(a) This division shall apply to each contractor for goods or services with which the City enters into a contract, whether or not the contract is subject to competitive bid.
(b) Each contractor to which this division applies shall be responsible for searching and disclosing its records, as well as records of any and all of its predecessor entities, if any, that are within the possession or knowledge of the contractor regarding investments or profits from the slave industry, including records of any insurance policies that were issued to slaveholders and that provided coverage for injury, death, or other loss related to slaves who were held during the slavery era in the United States.
(c) Each contractor to which this division applies shall be responsible for searching and disclosing its records, as well as records of any and all of its predecessor entities, if any, that are within the possession or knowledge of the contractor and that indicate:
(1) The use of inmate labor in the course of the contractor’s or a predecessor entity’s business; or
(2) Any income has been derived directly from, or any investments in, the construction, operations, services, or activities of prisons.
(d) Each contractor to which this division applies shall be responsible for searching and disclosing its records, as well as records of any and all of its predecessor entities, if any, that are within the possession or knowledge of the contractor and that indicate any income has been derived directly from, or any investments in, the construction, operations, services, or activities of facilities in the United States that are used for the detention of persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States.
Amended by Ord. No. 24-19 (JCC 7/2/2019, Passed 7/23/2019, Approved 7/29/2019, Published 8/8/2019, Effective 10/22/2019); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019).
(a) As part of its contract package, each contractor with which the City enters into a contract shall submit to the Office of Contracting and Procurement prior to the submission to City Council for approval of such contract, an affidavit that discloses the information indicated in Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section. The affidavit shall be on a form provided by the Office of Contracting and Procurement.
(b) The affidavit shall verify that the contractor has searched all of its records, as well as all records of any and all of its predecessor entities, if any, that are within the possession or knowledge of the contractor regarding:
(1) Investments or profits from the slave industry, including records of any insurance policies issued to slave holders which provided coverage for injury, death, or other loss related to slaves who were held during the slavery era in the United States;
(2) The use of inmate labor in the course of business;
(3) Financial interests in the construction, operations, services, or activities of prisons; and
(4) Financial interests in the construction, operations, services, or activities of facilities in the United States that are used for the detention of persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States.
(c) The affidavit shall disclose any information discovered during the search regarding investments or profits from slavery or slave holder insurance policies that accrued to the contractor or to any predecessor entity, including the names of any slaves or slave holders that are described in such records or are otherwise within the knowledge of the contractor.
(d) The affidavit shall disclose any information discovered during the search regarding:
(1) The use of inmate labor in the course of the contractor’s or a predecessor’s entity’s business; and
(2) Any of the contractor’s or a predecessor entity’s income derived directly from, or any investments by the contractor or a predecessor entity in, the construction, operations, services, or activities of prisons.
(e) The affidavit shall disclose any information discovered during the search regarding any of the contractor’s or a predecessor entity’s income derived directly from, or any investments by the contractor or a predecessor entity in, the construction, operations, services, or activities of facilities in the United States that are used for the detention of persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States.
Amended by Ord. No. 24-19 (JCC 7/2/2019, Passed 7/23/2019, Approved 7/29/2019, Published 8/8/2019, Effective 10/22/2019); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019).