§ 6-142 Subcontractor resource guide.
AC § 6-142
a. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: "Contracting agency" means a city, county, borough, or other office, position, administration, department, division, bureau, board or commission, or a corporation, institution or agency of government, the expenses of which are paid in whole or in part from the city treasury. "Contractor" means a person or entity who is a party to a contract with a contracting agency valued in excess of $100,000. "Subcontractor" means a person or entity who is a party or a proposed party to a contract with a contractor valued in excess of $100,000. "Department" means the department of small business services. b. The department, in consultation with the city chief procurement officer, shall develop and make available to all contracting agencies a subcontractor resource guide. Such resource guide shall be in the form of a written document, using plain and simple language, which provides subcontractors with key information on city contracting. Such resource guide may include, but not be limited to, information about the rights of subcontractors with respect to payment by the contractor, available city services to assist subcontractors, and contact information for relevant city agencies. The department shall coordinate with the city chief procurement officer to update such resource guide as necessary and make such resource guide available on the website of the department. c. Each contracting agency shall provide a link to the subcontractor resource guide published on the department's website, as appropriate. d. The subcontractor resource guide shall serve as an informational document only and nothing in this section or in such document shall be construed to create a cause of action or privity of contract between the agency and the subcontractor, or to constitute a defense in any legal, administrative or other proceeding. e. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit an agency's authority to cancel or terminate a contract, issue a non-responsibility finding, issue a non-responsiveness finding, deny a person or entity pre-qualification, or otherwise deny a contractor city business. (L.L. 2018/077, 1/19/2018, eff. 7/18/2018)
