§ 28-49. Leases and concessions.

(a) In general.

The following standards and procedures apply to:

(1) every lease in which the City is the lessee; and

(2) every contract for a concession.

(b) Agency to solicit certified enterprises.

City agencies must solicit bids from certified business enterprises that are certified to enter into leases or concession contracts.

If, after investigation, a contracting agency determines that no qualified certified business enterprise is available:

(1) the contracting agency must so notify the Office before signing a lease or awarding a concession contract, unless the Office has waived notification based on the known unavailability of qualified certified businesses to perform a particular contract; and

(2) the Office may attempt to identify qualified certified business enterprises and, if successful, must notify the contracting agency of their availability.

(d) Opportunity to bid.

The contracting agency must provide the minority and women's business enterprises every practical opportunity to submit bids.

(e) Concession subcontractors and suppliers.

(1) All requests for concession bids must require concessionaires to make every good faith effort to utilize minority and women's business enterprises as subcontractors and suppliers, whenever possible, if subcontractors are used.

(2) Concession bidders must be required to submit their projected utilization of minority and women's business enterprises along with a description of the efforts made to utilize those businesses.