The City of Los Angeles, in letting and awarding contracts for the provision to it or on its behalf of goods or services of any kind or nature, intends to contract only with those contractors that comply with the non-discrimination and affirmative action provisions of the laws of the United States of America, the State of California and the City of Los Angeles. The City and each of its awarding authorities shall therefore require that any person, firm, corporation, partnership or combination thereof that contracts with the City for services, materials or supplies, shall not discriminate in any of its hiring or employment practices, shall comply with all provisions pertaining to non-discrimination in hiring and employment, and shall require Affirmative Action Programs in contracts in accordance with the provisions of this Code. The awarding authority and/or Office of Contract Compliance of the Department of Public Works shall monitor and inspect the activities of each contractor to determine that they are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Although in accordance with Section 22.359 of this Code, the Board of Public Works, Office of Contract Compliance, is responsible for the administration of the City's Contract Compliance Program, accomplishing the intent of the City in contract compliance and achieving non-discrimination in contractor employment shall be the continuing responsibility of each awarding authority. Each awarding authority shall use only the rules, regulations and forms provided by the Office of Contract Compliance to monitor, inspect or investigate contractor compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Each awarding authority shall provide immediate notification upon award of each contract by that awarding authority to the Office of Contract Compliance. Each awarding authority shall call upon the Office of Contract Compliance to review, evaluate and recommend on any contractual dispute or issue of noncompliance under the provisions of this chapter. The Office of Contract Compliance shall be notified by each awarding authority of any imminent announcement to bid, to allow the Office of Contract Compliance the opportunity to participate with the awarding authority in the monitoring, review, evaluation, investigation, audit and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter in accordance with the rules, regulations and forms promulgated to implement the City's Contract Compliance, Equal Employment Practices Program.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 132,533, Eff. 7-25-66.
Amended by: Ord. No. 147,030, Eff. 4-28-75; Ord. No. 173,186, Eff. 5-22-00; In Entirety, Ord. No. 184,292, Eff. 6-27-16.