§ 126.609. JSEB Program administration.

(a)

The JSEB Administrator shall manage the Program, including:

(1)

Implementing and enforcing rules and regulations hereunder and, implementation and monitoring of the Program.

(2)

Breaking larger contracts into smaller components where such actions will facilitate competition and provide opportunities under the Program.

(3)

Providing information and assistance to JSEBs relating to City procurement opportunities, practices and procedures, and bid and proposal specifications, requirements and prerequisites.

(4)

Certifying businesses as JSEBs, maintaining certification records, and ensuring that such information is available on the City's Procurement website identifying all such certified entities.

(5)

Establishing Project Specific Goals after ensuring that adequate JSEBs are available to do the work.

(6)

Evaluating contractors' achievement of Project Specific Goals or Good Faith Efforts to meet Project Specific Goals.

(7)

Working with City departments to ensure prompt, timely, payments to JSEBs for work performed in accordance with 126.604 herein.

(8)

Receiving, reviewing, and acting upon complaints and suggestions concerning the Program. The JSEB Administrator shall create a complaint form as part of this process that identifies both parties.

(9)

Providing quarterly open houses to answer questions regarding the operation of the Program.

(10)

Posting all contracting opportunities on the Department website under "JSEB Program."

(11)

Identifying all certified companies on its website within three business days of certification.

(12)

As appropriate, advertising all pre-bid conferences in applicable JSEB newspapers, direct-mail or e-mail notices to certified JSEBs, and otherwise seek to increase the interest of all JSEBs certified in the scopes of work of the contract.

(13)

The Director shall provide interested JSEBs with timely, adequate information about the plans, specifications and requirements of the contract to allow them to respond to the solicitation either directly or by referral to the City department seeking the procurement.

(14)

The Director shall maintain a list of certified JSEBs, shall have copies available for distribution and shall post such information on the City's Procurement website.

(15)

The Director shall be allowed to adjust the annual gross receipts for good cause shown. An appeal of the decision of the director may be appealed pursuant to 126.614.

(b)

Each City department shall identify to the Director the person with the responsibility of ensuring JSEB participation; said person shall receive diversity training and shall prepare quarterly reports to the Director identifying the extent of non-JSEB, JSEB participation in any procurement within their Department that month.

(Ord. 2004-602-E, § 4; Ord. 2013-209-E, §§ 35, 40)

Note— Former § 126.610. See editor's note, § 126.607.