In their solicitation process. What is unique about the program under the ocii is what is gone as a first consideration for project area sbe and San Francisco sbes. The Small Business program through the agency evolved from a minority Business Program into a Small Business program in 2004, but it has always been not restricted to San Francisco but looking at San Francisco as first consideration. Under that prims what does first consideration mean in terms of enforcement . Staff auch participates on a professional Service Basis as a example in the rfg process being the request for qual fiications and we encourage developers to go through a rfq process oppose today a rfp so it makeatize a little ease wrr for Small Business tooz respond. As you can imagine it is eastier to submit a statement of qual fiications opposed to a full blown proposal in terms of request for proposal so we encourage rfqs to go out so it is easier for firms to respond and work with the gep developers in terms of sh
To say is somewhat limited in the sense that construction claims, construction disputes, there is construction law surrounding that and what we have done is advocate on behalf of the smaller subcontractors to the extent we facilitate a meeting between the developer and general contractor we are going to do that. Where we can facilitate a meeting to see if they cant come to terms with the disputes and try to find a resolution. Unfochinately it isnt a simple black and white in terms of the construction area because of various claims, claim frz extended overhead and delays. Different fingers pointing directions. There is construction law in settling those disputes and what i daurm from our policy that isnt is roll we take but we take a odvocase role in making sure there is fairness and these disputes in some way get resolved this will effect the completion of projects and deadlines, right . I wonder if this commission can you know sort of institute some type of guideline when we grant con
Recommended for sbe policy is inclusion of what a joint venture is, a definition of what is association is, how eligibility for sbe credits are counted and what the aensh will expect in terms of a association and joint voferner agreement. First what is proposed for joint vercher is what is stated on the slide. There is nothing particularly different in termoffs joint venture as one would understand in the contracting world. It is just a separation we stipulated it must meet the minimum threshold assigned by us in terms of what the agreement should contain and subject to our approval. The definition of a association, this is a terminology that is somewhat unique to the agency. What we have done is assign a specific definition where it is a agreement bedween 2 parties established to complete a specific task or project and the agreement should provide the associate a significant project management role and the associate shall be recognized in the marthing and collateral material. That is
Submitted bids, whether they are San Francisco based businesses with the fees that are submitted or the bid prices and again, we ask that the contractors meet with us, run through the bid summaries. Intended selection before Actual Contractors are awarded and subcontracts. That is in a nut shul some of the process of what good faith effort means and what i would like to do is step back one step further to talk about what defines a Small Business. It is a topic that will come up in the next agenda item. This past 6 month jz prior to that, the existing pract is recognize Small Businesses based on common in the industry or terminology of ownership have control and i brink this up in the sense the owner of a Small Business shoulden be affiliated with another firm, a larger firm as a example. That is often the case in terms of minority Women Business programs where ownership may not be bonifyed or true. Same with this business in termoffs Small Business. We are not looking at ath nisty or g
Yourself because you got us and i think that when we look at contracts and i complaints, you know, we dont want to say open pandoras box on that, but i think there could be a way we can say in our contracts that there is a certain number of days subs needs to get paid and provide that and if that doesnt happen then there are fines or something and we can do something. I think you know us enough to know that we are behind you and we seek your advice and creativity to figure this out. I welcome that. So, i have a lots of points and ill try not to be repetitive. I agree with the sentiments exspessed by my fellow commissioner squz want to go sthrou questions i have on the presentation and address comment members of the public made. I just want to make sure when we talk about participation numbers, i kasked this before, these are payments or this is at the front end, right . These are all front end mptd we are still looking at capturing payments mpt i know one ways we capture payments is wh