Sec. 18-203. Duties of City Manager to SBE Procurement Program.
The City Manager shall have the following authority and duties:
A. The administration and enforcement of this article.
B. The establishment of written procedures to effectuate this article.
C. The development of a database of SBEs, non-SBE vendors and non-SBE suppliers that provide goods, supplies and general services to be maintained as a public record.
D. The notification to an affected party that it has the right to appeal the determination of noncompliance with this article.
E. The investigation of alleged violations of this article, and the issuance of written determinations following these investigations, stating the reasons for each determination.
F. The coordination of expanded SBE procurement efforts.
G. The maintenance of annual statistical databases on availability and utilization of SBEs including:
1. The level of SBE participation achieved in the contracts subject to this article; and
2. The estimated availability of SBEs and non-SBE vendors to perform contracts.
H. The assistance and encouragement of City departments in the use of SBEs for requirements contracts.
I. The requirement of City departments to use good faith efforts to include SBEs in their contracting practices. In keeping with this objective, contract awarding authorities, including the finance department, shall use good faith efforts to solicit and obtain bids from SBEs on all solicitations or document their unavailability. (Ord. No. G-5518, § 2, 2010; Ord. No. G-6742, § 2, 2020)