CCO_187-22.pdf
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- AR2509a
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- Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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This Equal Opportunity Clause document, issued by the City of Cleveland and codified under Section 187.22(b) of the Cleveland Codified Ordinances, establishes mandatory nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity requirements for contractors performing work on behalf of the City. The clause prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants based on race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, ethnic group, or Vietnam-era or disabled veteran status. Contractors must take affirmative action to ensure equitable recruitment, compensation, training, promotion, and termination practices, and must post conspicuous notices detailing these nondiscrimination provisions in locations accessible to employees and job applicants. The clause applies specifically to the City of Cleveland's Owner's Representative – Public Safety Energy Improvements contract for Fire/EMS facilities, with a Phase 1 not-to-exceed fee of $32,500 and a proposal submission deadline of February 18, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
Contractors must comply with all applicable provisions of the Cleveland Area Business Code and grant the Director or designated representative access to relevant reports and documentation to verify compliance. All solicitations and advertisements for employment must identify the contractor as an equal opportunity employer. Contractors are required to notify all labor unions, workers' representatives, subcontractors, material suppliers, and suppliers of their commitment to these equal opportunity requirements and must ensure that all subcontracts include identical equal opportunity clause language. The City has waived the standard 10% Cleveland-area Small Business participation goal for this contract, though Equal Opportunity Office participation is encouraged; however, all certified subcontractors (Cleveland-Area Small Businesses, Minority Business Enterprises, and Female Business Enterprises) must receive Office of Equal Opportunity verification prior to work commencement, and any subcontractor violations or non-compliance may result in appropriate enforcement actions by the contractor.
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CLAUSE
(Section 187.22(b) Codified Ordinances)
During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:
(1) The contractor shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, ethnic group or Vietnam-era or disabled veteran status. The contractor shall take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, ethnic group, or Vietnam-era or disabled veteran status. As used in this chapter, “treated” means and includes without limitation the following: recruited, whether by advertising or other means;
compensated, whether in the form of rates of pay or other forms of compensation; selected for training, including apprenticeship, promoted, upgraded, demoted, downgraded, transferred, laid off and terminated. The contractor agrees to and shall post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the hiring representatives of the contractor setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that the contractor is an equal opportunity employer.
(3) The contractor shall send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he or she has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract, or understanding, a notice advising the labor union or worker’s representative of the contractor’s commitments under the equal opportunity clause, and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.
(4) It is the policy of the City that local businesses, minority-owned businesses and female- owned businesses shall have every practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts awarded by the City subject to the applicable provisions of the Cleveland Area Business Code.
(5) The contractor shall permit access by the Director or his or her designated representative to any relevant and pertinent reports and documents to verify compliance with the Cleveland Area Business Code, and with the Regulations. All such materials provided to the Director or designee by the contractor shall be considered confidential.
(6) The contractor will not obstruct or hinder the Director or designee in the fulfillment of the duties and responsibilities imposed by the Cleveland Area Business Code.
(7) The contractor agrees that each subcontract will include this Equal Opportunity Clause, and the contractor will notify each subcontractor, material supplier and supplier that the subcontractor must agree to comply with and be subject to all applicable provisions of the Cleveland Area Business Code. The contractor shall take any appropriate action with respect to any subcontractor as a means of enforcing the provisions of the Code.
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