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Title:
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Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to revise the Local Business Enterprise (LBE) and Non-Discrimination in Contracting Ordinance (Chapter 14B) to: 1) increase the LBE certification size thresholds and authorize an automatic increase to the thresholds every five years based on the consumer price index; 2) change the LBE certification size threshold term of calculation from an average of gross annual receipts in the prior three to the prior five years; 3) increase penalties for violations of Chapter 14B from up to 10% to up to 25% of the contract or subcontract amount; 4) require prime contractors to include LBE subcontractors’ approved payment requests in payment applications within 30 days of receipt of an invoice; 5) authorize application of separate LBE subcontract participation requirements for micro, small, and SBA-LBEs; 6) extend the bonding assistance program to certain City-funded construction projects; 7) authorize a pilot Mentor-Protégé expansion program, a pilot micro-LBE set-aside program for certain design-build and construction manager/general contractor projects, and a pilot Neighborhood LBE program; and 8) increase the contracting Threshold Amount from $706,000 to $1,000,000 and the Minimum Competitive Amount from $129,000 to $200,000; and make various other changes and clarifications to Chapter 14B, as defined herein.
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Attachments:
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1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. 210835 FYI, 4. 210835 SBC, 5. SBC Response 100521, 6. Leg Ver2, 7. Leg Dig Ver2, 8. Co-sponsor request 100821, 9. Comm Pkt 101821, 10. Public Corr 101421, 11. Pulbic Corr 101821, 12. City Admin. Presentation 101821, 13. Leg Ver3, 14. Leg Dig Ver3, 15. Board Pkt 102621, 16. Board Pkt 110221, 17. Leg Final
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