NOME Leadership SummitJune 2, 2015

Cathy KwiatkowskiDirector of Public Affairs

City of Chicago Department of Procurement Services

LOCAL BUSINESS & MANUFACTURING ORDINANCEGoods made or assembled in the City of Chicago

PROJECT AREA SUNCONTRACTOR INCENTIVEUp to 2% bid incentive when primes use subs from construction project area

PHASED GRADUATION ORDINANCEAllow MBE/WBE that have exceeded program’s size standards to gradually exit the program

ALTERNATIVE FUEL BID INCENTIVE½ % bid incentive when 50% company's fleet are alternative fuel

DIVERSITY CREDIT PROGRAM  $1 of credit for every $3 earned by MBEs and WBEs on private sector contract

VETERAN’S PREFERENCE BID INCENTIVE5% to joint ventures between small local businesses and veteran-owned businesses

PROGRAMS & INCENTIVES – WHAT’s NEW

Upcoming Events

More information at www.cityofchicago.org/dpsevents

• City of Chicago• Chicago Board of Elections• City Colleges• Chicago Housing Authority• Chicago Park District • Chicago Public Schools• Chicago Transit Authority• Public Building Commission• Cook County • State of Illinois  

Consolidated Buying Plan

Key Features:– FAQs– Highlight SBI & Target

Market Opportunities – User Department

Contacts – Websites for Sister

Agencies

Procurement Reform Task Force

• Established to make procurement and contract management at the City and its sister agencies more uniform, efficient and cost effective, while increasing accountability

• Co-chaired by the Inspector General Joe Ferguson and the City’s Chief Procurement Officer Jamie L. Rhee. 

• Best practices for all procurement methods across agencies – MBE/WBE/DBE compliance plans

– Contracts monitoring, and good faith efforts for compliance

– Methods for sharing information about contractors and debarred vendors

NOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA• Posting daily - bid advertisements and addenda, upcoming workshops and

events, and new policies and procedures that affect vendor community

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