NOME Leadership Summit June 2, 2015 Cathy Kwiatkowski Director of Public Affairs City of Chicago Department of Procurement Services

LOCAL BUSINESS & MANUFACTURING ORDINANCE Goods made or assembled in the City of Chicago PROJECT AREA SUNCONTRACTOR INCENTIVE Up to 2% bid incentive when primes use subs from construction project area PHASED GRADUATION ORDINANCE Allow MBE/WBE that have exceeded program’s size standards to gradually exit the program ALTERNATIVE FUEL BID INCENTIVE ½ % 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 INCENTIVE 5% to joint ventures between small local businesses and veteran-owned businesses PROGRAMS & INCENTIVES – WHAT’s NEW

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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

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