4.28.170 Equal opportunity requirements in city contracts.
A. All contractors, subcontractors, consultants, vendors and suppliers who contract with the city in a total amount of $35,000 or more within any given year are required to take affirmative action and comply with the following requirements of this section. There shall be included in any contract between such contractual services provider and the city the following provisions:
1. Contractor shall make specific and constant recruitment efforts with minority and women’s organizations, schools, and training institutions. This shall be done by notifying relevant minority and women’s organizations.
2. Contractor shall seek out eligible minority and women contractors to receive subcontract awards. Appropriate minority and women contractors shall be notified in writing of any bids advertised for subcontract work.
3. Contractor shall provide a written statement to all new employees and subcontractors indicating commitment as an equal opportunity employer and the steps taken to ensure equal treatment of all persons.
4. Contractor shall actively consider for promotion and advancement available minorities and women.
5. Contractor is encouraged to make specific efforts to encourage present minority and women employees to help recruit qualified members of protected groups.
6. Contractor is encouraged to provide traditional and nontraditional employment opportunities to female and minority youth through after-school and summer employment.
7. Contractor is encouraged to assist in developing the skills of minorities and women by providing or sponsoring training programs.
B. On public works contracts exceeding $10,000, the contract must contain the following statement from RCW 35.22.650 as now enacted or hereafter amended:
Contractor agrees that the contractor shall actively solicit the employment of minority group members. Contractor further agrees that the contractor shall actively solicit bids for the subcontracting of goods or services from qualified minority businesses. Contractor shall furnish evidence of the contractor’s compliance with these requirements of minority employment and solicitation. Contractor further agrees to consider the grant of subcontracts to said minority bidders on the basis of substantially equal proposals in the light most favorable to said minority businesses. The contractor shall be required to submit evidence of compliance with this section as part of the bid.
As used in this section, the term “minority business” means a business at least 51 percent of which is owned by minority group members. Minority group members include, but are not limited to, blacks, women, Native Americans, Asians, Eskimos, Aleuts, and Hispanics.
C. Willful disregard of the city’s nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements shall be considered breach of contract and suspension or termination of all or part of the contract may follow.
D. All contractors, subcontractors, vendors, consultants or suppliers of the city required to take affirmative action must sign the affidavit of compliance and submit with the bid proposal or upon the request of the city. All documents related to compliance steps listed above shall be presented upon the request of the city. The director of finance and asset management or his/her designee shall serve as the compliance officer for the city and is authorized to develop and issue procedures for the administration of this section. (Ord. 6436 § 4, 2018; Ord. 6187 § 1, 2014.)