HomeMy WebLinkAbout1509 - ORDINANCES - 5/3/1995 ORDINANCE NO. 1509
' AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.12
OF TIME MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS TO PROMOTE LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
WHEREAS, the public interest is best served by encouraging businesses to locate, operate, and
remain in the City of Palm Springs;
WHEREAS, when the City contracts with a local business enterprise for the provision of
supplies the City realizes a net return of sales tax which should be accounted for when
evaluating the local business enterprise's bid;
WHEREAS, local contractors are at a competitive disadvantage in other stales, counties, or
cities which give a preference to contractors from the entity in the award of service contracts;
WHEREAS, dollars invested in local construction project which include the use of local
contractors and sub-contractors results in increased dollars being invested and spent in the City
of Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, because of this multiplier effect, the public interest is best served by encouraging
contracting and sub-contracting with contractors which are located within the Coachella Valley.
' NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Springs hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 112.205 be added to the City of Palm Springs Municipal Code, to
read as follows;
Section 3.12.205 Local Business Promotion (a) In determining the lowest
responsible bidder the the following provisions shall be applied to a bid submitted by a local
business enterprise:
(1) For any contract for supplies, the net return of any sales tax to the City of
Palm Springs to be generated by the purchase of supplies shall be utilized as a bid
evaluation factor in determining the lowest net cost to the City.
(2) For any contract for services, including construction services, a reciprocal
preference shall be given as against a non-local business enterprise contractor from any
slate, county or city that gives or requires a preference to contractors from that entity in
award of its service contracts. The amount of the reciprocal preference shall be equal
to the amount of the preference applied by the entity in with the non-local business
enterprise contractor is based as against the bid of a City of Pahn Springs contractor.
(b) For all contract bids proposing sub-contractors:
(1) the prime contractor shall use good faith efforts to sub-contract the supply of
materials and equipment to local business enterprises and to sub-contract services to
businesses whose work force resides within the Coachella Valley("local sub-contractor"),
' (2) the prime co.+ntractor shall submit evidence of such good faith efforts at the
time of submission of bids. Good faith efforts may be evidenced by placing
advertisements inviting proposals in local newspapers, sending requests for proposals to
local sub-contractors, or by demodnstrating that io local sub-contractors are qualified to
perform the work or supply the materials or equipment.
(3) any notice inviting bids which may require the use of sub-contractors shall
include notification of this subdivision.
(4) the City may reject as non-responsive the bid of any contractor proposing to
use sub-contractors that fail to comply with the requirements of this subdivision.
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(c) For the purpose of Section, "local business enterprise" shall mean a. busine:;, firm
with fixed offices or distribution points within the boundaries of the City of Palm
Springs, with a valid busiaess license obtained pursuant to +Chapter 3.44, and a City of
Patin Sprhigs business strcet address. Post Office box numbers or residential addresses
may not be used solely to establish status as a 'local business enterprise."
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) '
days after passage.
SECTION 3. P"Bk,1CA:PION. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to certify to the
passage of this Ordinance, and to cause the same or a summary thereof or a display
advertisement, duly prepared according to law, to be published in accordance with law.
ADOPTED this 3rd day of__May _ , 1995.
AYES: Members Hodges, Kleindienst, Lyons, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Maryanov
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
By
(�ter City Clerk Mayor
REVIEOxvED A2<dD APPROVED:
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT the foregoing Ordinance 1509 was duly adopted by
the City Council fo the City of Palm Springs, on a meeting held on the
3rd day of May, 1995 and that same was duly published in the DESERT SUN,
a newspaper of general circulation on May 10, 1995.
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City Clerk
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