CITY CF CHICAGO
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
740 NORTH SEDGWICK STREET, SUITE 200
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60654
JOSEPH M FERGUSON TELEPHONE (773) 478-7799
INSPECTOR GENERAL . FAX <773> 478-3949
DECEMBER 23, 2020
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:
Enclosed for your consideration is the City of Chicago Office Inspector General 2020 progress report on fulfillment ofthe recommendations ofthe Chicago Procurement Reform Task Force (PRTF). In previous years, OIG has issued our progress report in late spring, following the issuance ofthe annual PRTF report in March. In 2020, however, the COVID-19 crisis disrupted this timeline. The project's Chief Procurement Officers (CPO) Committee—comprising procurement officials from the City, 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) (collectively, the Participating Members)— was unable to issue the annual report until June. The timing ofthe CPO Committee annual report overlaid it with ensuing 2020 quarterly cycle activities, the reporting of which was likewise delayed by COVID-19 disruptions. In light of these and other operational challenges, OIG, in consultation with the CPO Committee Chair, have consolidated all 2020 calendar year reporting information into a single annual overview. In 2021, the CPO Committee and OIG anticipate returning to the original reporting schedule we followed in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
The PRTF initiative has been ongoing for more than five years, with the Task Force having first convened in May 2015. The City's CPO and the Inspector General co-chaired PRTF, which included the CEO, Executive Director, or Chancellor of each Participating Member. The Task Force undertook a six-month project to identify opportunities f...
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