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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .03 Hiring Rules.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Hiring Rules.">
    <para num="A.">The local hiring law requires compliance by<para num="(1)">vendors, contractors and their subcontractors regardless of the subcontractor award amount, and</para>
      <para num="(2)">all persons benefitting from an agreement involving more than $ 5,000,000.00 in assistance for a City subsidized project.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="B.">The local hiring law applies to the original term of a contract award greater than $300,000.00, and to any contract modification including<para num="(1)">an amendment,</para>
      <para num="(2)">a renewal,</para>
      <para num="(3)">extra work or change order, and</para>
      <para num="(4)">a task order.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="C.">A determination of whether a City subsidized project is subject to the local hiring law shall be made when the City executes an agreement authorizing assistance valued at more than $5,000,000.00.</para>
    <para num="D.">The local hiring law applies to on-call contracts when the cumulative task awards increase to over $300,000.00.</para>
    <para num="E.">Upon the execution of a contract or approval of an agreement for subsidy that is subject to the local hiring law, the involved City agency shall complete a MOED vendor contact form providing contact information for<para num="(1)">each vendor or contractor awarded, or</para>
      <para num="(2)">each beneficiary of a qualifying City subsidized project.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="F.">Upon receipt of the completed form from the City agency MOED will contact the vendor or beneficiary.</para>
    <para num="G.">The section of the Board of Estimates summary form requesting local hiring law applicability shall<para num="(1)">be completed for all contracts, and</para>
      <para num="(2)">include vendor contact information, if applicable.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="H.">The party awarded a contract or the beneficiary of an agreement for subsidy shall work with a representative of MOED to complete an Employment Analysis.<para num="(1)">The Employment Analysis shall begin within two weeks of<para num="(a)">the contract award,</para>
        <para num="(b)">approval of an agreement for a City subsidized project covered by the law, or</para>
        <para num="(c)">the receipt of a vendor contact form once a contract becomes subject to the local hiring law.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The Employment Analysis shall project total workforce and new hires in the Baltimore area needed to fulfill the contract or agreement.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The Employment Analysis shall include<para num="(a)">all information reasonably required by MOED</para>
        <para num="(b)">at a minimum general location, both in and out of the Baltimore area, of all workforce positions required to complete the contract or agreement.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="I.">Documentation shall be attached to a written waiver request of the 51 percent residency requirement of the local hiring law showing<para num="(1)">a good faith effort to comply with the requirement, or</para>
      <para num="(2)">another exception provided under Article 5, § 27-6(b).</para>
    </para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
