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A web-based contractor certification and contract compliance monitoring system used by the City of Cleveland Office of Equal Opportunity to monitor compliance on City contracts

A Person offering to contract with the City in response to an invitation to bid

Developers and contractors receiving city assistance are required to provide mentorship and other benefits under CBAs. Blueprint CLE fulfills the mentorship expectations outlined CBA agreements. Blueprint CLE is a 12-month structured mentorship program. It connects experienced developers, contractors, and business leaders (Mentors) with growth-oriented small businesses (Protégés).

The City of Cleveland

Any grant, loan, tax increment financing, residential multi-family tax abatement in compliance with Ordinance No. 482-2022, Section 3, below market-value land transfer, and/or City-funded capital infrastructure improvements associated with a development project

Business Enterprise certified under division (a) of Section 187.03. that has its principal office located physically within the municipal boundaries of the City

A binding agreement executed on or after the effective date of this Cleveland Area Business Code by which the City either grants a privilege or is committed to expend or does expend its funds or other resources or confers a benefit having monetary value including, but not limited to, a grant, loan, interest in real or personal property, or tax incentive in any form for or in connection with any work, project, or public purpose

Includes any administrative department under the charge of the Mayor or any office, board, or commission treated or construed as a department of City government for any purpose under the city's Charter or ordinances for the benefit or program of which the City enters into a particular Contract.

A prime contractor, a subcontractor, or any other business entering into a contract with the Developer related to the use, maintenance, or operation of the Project or part thereof

A legally enforceable agreement between the City of Cleveland and the Developer that provides community benefits

The amenities, benefits, commitments, or promises described in Sections 191A.02 and 191A.03 of this Chapter

A set of specific objectives that the Developer commits to fulfill in order to meet the requirements of the CBA. The CBP should be presented in quantifiable terms with S.M.A.R.T. milestones - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely - and timelines wherever possible. If the SMART method is not applied, the application may be rescinded.

The total hours worked on a Construction Contract by Skilled and Unskilled Construction Trade Workers, whether those workers are employed by the Contractor or any Subcontractor. In determining the total Construction Worker Hours to be furnished at the construction site, there shall be included the number of hours devoted to all tasks customarily performed on a construction site, whether or not such tasks are, in fact, performed on the construction site. Construction Worker Hours excludes the number of hours of work performed by non-Ohio residents

Any person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, proprietorship, or other entity that proposes a Development Project, excluding public improvement projects, in the City of Cleveland

New construction of and alterations to buildings and structures located in the City

Business Enterprise owned, operated, and controlled by one or more Females with 51% ownership. One or more Females must have operational and managerial Control, interest in the capital, and earnings commensurate with the percentage of Female ownership. To qualify as a Female Business Enterprise, the Business Enterprise shall be located and doing business in the Cleveland Contracting Market

The online labor compliance monitoring software suite that allows contractors and subcontractors to complete, certify, and submit certified payroll reports to OEO electronically

Means a City Of Cleveland Resident who, when first employed by a contractor, is a member of a family having a total income equal to or less than the "Section 8" Low-Income limit established by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Low-income family is defined as a family whose annual income does not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the median family income for the area in which they reside, as determined by HUD. Income limits are adjusted for family size. A Resident who is not a member of a family shall be considered as a one (1) person family for this purpose. A Resident shall retain "Low-Income Person" status for a continuous five (5) year period starting upon the OEO's written acknowledgment that the Resident's family income does not exceed the above-stated limit, provided the Resident remains a Resident during the five (5) year period.

A Business Enterprise owned, operated, and controlled by one or more Minority Persons with at least 51% ownership. The Minority Person(s) must have operational and managerial Control, interest in capital, and earnings commensurate with the percentage of ownership. To qualify as a Minority Business Enterprise, the enterprise shall be located and doing business in the Cleveland Contracting Market

The Mayor's Office of Equal Opportunity of the City of Cleveland

Any Person proposing to contract with the City in response to a request for proposals or other similar solicitation