(a) “Awarding Authority” means the governing body, board, officer, or employee of the City authorized to award a Contract and includes a department that has control of its own funds if the department adopts policies consistent with the provisions of this article.
(c) “Bidder” means a Person who submits a Bid to the City.
(d) “Broker” means a manufacturer’s representative, packager, or other Person who arranges or expedites a transaction of equipment, goods, or materials that are manufactured in the County of Los Angeles if certified as a Local Business, or in the City of Los Angeles if certified as a City Business.
(e) “City” means the City of Los Angeles.
(f) “City Business” means a Local Business that is also certified by the DAA as a City Business.
(g) “Contract” means a written agreement for the purchase of equipment, goods, or materials, or the performance of any work or services by or for the benefit of the City or its residents.
(h) “Contractor” means any Person who enters into a Contract with the City.
(i) “Dealer” or “Supplier” means any Person who owns, operates, or maintains a store, warehouse, or other establishment in the County of Los Angeles if certified as a Local Business, or in the City of Los Angeles if certified as a City Business, in which the equipment, goods, or materials of the general character described in the Bid or Proposal specifications and required under the Contract are regularly sold or leased to the public from its own inventory or otherwise procured in the usual course of its business. A “Dealer” or “Supplier” does not include a packager, broker, manufacturer’s representative, or other Person who arranges or expedites a transaction without taking ownership of the finished or assembled equipment, goods or materials prior to the sale or lease to the City.
(j) “Designated Administrative Agency (DAA)” means the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Contract Administration.
(k) “Local Business” means a Person certified by the DAA as a Local Business.
(l) “Local Small Business” means a Person certified by the DAA as a Local Small Business.
(m) “Local Transitional Employer” means a Person certified by the DAA as a Local Transitional Employer.
(n) “Person” means any individual, business, proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust, association, organization, or other entity that may enter a Contract.
(p) “Proposer” means any Person who submits a Proposal to the City.
(q) “Subcontractor” means any Person awarded a subcontract by a Contractor.
(r) “Supportive Services” include, but are not limited to, counseling services, individual case management, pre-employment job readiness training, daily monitoring of participants while on the job, provision of competitive employment opportunities, and assistance in applying for, obtaining, and maintaining competitive employment.
(s) “Transitional Job” means short-term, wage- paying employment that combines real work, skill development, and Supportive Services to help participants overcome barriers to employment and transition to competitive employment.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 187,121, Eff. 8-7-21.
Amended by: Subsec. (f) added and Subsecs. (d) and (i) amended, Ord. No. 188,147, Eff. 3-15-24.