§ 28-98. Program objectives.

To meet the objectives of the SLBE Program, the City is committed to:

(1) increasing the participation of SLBEs in City contracting and, to the extent possible, ameliorating through race- and gender-neutral means any disparities in the participation of minority business enterprises or women business enterprises on City contracts;

(2) regular evaluation regarding the progress of the SLBE Program, using accumulated availability and utilization data to determine specific program provisions that require modification, expansion, or curtailment; and

(3) providing accountability and accuracy in setting goals and in reporting program results through the City's Centralized Purchasing System, in the Department of Finance, Bureau of Purchases, which maintains a centralized bidder registration process capable of identifying with specificity the universe of firms that are available and interested in bidding on, or performing on, City contracts, and of providing the means of tracking actual City bids, contract awards, and prime contract and subcontract payments to registered bidders, on the basis of certification status, and commodity or service code.