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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
REVISING THE COOK COUNTY PROCUREMENT CODE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 34 FINANCE, Article IV PROCUREMENT CODE, Division 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS through Division 10 INVOICES FOR SERVICES RENDERED of the Cook County Code, is hereby amended as follows
Division 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 34-121. Definitions.
Sec. 34-122. Procurement and Contracts.
Sec. 34-123. No Power to act for procurements or expenditures of $150,000.00500,000.00 or more.
Sec. 34-125. Powers and duties of the Chief Procurement Officer.
Division 2. PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
Sec. 34-135. Procurement methods.
Sec. 34-136. Competitive bidding
Sec. 34-137. Small procurements
Sec. 34-138. Requests for qualifications or proposals.
Sec. 34-139. Sole source procurements.
Sec. 34-140. Comparable government procurement.
Sec. 34-141. Emergency procurements.
Sec. 34-143. Consortium and group procurements.
Sec. 34-144. Innovative procurement.
Sec. 34-145. Responsible bidder process for public works construction, maintenance and repair contracts.
Sec. 34-146. Performance and accountability in professional social service contracts and agreements.
Sec. 34-147. Disclosure of anticipated future costs/amendments.
DIVISION 3. WAGE REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 34-160. Living wage.
Sec. 34-161. Illinois prevailing wage.
Sec. 34-163. Prevailing wages for covered services.
Sec. 34-164. Prompt payments to subcontractors for non-public works.
Sec. 34-165. Prompt payments to subcontractors and material suppliers for public works.
DIVISION 4. DISQUALIFICATION AND PENALTIES
Sec. 34-171. Disqualification due to County tax or debt delinquency or obligation default.
Sec. 34-172. Disqualification due to noncompliance with child support orders.
Sec. 34-174. Disqualification for willful violation of Cook County Independent Inspector General Ordinance.
Sec. 34-175. Penalty for false statements.
Sec. 34-176. Penalty for failure to meet commitments.
Sec. 34-179. Disqualification due to violation of laws related to the payment of wages and Employer Paid Sick Leave Ordinance.
DIVISION 5. PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES AND POLICIES FOR CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS
Sec. 34-191. Green construction.
Sec. 34-192. Predatory lenders.
Sec. 34-193. Contracts for consulting and auditing services.
Sec. 34-194. Definitions.
Sec. 34-195. Sweatshop-free procurement.
Sec. 34-196. Severability.Responsible bidder process for public works construction, maintenance and repair contracts.
Sec. 34-197. Performance and accountability in professional social service contracts.
Sec. 34-198. Disclosure of advanced payment requirements and anticipated future costs/amendments.
Sec. 34-199. Severability
Subdivision I. Selection of Professional Services for Debt Transactions and Management of Bond Proceeds; Continued Participation of MBEs, WBEs, VBEs, and SDVBEs
Sec. 34-200. Definitions.
Sec. 34-201. Competitive process for legal counsel and finance teams for debt transactions.
Sec. 34-202. Selection.
Sec. 34-204. Continued Management of Bond Proceeds.
Subdivision II. Recycled Products
Sec. 34-217. Definitions.
Sec. 34-218. Designated products and recycled designated products.
Sec. 34-219. Requirements for procurements.
Sec. 34-220. Procurement of paper and printing services.
Sec. 34-221. Responsibilities and reporting requirements CPO.
DIVISION 6. BID INCENTIVES AND PREFERENCES
Sec. 34-229. Definitions.
Sec. 34-232. Re-entry employment committee.
Sec. 34-234. Re-entry employment earned credits.
Sec. 34-235. Re-entry employment contractor's records.
Sec. 34-236. Eligible veterans' preference established.
Sec. 34-237. Veteran-owned and Persons with Disabilities Owned businesses.
Sec. 34-238. VBE/SDVBE Certification and Outreach.
Sec. 34-239. Apprenticeship earned credits.
Sec. 34-240. Youth employment earned credits.
Sec. 34-242. Businesses owned by people with disabilities.
DIVISION 7. INTEGRITY IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS
Sec. 34-250. Reporting suspected or known fraudulent activity.
Sec. 34-251. Communications.
DIVISION 8. MINORITY- AND WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
Sec. 34-260. Short title.
Sec. 34-261. Preface and findings.
Sec. 34-262. Policy and purpose.
Sec. 34-263. Definitions.
Sec. 34-264. Race- and gender-neutral measures to implement the program.
Sec. 34-265. Program administration.
Sec. 34-266. Contract Compliance Committee.
Sec. 34-267. Program goals.
Sec. 34-268. Certification criteria and process.
Sec. 34-269. Utilization plan; commercially useful function.
Sec. 34-270. Methods to achieve goals and compliance.
Sec. 34-271. Request for a full or partial waiver; good faith efforts.
Sec. 34-273. Review of contract performance.
Sec. 34-274. Prompt payment of PCEs.
Sec. 34-275. Sanctions and penalties.
Sec. 34-276. Reporting and review.
Sec. 34-278. Outreach and training.
Sec. 34-279. Established business participation in the Program.
Sec. 34-280. Program review and sunset.
Sec. 34-281. The good faith effort transparency report.
Sec. 34-282. Additional good faith effort factors for consideration.
Sec. 34-283. Contract compliance directorCPO waiver transparency reporting.
Subdivision II. Participation in Cook County Public Works Contracts
Sec. 34-286. Preface and findings.
Sec. 34-290. Definitions.
Sec. 34-291. Program administration.
Sec. 34-292. Race- and gender-neutral measures to ensure equal opportunities for all contractors and subcontractors.
Sec. 34-293. Certification criteria and process.
Sec. 34-295. Project specific goals.
Sec. 34-297. Contract pre-award compliance procedures.
Sec. 34-298. Contract administration procedures.
Sec. 34-299. Sanctions and penalties.
Sec. 34-300. Outreach and training.
Sec. 34-300.1. Established business participation in the program.
Sec. 34-300.2. Program review and sunset.
DIVISION 9. CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Sec. 34-301. Contracts.
Sec. 34-302. Information to be contained in contracts.
Sec. 34-3032. Management of contracts.
DIVISION 10. INVOICES FOR SERVICES RENDERED
Sec. 34-310. Invoices required for all service contracts.
Sec. 34-311. No payment prior to submission of invoice.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 ADMINISTRATION, Article IV OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, Division 8 INTERNET ADVERTISING AND ASSET MARKETING, Section 2-321. Asset marketing of the Cook County Code, is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 2-321. Asset marketing
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect December 1, 2024
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