M.B.E.'sor W.B.E.'s. roduco or waivo tho-commitment to M.B.E./W.B.E. participation in the contract, as may bo appropriate. The chief procurement officer shall issue suggest rules and regulations setting forth the standards to be used in determining whether or not such a reduction or waiver is appropriate. Except as otherwise provided in such rulos and regulations, a waiver or reduction shall.be. deomod appropriate if a Contractor has unsuccessfully splicitod 50-percent or more of tho appropriato M.B.E.'sor W.B.E.'s to perform tho.work identified in the bid solicitation in accordance with'Section 2-92-440(i) hereof and has documented such effort to the satisfaction of the chief-procurement

 

production shall novo provided tirr+ety notico of tho nood for subcontractors to on appropriato association of M.B.E^s-or W.B.E.'s, which association or associations shall bo entitled to Gommonton any waiver or reduction applicationr-lf the 64^f-pfoeufeffleftt-offtcor City Council determines that a lessor percentage standard is appropriate with respect to a particular contract subject to competitive bidding prior to the bid solicitations for such contract, such bid solicitations shall include a statement of such revised standards.

 

 

CITY OF CHICAGO *

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ANNA M. VALENCIA

 

Chicago City Council Co-Sponsor Form

 

Document No.: Subject:

 

 

 

2-92-450 Reduction or Wavier of Commitment

 

 

 

Adding Co-Sponsor(s)

Please ADD Co-Sponsor(s) Shown Below-(Principal Sponsor's Consent Required)

 

17

:Ward)

David Moore

Alderman

 

(Signature,)

 

(Signature)

 

Principal Sponsor,

Alderman

 

 

Date Filed:

 

Removing Co-Sponsor(s) Please REMOVE Co-Sponsor(s) Below - (Principal Sponsor's Consent NOT Required)

 

Alderman

 

(I                     | Ward)

 

(Signature)

 

Alderman

(I                     IWard)

 

(Signature)

 

Date Filed:

 

 

Final Copies To Be Filed With:   • Chairman of Committee to which legislation was referred

• City Clerk

 

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