Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 22-5471

• File #: 22-5471
• Version: 1
• Name: PDBE Amendments to Procurement Code
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Filed
• File created: 9/15/2022
• In control: Finance Committee
• On agenda: 9/22/2022
• Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AMENDING PROVISIONS OF THE PROCUREMENT CODE CONCERNING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (PDBE) BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 34 - FINANCE, ARTICLE IV. - PROCUREMENT CODE, DIVISION 1. - GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 34-121 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows: Sec. 34-121. - Definitions Applicant means a person who submits documents and information seeking certification, continued certification, or re-certification as an MBE, WBE, VBE, PDBE, or SDVBE to the Office of Contract Compliance. Certified or Certification means the granting of Minority Business Enterprise ("MBE"), Women's Business Enterprise ("WBE"), Veteran Business Enterprise ("VBE"), Persons with Disabilities Owned Business Enterprise (PDBE) or Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise ("SDVBE") status to a Person. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Cha...
• Sponsors: LARRY SUFFREDIN, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
11/17/2022	1	Board of Commissioners	no action taken
11/16/2022	1	Finance Committee	recommend for deferral	Pass
9/22/2022	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

AMENDING PROVISIONS OF THE PROCUREMENT CODE CONCERNING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (PDBE)

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 34 - FINANCE, ARTICLE IV. - PROCUREMENT CODE, DIVISION 1. - GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 34-121 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:

Sec. 34-121. - Definitions

Applicant means a person who submits documents and information seeking certification, continued certification, or re-certification as an MBE, WBE, VBE, PDBE, or SDVBE to the Office of Contract Compliance.

Certified or Certification means the granting of Minority Business Enterprise ("MBE"), Women's Business Enterprise ("WBE"), Veteran Business Enterprise ("VBE"), Persons with Disabilities Owned Business Enterprise (PDBE) or Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise ("SDVBE") status to a Person.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 34 - FINANCE, ARTICLE IV. - PROCUREMENT CODE, DIVISION 4. - DISQUALIFICATION AND PENALTIES, SECTION 34-176 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:

Sec. 34-176. - Penalty for failure to meet commitments.
In the event that the CCD determines that a Person failed to fulfill in good faith a project specific goal, including, but not limited to, MBE, WBE, VBE, PDBE, or SDVBE participation commitments reflected in a Utilization Plan, as may be amended through change orders or otherwise over the term of the Contract, the CPO may declare said Person to be in material breach of the Contract, and may withhold payments under the Contract, and recover contractual penalties, in addition to disqualification and any other remedy provided for in the Procurement Code at law or in equity. A contractual penalty for failure to meet MBE, WBE, VBE, PDBE, or SDVBE participation commitments pursuant to this Section shall be in the amount of the discrepancy between actual MBE, W...