Section 2-218.49 - Other procedures and programs(a) The Mayor shall establish policies and procedures to maximize the participation of certified business enterprises in the contracting and procurement processes, including: (1) A procedure whereby an agency may waive bid security requirements on contracts in excess of $100,000, where the waiver is appropriate to achieve the purposes of this subchapter; and(2) Except as provided in subsection (a-1) of this section, a policy whereby an agency shall make advance payments to a certified contractor, where the payments are necessary to achieve the purposes of this subchapter; provided, that an agency shall not be permitted to advance more than 10% of the total value of any contract.(b) No later than October 1, 2020, the Mayor shall implement a pilot program for equity impact enterprises. Amended by D.C. Law 24-9,§ II-202, 68 DCR 004824, eff. 6/24/2021, exp. 2/4/2022.Amended by D.C. Law 23-149,§ II-E-2042, 67 DCR 10493, eff. 12/3/2020.Amended by D.C. Act 23-405,§ II-202, 67 DCR 9400, eff. 8/19/2020.Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2349, 52 DCR 7503; July 18, 2008, D.C. Law 17-207, § 2(k), 55 DCR 6107; June 10, 2014, D.C. Law 20-108, § 2(z), 61 DCR 3892; May 27, 2020, D.C. Act 23-326, § 202, 0 DCR 0.Applicability of D.C. Law 20-108: Section 4(a) of D.C. Law 20-108 provided that applications pending as of June 10, 2014, shall not be subject to the provisions of the act.
Section 4(b) of D.C. Law 20-108 provided that, except as provided in § 2-218.46(f), contracts existing or pending as of June 10, 2014, shall not be affected by the provisions of the act.
Section 4(c) of D.C. Law 20-108 provided that the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register.
Section 4(c) of D.C. Law 20-108 was repealed by D.C. Law 20-155, § 7005.