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8/24/87
ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS LET BY THE CITY OF MIAMI, REQUIRING
OWNERS OF MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES SUBMITTING BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS TO BE CERTIFIED IN THE FIELD FOR
WHICH THE CONTRACT IS TO BE LET TO QUALIFY
FOR THE MINORITY OR WOMEN PREFERENCE ON SUCH
CONTRACT; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CITY CODE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 10062, the Minority and
Women Business Affairs and Procurement Program Ordinance of the
City of Miami, the Commission of the City of Miami, inter alia,
established a goal of awarding a minimum of ,51% of the total
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annual dollar volume of all procurement expenditures to Black,
Hispanic and Women -owned business enterprii i to eliminate the
effects of prior discrimination against such businesses; and
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WHEREAS, to maximize the opportitnikies for minority or
women -owned and controlled busin-uses, the City may give a
preference to such businesses`,in%0 awarding of contracts; and
WHEREAS, the Comm ission.,\j with regard to construction
contracts is desirous of enhancing the qualifications of minority
and women -owned busin" sek by requiring the owner of such
business concerns I_t "bQ certified pursuant to Chapter 489,
Florida Statutes.
NOW, TH REFORE; IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, F RI OA :
Section 1. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the following
terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the
following meanings:
A.
B.
Business Enterprise
partnership, it
joint stock corn
association or a
Minority and
means a busines
percent of sal(
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means any corporation,
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