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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part IX – Enforcement">
  <section prefix="§" num="28-86" heading="Office to monitor compliance.">
    <text>During the term of a contract subject to this chapter, the Office must monitor continued compliance with this chapter.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-098</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-595</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="28-87" heading="Noncompliance – Contractor or subcontractor.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Notice and attempt to resolve.">If the Office finds cause to believe that a contractor or subcontractor has failed to comply with any requirement of this chapter or with any contract provision relating to utilization under this chapter, the Office must:<para num="(1)">so notify the contracting agency and the contractor; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">attempt to resolve the noncompliance through conciliation.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Referral to Board of Estimates.">
      <para num="(1)">If the noncompliance cannot be resolved, the Office and the contracting agency must submit written findings and recommendations to the Board of Estimates.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The Board of Estimates may impose sanctions in accordance with Chapter 4 of this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-098</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-595</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="28-88" heading="Noncompliance – Agency.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Notice and attempt to resolve.">If, after investigation, the Office finds that a contracting agency has failed to comply with a provision of this chapter, the Office must:<para num="(1)">send the agency a written finding that specifies the nature of the noncompliance; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">attempt to resolve the noncompliance through conference and conciliation.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Referral to Board of Estimates.">
      <para num="(1)">If the noncompliance cannot be resolved, the Office must submit its written findings and recommendations to the Board of Estimates.</para>
      <para num="(2)">the Board of Estimates may take appropriate action to secure compliance.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-098</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-595</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="28-89" heading="Office may require reports, etc.">
    <text>The Office may require contractors, bidders, contracting agencies, and the head of any City agency to submit any reports, documents, or other information reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this chapter.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-098</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-595</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="28-90" heading="Agencies to keep records.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Records required.">A contracting agency must keep accurate records for each contract it awards.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Contents.">These records must include:<para num="(1)">dollar value of contract;</para>
      <para num="(2)">nature of goods or services to be provided;</para>
      <para num="(3)">name of contractor;</para>
      <para num="(4)">efforts employed to solicit bids from certified minority and women’s business enterprises; and</para>
      <para num="(5)">all subcontracts awarded by the contractor, identifying for each:<para num="(i)">dollar value;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">nature of goods or services provided;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">name of subcontractor; and</para>
        <para num="(iv)">race/ethnicity and sex of subcontractor’s owner.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-098</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="28-91" heading="Annual report.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Report required.">The Office must submit an annual report to the Mayor and the City Council on the City’s progress toward the utilization goals established under this chapter.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Contents.">The report must include:<para num="(1)">any problems; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">specific recommendations for improving the City’s performance.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-098</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-595</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§§" num="28-92 to 28-95" reserved="true" />
</baltimore-city-law>
