Title
AN ACT CONCERNING LOCAL DIVERSE SUPPLIER PRIME CONTRACTOR PROGRAM for the purpose of establishing a Local Diverse Supplier Prime Contractor Program to increase opportunities for local diverse suppliers in public procurement prime contracting; requiring certain reporting to the County Council; providing for exemptions and public notice of solicitations for procurements; and generally relating to the Local Diverse Supplier Prime Contractor Program.
Background
This bill would create a Local Diverse Supplier Prime Contractor Program, under which the Purchasing Agent would reserve a percentage of the aggregate value of procurements awarded each year solely for bids, proposals, and awards for prime bidders, prime proposers, and prime contractors that are either locally-owned and operated businesses or County-based minority business enterprises. The bill would provide for certain exemptions and public notice of reserved solicitations for procurements, and would require annual reporting to the County Council.