The chief procurement officer shall establish biannual, aspirational goals for the award of construction contracts and subcontracts to M.B.E.s and W.B.E.s, based upon the best available evidence. Quotas are prohibited.
Upon the effective date of this article, the biannual, aspirational goals shall be to award 26 percent of the annual dollar value of all construction contracts to qualified M.B.E.s and six percent of the annual dollar value of all construction contracts to qualified W.B.E.s.
(Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 24585, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18343, § 1)